2020-10-24
Times Front Page
The Times leads with a report that Britain has launched several covert attacks on Russia and its interests as punishment for a series of recent “international transgressions”.
The Times leads with a report that Britain has launched several covert attacks on Russia and its interests as punishment for a series of recent “international transgressions”.
It’s the story dominating tomorrow’s front pages – the Daily Star writes that members of the public, businesses and local councils are helping to feed children in need over the holidays after the government voted against extending free school meals.
The Guardian reports that local councils have come together to start feeding disadvantaged children over the holidays in support of a campaign led by England and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford.Read more on this story here.
It would be an “admission of failure” if the virus were here to stay. That’s the view of a medical expert splashed on the front of the Daily Express, which reports that a mix of vaccines, more testing and better tracing could see the end of coronavirus.
The Daily Telegraph says the National Trust could soon be investigated by the charity regulator over complaints about its controversial review of links between its properties and the British empire and slavery.
Certain supermarket shelves in Wales have been blocked with “no entry signs” if they feature non-essential items, according to the Daily Mail, which has called this and other measures “COVID hysteria”.Read more about the Wales lockdown here.
The Daily Mirror splashes with a story on businesses lending a hand to hungry children over the holidays amid the pandemic.Read more on this story here.
The i reports on the many community volunteers who have stepped in to provide free food to children over the holidays after the government voted down a plan to extend free school meals.Read more on this story here.
‘Banks act to stifle home loan boom’ is the headline on the Financial Times, referring to attempts to ease the rush of buyers taking advantage of the stamp duty holiday.