Metro

The Metro leads on Boris Johnson hailing a return to (nearly) normal as commuters headed back to work and schools re-opened.

Metro reports on warnings that school children have fallen three months behind on their studies as a result of lockdown, with one MP claiming there is just a 50/50 chance exams will go ahead next summer. 

Metro leads with a man being escorted off a Ryanair flight by emergency workers in hazmat suits after he received a text stating he had tested positive for coronavirus.

Metro uses Boris Johnson’s explanation that a “mutant algorithm” was to blame for the A-levels grading fiasco to accuse the government of being in a mess.

Metro leads on the conviction of Harry Maguire for offences including assault and bribery in Greece.

Metro leads with the government’s announcement that parents who refuse to send their children to school could be fined, despite coronavirus concerns.

Metro leads with the growing problem of illegal mass gatherings with the headline: Raving Idiots.

The Metro’s front page focuses on the prison sentence received by Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber.

The Metro leads with the death of a boy, 16, who was found on a beach in Calais as dozens more migrants crossed the Channel.

Metro says Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has managed to cling to his job despite the A-levels chaos.