Metro

Health Secretary Sajid Javid’s request to take lateral flow tests before Christmas socialising leads the front of the Metro.

Troops will be brought in to help aid the booster jab drive and get the UK vaccinated to deal with the new Omicron variant.

Millions more adults and children will be offered further vaccines to help beat the spread of the Omicron variant under new plans, reports the Metro front page.

The government has urged people to mask-up to help protect against COVID, amid fears the Omicron variant could end up spreading in the UK.

Just over a day after migrants drowned on the Channel, the Metro leads on more asylum seekers trying to make the dangerous journey for a “better life” in the UK.

Questions are being asked of French police patrol, after migrants drowned making the journey to the UK on a dinghy, according to the Metro.

Metro reports on the prime minister’s speech to the CBI in which he lost his way, made car noises and praised cartoon character Peppa Pig.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been criticised for not wearing a face mask on a crowded train – just a day after apologising for not wearing one during a hospital visit, Metro says.

Cricket racism whistleblower Azeem Rafiq has apologised for sending anti-semitic messages in 2011, reports the Metro.