2020-10-06
Daily Express Front Page 6th of October 2020
Tax rises are on the way to help pay the country’s COVID-19 bill – that’s on the front of the Daily Express.
2020-10-06
Financial Times Front Page 6th of October 2020
The Financial Times leads with the prime minister’s vow to invest more in wind energy.
2020-10-06
Guardian Front Page 6th of October 2020
The Guardian says that contact tracers are scrambling to reach up to 50,000 people who should have been in isolation after a spreadsheet blunder led to coronavirus cases not being recorded.
2020-10-06
Daily Mirror Front Page 6th of October 2020
The Daily Mirror reports on the deaths of two students less than 48 hours after arriving at university in Newcastle.
2020-10-06
Daily Star Front Page 6th of October 2020
The Daily Star leads with what it describes as “another mad day” – concerns that half of the UK won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine, problems with the contact tracing system, and the prime minister’s father “who still can’t wear a mask properly”.
2020-10-06
Daily Telegraph Front Page 6th of October 2020
The Daily Telegraph reports on US President Donald Trump’s insistence that people should not be afraid of COVID-19.
2020-10-06
Metro Front Page 6th of October 2020
Metro leads with news that up to 48,000 people exposed to coronavirus may have been unwittingly spreading it around the community after a computer error involving the government’s tracing system.
2020-10-05
Times Front Page 5th of October 2020
The Times claims that criminals, including paedophiles and violent offenders, are getting away with shorter sentences because judges are taking into account the “harsh regimes” imposed on prisons because of the coronavirus epidemic.
2020-10-05
Daily Telegraph Front Page 5th of October 2020
The Daily Telegraph reports that 15,000 positive COVID-19 test results have gone missing, meaning thousands of people who should be self-isolating have not been told to quarantine – risking further spread of the disease.