Newspaper Round Up: 21st of August 2020
Daily Mail Front Page 21st of August 2020
10:32 pm
The Daily Mail discovers Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been camping during a holiday in Scotland, rather than have any involvement in efforts to resolve the debacle around A-level results.
Guardian Front Page 21st of August 2020
10:15 pm
The Guardian reports on fears the UK’s second city, Birmingham, may face a new lockdown due to a rising number of coronavirus cases.
Daily Express Front Page 21st of August 2020
10:11 pm
Hashem Abedi’s sentence also makes the front page of The Daily Express.
Daily Telegraph Front Page 21st of August 2020
9:58 pm
The Daily Telegraph’s front page story suggests hospital COVID-19 admissions were over-reported at the peak of the pandemic.
Daily Mirror Front Page 21st of August 2020
9:46 pm
The Daily Mirror’s front page story suggests the BBC is to do away with live evening TV news bulletins.
i Front Page 21st of August 2020
9:33 pm
The i newspaper leads with a story about record GCSE results.
Metro Front Page 21st of August 2020
8:59 pm
The Metro’s front page focuses on the prison sentence received by Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber.
Financial Times Front Page 21st of August 2020
8:25 pm
Outrage over US companies paying senior executives multi-million dollar bonuses shortly before declaring bankruptcy is The Financial Times’ lead story.
