The Times claims that criminals, including paedophiles and violent offenders, are getting away with shorter sentences because judges are taking into account the “harsh regimes” imposed on prisons because of the coronavirus epidemic.
The Daily Telegraph reports that 15,000 positive COVID-19 test results have gone missing, meaning thousands of people who should be self-isolating have not been told to quarantine – risking further spread of the disease.
The Daily Mirror reports on the proposed closure of all 127 Cineworld UK cinemas until next year, risking 5,550 jobs. One worker told the paper the chain is in “panic mode” over the coronavirus crisis.
The front page of the Daily Mail focuses on huge numbers of missed coronavirus test results this week, which resulted in a spike in daily case figures over the weekend.
A new three-tier lockdown system is being planned for England, which could see areas with the highest case numbers banning social contact outside your own household and closing pubs, restaurants and bars, according to The Guardian.
Brexit will save lives by allowing new drugs to be approved faster, reports the Daily Express.
Boris Johnson’s father Stanley has been caught not wearing a mask when he should have been for the second time in a week, according to Daily Star Sunday.
The i leads on US President Donald Trump’s promise that he will be “back soon” after doctors said he could be discharged from hospital as soon as Monday.
The Metro leads on a female police officer being stabbed in central London as she tried to arrest two men robbing a shop.
