The Guardian is leading with the 1,564 COVID-19 deaths reported on Wednesday, which is the highest increase in fatalities since the pandemic began.

Thousands of hospital patients are set to be sent to hotels to free up beds for coronavirus cases, tomorrow’s The Guardian reports.

The Guardian claims the government is “actively considering” enforcing obligatory face masks outdoors and a ban on meeting anyone for exercise outside of their household.

Donald Trump’s support base is crumbling away as he faces removal from office 12 days early, The Guardian says.

A pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol Building egged on by the outgoing president, The Guardian writes.

The Guardian says Britain could face harsh restrictions for many months to come after figures suggested more than one million people in England are infected with coronavirus.

The Guardian says Boris Johnson has ordered another national lockdown in England “just a day after urging millions of pupils to return to classrooms”. 

The Guardian leads with disruption and uncertainty for parents as some councils scramble to delay their schools reopening.

The Guardian reports on the government’s decision to keep all schools closed in London, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Guardian leads with Brexit officially taking place at 11pm on 31 December, four years, 27 weeks and two days after a referendum that split the country almost down the middle.

The Guardian writes that more than three-quarters of England’s population will enter 2021 being urged to stay at home, with the reopening of schools delayed in the hardest-hit areas.

Hospitals could soon face “horrendous choices” about which COVID-19 patients receive potentially life-saving treatment because the NHS is so dangerously overloaded, The Guardian writes.

Plans for millions of pupils to begin a staggered return to school from next week hang in the balance as a debate rages within government over the risk of a surge in infections, with the NHS already buckling under the strain, The Guardian writes.

The Guardian reports that the COVID pandemic poses the greatest risk to our mental health since the Second World War.