2021-08-09
Independent Front Page 9th of August 2021
A wave of new deals with independent hospital groups is expected to cost the taxpayer £2bn, according to the i.
A wave of new deals with independent hospital groups is expected to cost the taxpayer £2bn, according to the i.
The Times writes cabinet ministers are planning a ‘big push’ to get civil servants to return to the office from next month amid concern about the lack of staff at desks.
‘Honour heroes who lifted nation’ – there are calls for all 65 of Team GB’s medallists to receive gongs, says the Daily Express.
The Metro leads with the news that cycling star Jason Kenny is now Britain’s greatest Olympian ever after landing his seventh gold medal on the final day of the Games in Tokyo.
According to the Daily Mirror, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been called ‘selfish’ after nearly £100,000 in art was installed in Downing Street.
Scientists say the extreme weather seen around the world in recent months is just a foretaste of what can be expected if global heating takes place, according to The Guardian.
A cabinet minister has suggested civil servants who refuse to return to the office should be paid less than those who do choose to go back, writes the Daily Mail.
One of Britain’s leading education philanthropists has warned too many young people are going to university, according to The Daily Telegraph.
The Metro leads with the news that cycling star Jason Kenny is now Britain’s greatest Olympian ever after landing his seventh gold medal on the final day of the Games in Tokyo.