Sunday Times

Joe Biden’s victory ended “four days of agonising political stalemate”, The Sunday Times says.

The Sunday Times reports that fears of a “medical disaster” forced the prime minister into the new lockdown.

Elderly people were excluded from hospitals and intensive care during the height of the pandemic’s first wave as part of efforts to stop the NHS being overrun, according to The Sunday Times.

Mayors will get more control of the test and trace system, says The Sunday Times, with the ability to deploy volunteers to knock on doors and ask people to isolate.It also says planning for tougher lockdown rules in England is in “disarray” over disagreements about what should be included in the highest-risk band.

The Sunday Times reports that Donald Trump is entrusting his recovery from COVID-19 to an experimental drug amid claims that his “vital signs” were impaired.

A “revolution at the top of British broadcasting” is on the cards, according to The Sunday Times.

The Sunday Times says Premiership Rugby players and travellers to Dubai are being prioritised by the UK’s biggest COVID-19 testing laboratory, despite recent problems with testing. 

Leaked documents from the Department of Health show that coronavirus is spreading through care homes again, according to The Sunday Times. A memo sent to the health secretary’s team lists care homes in Bristol, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire and Wolverhampton as among the worst hit. Meanwhile, former prime ministers Tony Blair and Sir John Major have written a joint article accusing Boris Johnson of “embarrassing” the UK by undermining the rule of law and jeopardising the Northern Ireland peace process.

The Sunday Times leads on the prime minister and other senior politicians condemning Extinction Rebellion protests that stopped 1.5 million newspapers from being printed on Saturday.