UK Newspaper Archive (July 2020-Present)

The Daily Mirror’s front page focuses on Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s Commons warning that more than nine million people across Yorkshire, the North East and Nottinghamshire could soon be in Tier 3 COVID-19 restrictions. 

The Daily Star carries a picture of Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker not wearing a mask in a shop – after he tweeted urging people to do so.

British cyber security officials foiled a plan by Russian military intelligence to hack the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, The Times reports.

The Guardian reports on the Welsh government’s decision to enter a 17-day “firebreak” lockdown – despite having the lowest rates of COVID-19 infection of the four UK nations.

The Daily Telegraph reports on Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s pleas to Westminster to reintroduce shielding for the elderly instead of putting the region into Tier 3 lockdown amid ongoing tensions over new restrictions. 

Eurozone governments are approaching £1 trillion in defecits as they struggle with the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, reports the Financial Times.

The Daily Star goes with predictions the UK is facing a fortnight of freezing weather. 

The Daily Express says a coronavirus vaccine may be ready for health workers by the end of the year. More on that story here.

The Daily Mail reports on what it calls an “extraordinary intervention” over the Brexit bill by five Anglican archbishops, who say it sets a “disastrous precedent”. 

The Daily Mirror says it has received the backing of political leaders for its campaign for a national two-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday.

The Guardian reports on a leaked NHS document warning of an imminent shortage of hospital beds for people seriously ill with COVID-19 in Greater Manchester. The full story is here.

The Daily Telegraph reports on what it calls the “devastating” impact of the coronavirus on other illnesses, saying hospital admissions for 200 problems have fallen by up to 90%.

The i leads on predictions by the government’s scientific advisers that coronavirus vaccines will not be available until after Christmas. There’s more on that story here.

The Financial Times leads on a warning that further economic woes lie ahead due to the pandemic.

The Metro leads on a call by Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to put decisions on bailouts for individual areas to be decided by MPs. The full story is here.

The Daily Star Sunday leads with news of a ratings slump for Mrs Brown’s Boys.

The Sunday Express leads with fears that virus ‘circuit breakers’ could trigger a long series of costly lockdowns.

Britain’s loss of trust in Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock is the lead on the front of The Independent.

A jobs crisis will hit up to a million young people within weeks, according to research in The Observer.

The Daily Star hits out at what it calls fake news being pushed out by Russian sources suggesting UK coronavirus vaccines will have a simian side effect.