2021-05-25
Times Front Page 25th of May 2021
The Times leads with claims that nearly 400,000 homes will be built on greenfield sites in the south of England over the next five years.
The Times leads with claims that nearly 400,000 homes will be built on greenfield sites in the south of England over the next five years.
Prince Harry says he “turned to drink and drugs” in the wake of his mother’s death – that’s the front page story in The Times
The comments from Princess Diana’s two sons on the BBC investigation into the Martin Bashir interview are also the splash for The Times. The paper of record has printed the statements in full on the front page.
The Times strikes an upbeat note, saying the end of the coronavirus lockdown remains on schedule for next month as hospital admissions remain “flat” in variant hotspots such as Bolton. But it also warns that diversity among the UK’s civil servants remains at a similar level to 50 years ago – with only one in five today coming from a working class background
Boris Johnson has backed a trade deal that would give Australia tariff-free access to UK food markets, according to The Times.It says there have been warnings that such an agreement could put some farmers out of business.
The Times reports that plans for foreign holidays were in chaos on Sunday night after the health secretary warned against visiting countries on the “amber list” despite lifting a ban on leisure travel outside the UK.
Like several of the other papers, The Times leads on Boris Johnson’s warning that the Indian COVID variant could delay the final stage of lockdown easing.
Ten million people could have their second COVID jabs brought forward in an effort to stop the Indian variant of the coronavirus – that’s on the front of The Times.