2020-12-29
Times Front Page 29th of December 2020
The Times reports that the prime minister is under pressure to delay the reopening of schools due to a surge in coronavirus cases.
The Times reports that the prime minister is under pressure to delay the reopening of schools due to a surge in coronavirus cases.
The Independent says new figures from the NHS show there are now more COVID-19 patients in hospitals in England than during the peak of the first wave in April.Read more on this story here.
Hospitals are struggling to cope in their worst week of the COVID-19 crisis so far, the Daily Mirror writes, with the headline: SWAMPED.It comes as the UK recorded its highest daily increase in coronavirus cases to date.
Ministers have been warned that vaccines will have to be delivered at a rate of two million jabs a week, double the current target, to avoid a devastating third wave of the virus, according to The Daily Telegraph.
Plans for millions of pupils to begin a staggered return to school from next week hang in the balance as a debate rages within government over the risk of a surge in infections, with the NHS already buckling under the strain, The Guardian writes.
The Financial Times says the EU and China are close to reaching a long-awaited business investment deal as Brussels seeks to boost opportunities for European companies to operate in the Chinese market.
There will be two million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine available for the most vulnerable and the elderly within two weeks of its approval, the Daily Express says.Here’s what the boss of AstraZeneca has had to say.
The NHS is in danger of being overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, senior doctors tell The Times.
There will be hundreds of pop-up GP-led centres to help vaccinate people in the UK over the coming months, according to the Daily Mail.
The Daily Star has the latest on the weather, after Storm Bella battered parts of Britain for another day.Read up on the forecast for Monday here.