2021-10-08
Independent Front Page 8th of October 2021
Similarly to the Daily Telegraph, The Independent reports that NHS leaders and health officials fear 60,000 people could die from flu this winter.
Similarly to the Daily Telegraph, The Independent reports that NHS leaders and health officials fear 60,000 people could die from flu this winter.
A coronavirus report in 2016 warned of the need for a contact tracing system and more personal protective equipment, according to The Guardian.
The Daily Telegraph leads with a warning from health chiefs that flu deaths could be the worst for 50 years this winter because of lockdowns and social distancing.
Vladimir Putin has been accused of using his stranglehold over Europe’s power supply as “a weapon” after allowing gas prices to surge to an all-time high, reports the Metro.
According to the Financial Times, senior central bankers have warned that high levels of inflation could last longer than expected.
The paper has a rather interesting front page, showing the prime minister with a beam of light radiating from his hand as he “invoked his political heroes of the past” during his Tory conference speech.
Another paper leading on backlash against Boris Johnson’s Tory conference speech is The Times – which quotes business leaders saying the prime minister is treating them like the “bogeyman” over labour shortages.
“Senseless slaughter,” writes the Daily Mirror, as pig farmers warn the industry faces collapse due to an abattoir staff shortage that could see 100,000 animals culled.