Sunday Telegraph

The government’s top scientific advisers have told Boris Johnson that public compliance with lockdown rules is among the worst in Europe, The Sunday Telegraph reports. 

The Sunday Telegraph reports that Britain is preparing to opt out of major parts of European human rights laws, including the Human Rights Act, risking a further row with the European Union. The PM’s aides and ministers are drawing up proposals, the paper adds. It comes as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer accuses Mr Johnson of “reigniting old rows” over Brexit instead of focusing on the coronavirus response. Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, Sir Keir says: “Get on with Brexit and defeat the virus. That should be the Government’s mantra.”

Extinction Rebellion could soon be classified as an organised crime group as part of new plans for increased protections for the press after its protest stopped 1.5 million newspapers being printed, according to The Sunday Telegraph. 

The BBC needs to move the majority of its staff outside London, outgoing director-general Lord Hall has told The Daily Telegraph. 

The Sunday Telegraph reports that Boris Johnson has said not opening schools next month “is not an option”.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has pledged to axe Public Health England, according to The Sunday Telegraph, and replace it with a new body specifically designed to deal with pandemics.

The Sunday Telegraph leads on France’s plans to formally ask the UK for £30m to help fund new border patrols in the English Channel after a huge surge in illegal migrant crossings. 

Sealing off London is among the ideas being considered to prevent a second nationwide lockdown, according to The Sunday Telegraph.

British tourists in Spain have had their holidays thrown into disarray following the government’s announcement that they will have to quarantine for two weeks after returning home – that’s on the front of The Sunday Telegraph.

The prime minister has effectively ruled out another nationwide lockdown stating that the option is akin to a “nuclear deterrent”, according to The Sunday Telegraph.