2021-12-07
Daily Star Front Page 7th of December 2021
An injection made from grapes could extend life by up to a decade, writes the Daily Star.
An injection made from grapes could extend life by up to a decade, writes the Daily Star.
Bank of England’s deputy governor Ben Broadbent has said inflation is likely to rise “comfortably” above 5% next spring, the Daily Express reports.
The cladding fire risk was covered up by government ministers for years before Grenfell, reports the Daily Mirror.
The Independent also leads with a story about failures in Whitehall crippling the government’s Afghan evacuation operation, citing whistleblower and former Foreign Office official, Raphael Marshall.
The Daily Telegraph writes that latest figures show the booster rollout vaccinated fewer people over the weekend than it did before ministers promised to put it “on steroids”.
Government scientific advisers believe Omicron infections in Britain are doubling every three days, writes The Times.
Tens of thousands of Afghans were unable to access UK help after the fall of Kabul due to confusion in the Foreign Office, according to The Guardian.
A whistleblower has said Afghan rescue flights were hampered by a “work from home” culture in Whitehall, reports the Daily Mail.
US regulators are stepping up their scrutiny of so-called blank-cheque company listings, with officials turning their sights to the corporate vehicle being used to take public Donald Trump’s “non-woke” entertainment group, reports the Financial Times.