Pictures of two testing centres in Cambridge and Twickenham appearing to be empty are on the front of the Metro. The paper reports that computer glitches meant some people were unable to book appointments online leaving the testing centres “deserted”. The paper says some people have had to exploit “technical loopholes” and entering postcodes hundreds of miles away to book slots at their nearest centres.
The Metro compares the testing situation with the “world-beating” system that Boris Johnson promised, saying it has instead been branded a “shambles”. It says people living in England’s top 10 virus hotspots have found it “impossible” to book a test – with no slots available online for home test kits or appointments.
On the front page of Metro is an article of 19-year-old university student Stuart Hawk, who has been issued a £10,000 fine for breaking coronavirus rules after about 50 people turned up to a party at his home on Friday. He and his housemates said they “only” invited about 25 friends – five below the legal limit – but neighbours contacted police when dozens of partygoers arrived at the shared home, the paper adds.
The Metro says that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a revolt by his own party, after Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her own version of the “rule of six” – but excluded under 12s.
Metro reports on claims that the prime minister is planning to spend £100bn on his “moonshot” plan to get Britain “back to normal” by offering rapid coronavirus testing for everyone in the country.
Metro reports that from Monday, social gatherings will be slashed from 30 to six, in an effort to stop coronavirus infection rates rising even further.
Metro leads on Prince Harry’s repayment of the £2.4m of taxpayers’ money spent on renovating his UK home at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor.
Metro leads with a series of stabbings in Birmingham, as police release CCTV footage of a suspect.
More than 400 people with COVID-19 died in care homes every day at the height of the pandemic despite government claims it had thrown a “protective ring” around them, writes Metro.
The head of the exam regulator Ofqual has said students could have safely sat their A-level and GCSE exams this summer, the Metro reports.