UK Newspaper Archive (July 2020-Present)

It could all be over by October – COVID, that is, writes the Daily Express, quoting a leading epidemiologist and government adviser.

Union leaders are encouraging key workers in transport and food to avoid the self-isolation exemption set out by the government and stay at home if told to do so, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Plans for a new government points system to reward healthy eating and living – collected through an app – is the main story in The Daily Telegraph.

The government has asked the NHS to fund part of the 3% pay rise for staff, The Guardian reports, prompting anger from the medical profession.

A Tory MP has called on the government to bring in the army to help combat shortages caused by the so-called “pingdemic”, the Metro reports.

The Financial Times has covered the latest in the Lex Greensill inquiry, which is examining the financier’s access to government ministers. 

The Daily Mirror reacts angrily to the government’s offer of a 3% pay rise for NHS workers.

“Summer freedom farce” is the headline on the Sunday Express, as it says a business leader has warned a return to freedom is in danger due to “frenetic” changing of government guidance.

Green taxes on motoring and flying are likely to be introduced as part of a government plan to reduce Britain’s transport emissions, according to The Daily Telegraph.

The government is pressing ahead with the easing of coronavirus restrictions in England, despite warnings of more than 200 deaths a day, The Guardian reports.

The Observer leads on growing calls to maintain some COVID restrictions beyond ‘Freedom Day’ on 19 July, including regional leaders such as Andy Burnham, who has threatened to overule government decisions.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is rallying Britons to return to the office as soon as the government’s “work from home” guidance lifts, declaring it “really important” for younger staff, writes The Daily Telegraph.

The Daily Telegraph reports that the government has been accused of delaying “Freedom Day”, after disclosing that fully vaccinated people will still have to follow self-isolation rules until 16 August.

Freedom is in your hands now, the Daily Mail tells readers, as the government prepares to lift coronavirus restrictions later this month.

The government is likely to announce on Thursday that people who are double vaccinated will not have to quarantine for 10 days after returning from a destination on the amber travel list, The Times reports.

Fewer than one in 200 travellers arriving from countries on the government’s amber list are testing positive for COVID-19, The Times reports.

The Daily Express takes the side of Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock in their row with former government adviser Dominic Cummings, saying the pair have better things to do than argue with him.

The Guardian says the government could face legal challenges if it opts to force all NHS and care home workers to have COVID vaccine jabs.

The Financial Times reports on the cost to the Treasury of sticking to the government’s promises on pensions.

The government has been accused of a U-turn over foreign holidays after people were urged to remain in Britain instead of travelling abroad, The Times writes.

The Times reports on “COVID chaos” at airports as Britons rush to leave Portugal before it moves to the government’s red list, bringing extra requirement for travellers.

Boris Johnson has been accused of failing hundreds of thousands of children by the man he appointed to lead the government’s coronavirus recovery task force for schools, The Times reports.