2020-08-04
Metro Front Page 4th of August 2020
Metro reports that diners helped themselves to double portions as Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme launched on Monday, amid warnings that the meal deal will fuel the obesity crisis.
Metro reports that diners helped themselves to double portions as Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme launched on Monday, amid warnings that the meal deal will fuel the obesity crisis.
“Nuclear” options such as telling over-50s to stay home are being considered to avoid the need for another potential national lockdown, says Metro.
The Metro reports that German police investigating Madeleine McCann’s disappearance are said to have uncovered a hidden cellar at a former home of the prime suspect.
A warning from Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on the front of the Metro, where he says that Europe is seeing a second wave of coronavirus, putting British holidaymakers at risk of quarantine if they travel there.
Homes with people self-isolating after returning from abroad have been “left unchecked” after it was revealed that police have fined just one person for breaking restrictions, the Metro reports.
The Metro leads on the plight of British holidaymakers in Spain, saying there was “fury and agony” at the realisation they would have to quarantine on their return to the UK.
Metro says there are concerns the new rules in England that require face coverings in shops will prompt “angry confrontations” as the legislation is “inconsistent and muddled”.
Metro leads on Kim Kardashian West’s pleas for people to show understanding for Kanye West, as she spoke about her husband’s bipolar disorder for the first time.
Metro leads on Boris Johnson being accused in a parliamentary report of turning a blind eye to Vladimir Putin’s efforts to influence UK elections as “corrupt” Russian money was welcomed into the capital.