2021-03-03
Metro Front Page 3rd of March 2021
Metro says chancellor Rishi Sunak will extend the furlough scheme for millions of workers until October – to avoid catastrophic job losses after Britain leaves lockdown in June.
Metro says chancellor Rishi Sunak will extend the furlough scheme for millions of workers until October – to avoid catastrophic job losses after Britain leaves lockdown in June.
Rishi Sunak’s furlough extension leads The Guardian, with the paper warning tax rises could follow.
Summer holidays could yet be on after the EU promised UK citizens would have access to a vaccination passport scheme, The Times says.
The main two COVID vaccines are highly effective, the Daily Express says, as evidenced by data showing a dramatic drop in the number of over-80s being sent to intensive care.
The mood has shifted around Prince Philip’s health, the Daily Mirror reports, after his switch to a hospital that specialises in heart care.
The Guardian describes how Health Secretary Matt Hancock “seized on new data” to persuade the EU to give the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID vaccine another try.
Daily Mail leads with claims Boris Johnson is trying to set up a “secret” charity fund to pay for his fiancée’s planned revamp of his official flat.
The Daily Telegraph goes with new data showing how effective the main two COVID vaccines are, as evidenced by falling numbers of over-80s being sent to intensive care.