2020-10-21
Daily Star Front Page 21st of October 2020
The Daily Star reports on a coronavirus rule loophole that it claims allows MPs to go for a “working pub lunch” even with people from different tiers.
The Daily Star reports on a coronavirus rule loophole that it claims allows MPs to go for a “working pub lunch” even with people from different tiers.
Police are asking pubs and restaurants to check the names, addresses and even photo IDs of customers to ensure they’re abiding by lockdown rules. That’s the Daily Mail’s lead story.Read more about the different locktown tiers here.
The Times writes that the government is “at war” with Manchester over the toughening of coronavirus measures, highlighting how it tried to make the mayor “fall into line” with a £60m rescue package that was rejected as the local leader wanted more money.Read more on this story here.
The Guardian leads with “chaos and fury” as Boris Johnson forces stronger COVID-19 rules on Manchester.Read more on this story here.
The Daily Telegraph splashes with a warning that more cities could follow Manchester into stronger COVID-19 rules by the weekend.Read more on this story here.
The Metro leads with Greater Manchester’s mayor Andy Burnham rejecting the government’s final offer of £60m in extra lockdown assistance.Read more on this story here.
The Daily Mirror’s front page focuses on Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s Commons warning that more than nine million people across Yorkshire, the North East and Nottinghamshire could soon be in Tier 3 COVID-19 restrictions.
The Daily Star carries a picture of Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker not wearing a mask in a shop – after he tweeted urging people to do so.