Metro

The Metro front page leads with a story about Health Secretary Sajid Javid apologising for his tweet that suggested people should not “cower” from coronavirus.

A Tory MP has called on the government to bring in the army to help combat shortages caused by the so-called “pingdemic”, the Metro reports.

The strain of Britain’s “self-isolation explosion” is starting to show on supermarket shelves, reports Metro. Our story is here.

A French warship has caused controversy after it was seen escorting a dinghy carrying migrants into UK waters, the Metro reports. 

The return of clubs and the easing of other restrictions on Monday is the top story in the Metro, alongside the news that only those double jabbed would be allowed into clubs in September.

The Metro says Boris Johnson became a victim of the “pingdemic” and claims the prime minister was “shamed” into a U-turn over isolating rather than joining a pilot testing plan after Sajid Javid’s positive COVID test. 

Metro says a fifth of the 26m people who have downloaded the NHS COVID-19 app have deleted it after more than 500,000 were told to isolate in a single week.

Metro claims the country is facing “mask chaos” after the government backed transport companies who overrule its own law change which allows people to not wear them in confined spaces from Monday. It added London mayor Sadiq Khan has insisted coverings would still be compulsory on buses and the Tube.

Boris Johnson has warned social media companies to “up their game” and stop online racism after England’s black football stars were abused following the team’s defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final, reports Metro.

Metro reports on a backlash against the home secretary, who has been accused of encouraging the racism shown by some fans towards black players in the England football team.