2021-11-27
Daily Star Front Page 27th of November 2021
Jamie Oliver can’t make toast, the Daily Star claims. It says the fire brigade was called after smoke alarms went off.
Jamie Oliver can’t make toast, the Daily Star claims. It says the fire brigade was called after smoke alarms went off.
The Guardian is one of many papers to lead on the new COVID variant, which many experts say is the most worrying yet and could potentially make vaccines less effective.It says scientists have warned it will “inevitably reach Britain” and that ministers have been urged to speed up vaccinations.
The new COVID variant, designated a variant of concern on Friday by the WHO and named Omicron, is a “threat to Christmas”, according to the Daily Express.
A senior government source has told The Times that more lives will be lost unless France reopens talks over Boris Johnson’s plan to cut migrant crossings.The crisis has caused a diplomatic rift between the two governments, with the home secretary disinvited from a meeting on the issue.
Chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty says he is more worried about the existing Delta variant but agrees with the precautionary travel restrictions.
The Mail is one of several papers to report on attempts by health officials to reassure people over the new variant.It quotes experts as saying there is “no plausible scenario” in which Omicron could take the UK back to “square one”.
Scientists fear the new COVID variant is already in the UK, says the Daily Mirror.