UK Newspaper Archive

According to a report by the UK spending watchdog, ministers and government officials awarded £777m in COVID contracts to a company whose lobbyists include Conservative MP Owen Paterson.

In the wake of COVID, the education secretary says a teachers’ strike would be “unforgivable.”

Despite the publication of a “damning report into an atmosphere of drinking and lawbreaking in Downing Street during the COVID-19 pandemic”, Boris Johnson has remained unbowed, according to the Financial Times.

The Independent reports that Boris Johnson’s premiership has been thrown into even greater peril with the publication of photographs showing him drinking wine with Downing Street staff during England’s second COVID lockdown in 2020.

The Daily Mirror reports that Downing Street is now the location of the UK’s “worst COVID law-breakers” – where 100 fines have been issued.

As part of its lead story, the i reports that Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he would resign if fined for breaking COVID rules.

The Metro reports that a former pub landlord sent thousands of pounds he borrowed as a COVID “bounce back” loan to ISIS.

As the Daily Express reports, COVID’s brutal impact on cancer treatment was laid bare on Sunday night when 2.7 million patients joined the queue for diagnosis and care.

According to The Independent, scientists have warned that government ministers in the UK will be left in the dark about COVID spikes if the surveillance programme is scrapped.

The ending of free COVID testing as cases rise has been described as “premature” by health experts – that’s on the front of The Independent.

The Sunday Express reports on calls from a former minister to claw back the billions of pounds lost in fraudulent COVID loans to help people with the cost of living.

COVID features on the front page of The Guardian, which says that rates have hit a record high, just as Easter breaks begin. 

The ending of free COVID testing as cases rise has been described as “premature” by health experts – that’s on the front of The Independent.

COVID features on the front page of The Guardian, which says that rates have hit a record high, just as Easter breaks begin. 

The Financial Times reports that offices around the country are empty once more, due to a record surge in COVID cases over the last week.

It’s “time to get our confidence back” – the Daily Express leads with the end of COVID-19 restrictions.

The prime minister has “thrown off the shackles”, the Daily Mail says, after the announcement that COVID-19 restrictions will end.

The prime minister is telling Britons to treat COVID-19 the same as the flu, Metro says.

The Daily Mirror leads with news that the Queen has COVID-19.

The Queen’s positive COVID-19 test is the lead for the Daily Express.

The Daily Mail praises the Queen’s determination to continue working, despite catching COVID-19.

The Daily Telegraph says the Queen does not expect senior members of her family to change their plans after her positive COVID-19 test.

One keeps calm and carries on, Metro says, as Buckingham Palace confirms the Queen has COVID-19.

According to The Independent, lifting COVID-19 restrictions risks an 80% rise in cases.

According to The Independent, lifting COVID-19 restrictions risks an 80% rise in cases.

The Treasury is pushing for almost all free COVID testing to end as soon as next month to save billions of pounds, despite warnings from public health experts and scientists, reports The Guardian.

The Treasury is pushing for almost all free COVID testing to end as soon as next month to save billions of pounds, despite warnings from public health experts and scientists, reports The Guardian.