2021-07-12
Guardian Front Page 12th of July 2021
Pain in defeat but applause for a young team that has been a “tonic for the nation”, The Guardian says after England’s Euro 2020 defeat.
Pain in defeat but applause for a young team that has been a “tonic for the nation”, The Guardian says after England’s Euro 2020 defeat.
The Guardian reports that pressure is mounting on police to overhaul the way in which they investigate crimes by their own officers after it emerged that the serving constable who murdered Sarah Everard had been accused of indecent exposure three times before her death.
Ministers have opened the door for travellers from England to enjoy summer holidays in more than 100 countries – but millions of Britons living overseas will still be forced to quarantine if they come to the UK, says The Guardian.
The Guardian leads with England’s 2-1 win against Denmark in a “tightly-knotted, impossibly close semi-final”.
Two million people could get COVID-19 this summer, potentially meaning 10 million isolating in a period of six weeks, analysis by The Guardian shows.
Boris Johnson will revoke hundreds of coronavirus regulations and make England the most unrestricted society in Europe from 19 July, The Guardian writes.
The Guardian reports on the backlash from scientists as the prime minister prepares to lift the last remaining coronavirus restrictions.
The Guardian leads on Sir Keir Starmer hailing Batley and Spen by-election winner Kim Leadbeater as the “future of the Labour Party”.
Climate scientists have warned nowhere is safe from the kind of extreme heat events that have hit the western US and Canada, and have urged governments to dramatically increase their efforts to tackle the escalating climate emergency, says The Guardian.
The Guardian says pressure is mounting on ministers to reassure the public about the safety of hosting the final stages of Euro 2020 and other big events after almost 1,300 Scotland fans who travelled to London for a match tested positive for COVID-19.