Daily Telegraph

The economic upheaval of the pandemic could lead to a return to the nationalism and chaos of the 1930s, according to the head of the army – that’s in The Daily Telegraph.

The Daily Telegraph reports on a warning from Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey that the EU is threatening to make life more difficult for UK banks.

The Daily Telegraph goes with criticism of the government’s harsh new punishments for people avoiding quarantine by lying about where they have come from, saying the maximum 10-year sentence is longer than some jail terms for child sex offences. 

The Daily Telegraph leads on the South African variant of COVID, saying health chiefs are not concerned about it becoming the dominant strain of the virus in the UK.

The vaccine minister has written in The Daily Telegraph to urge readers to be confident in the Oxford jab, among worries it may not be as effective against the South African mutation.

Pubs may open in April, The Daily Telegraph says – but with no alcohol. 

The government faces a race to reserve more than 28,000 hotel rooms before the launch of the “red list” quarantine scheme – that’s on the front of The Daily Telegraph.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak believes scientific advisers are “moving the goalposts” over requirements for ending lockdown, reports The Daily Telegraph.

The Daily Telegraph leads with a story about data which shows the Oxford/ AstraZeneca jab prevents two thirds of transmissions.

Boris Johnson has told ministers to ramp-up preparations to get children back to school, The Daily Telegraph reports, as scientists say the peak of the current wave has passed.