Daily Express Front Page 29th of December 2020
The Daily Express claims Britain is heading for a post-Brexit boom after securing new trade deals worth nearly £900bn.
The Daily Express claims Britain is heading for a post-Brexit boom after securing new trade deals worth nearly £900bn.
The Times reports that the prime minister is under pressure to delay the reopening of schools due to a surge in coronavirus cases.
The Independent says new figures from the NHS show there are now more COVID-19 patients in hospitals in England than during the peak of the first wave in April.Read more on this story here.
Hospitals are struggling to cope in their worst week of the COVID-19 crisis so far, the Daily Mirror writes, with the headline: SWAMPED.It comes as the UK recorded its highest daily increase in coronavirus cases to date.
Ministers have been warned that vaccines will have to be delivered at a rate of two million jabs a week, double the current target, to avoid a devastating third wave of the virus, according to The Daily Telegraph.
Plans for millions of pupils to begin a staggered return to school from next week hang in the balance as a debate rages within government over the risk of a surge in infections, with the NHS already buckling under the strain, The Guardian writes.
The Financial Times says the EU and China are close to reaching a long-awaited business investment deal as Brussels seeks to boost opportunities for European companies to operate in the Chinese market.