UK Newspaper Archive (July 2020-Present)

An exclusive from The Independent reveals people are missing out on vital transplant surgeries due to the enormous number of COVID-19 patients in critical care units.

Mr Trump has made history as the first US president to be impeached twice, reports The Times. 

On the front of the Financial Times is news of Donald Trump’s second impeachment, which comes as a result of a mob of his supporters storming the US Capitol on 6 January. 

Ministers are looking into whether vaccines due for delivery next month could be dispatched earlier, according to The Daily Telegraph. It comes after Boris Johnson’s promise to launch 24-hour vaccination centres. 

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.

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam is front and centre on the Metro, with a picture of him joining efforts in Nottingham to deliver COVID-19 jabs. 

The Queen’s cousin has appeared in court over a sexual assault charge, the Daily Mail reports.

The Star says fears of a hard Brexit led to a 40% increase in Viagra sales before the UK left the EU for good at the end of last year.

The Times has covered a push by retailers like John Lewis and Tesco to slow the virus by tightening shopping rules.

Private contractors, responsible for the government’s paltry £30 food parcels for hungry children, sent supplies worth as little as £3, the Daily Mirror says.

Home Secretary Priti Patel’s pledge to take a stricter approach to policing coronavirus rules is on the front of the Daily Express.

GPs giving hundreds of COVID jabs a day have been forced to slow down, The Daily Telegraph reports, while other parts of the country catch up. 

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

Tomorrow’s Metro leads on the backlash to the government’s meagre £30 food packages for hungry kids.

The prime minister has had some “tough exchanges” with NHS chiefs amid clashes over the speed of the vaccine rollout, the Financial Times reports.

The Daily Mirror claims that the prime minister has caused confusion around lockdown rules by appearing to have cycled seven miles from his home in Downing Street.

The Times leads on an article written for the newspaper by Met Police commissioner Dame Cressida Dick, who claims it is “preposterous” that people do not know what the lockdown rules are in England.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s claims that the vaccine means we could still enjoy a “Great British summer”, makes the lead in the Daily Express.

The Daily Mail reports that members of the government’s SAGE committee want the two-metre social distancing rule extended to stem the spread of the new variant of COVID-19.

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.

The Daily Telegraph splashes on pressure on the government to offer COVID-19 vaccinations 24 hours a day, with countries like Israel already protecting a fifth of their population by offering around the clock jabs.

The i leads on reports that coronavirus vaccines may be available around the clock in order to protect as many people as possible amid spiralling hospital admissions.