UK Newspaper Archive (July 2020-Present)

The Guardian also reports on the government warning that there is no guarantee schools will reopen after Easter.

The Observer says ministers are at the centre of an “explosive row” over an outbreak of 500 cases of COVID-19 at the government’s DVLA driving licence agency HQ in Swansea.

The UK COVID variant may be deadlier than the original strain, Boris Johnson has warned. The Daily Telegraph also reports on the government’s new hard-hitting TV advert imploring the public to stay at home.

The Daily Telegraph reports that the government is planning on paying £500 to anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 and has to self-isolate.

Boris Johnson is under pressure not to cut support for millions of families as some of his own MPs backed a Labour motion demanding the government abandons a reduction in Universal Credit, says The Independent.

Government scientists have warned ministers that millions of people are likely to start ignoring COVID restrictions once they have been vaccinated, reports The Daily Telegraph.

Boris Johnson’s latest move to scrap travel corridors is a “dramatic” turn for the government as it tries to stop COVID strains in their tracks, reports the Daily Express. 

The Guardian is reporting on the government’s announcement to scrap travel corridors from next week in an attempt to prevent any arrivals of new COVID-19 variants from abroad. 

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.

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

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.

Metro leads on government warnings that lockdown could be tightened further if people use exercise as an excuse to socialise with people outside their household.You can read the full story here.

High street pharmacies are “desperate” to roll out more than a million doses of the Oxford vaccine every week but have been snubbed by the government, The Daily Telegraph reports.

Unions and head teachers are frustrated by the government’s plans for schools in the new term – that’s on the front of The Observer.

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

The Daily Mail reports that doctors are rebelling against the government’s policy regarding second doses of the coronavirus vaccine.

The Daily Mirror is calling on the government to use the £1.8bn in COVID tax relief handed back by supermarkets to be given to struggling pubs.

The Daily Star leads with apparent confusion from government ministers over what counts as a “substantial meal” in the new rules for ordering alcohol in Tier 2.

Labour plans to abstain on Tuesday’s vote on the government’s new tier restrictions, believing support for the hospitality sector must go further, writes The Guardian.

Poking fun at the government’s new tier restrictions, the Daily Star leads on a comment from a cabinet minister that a Scotch egg could count as a “substantial meal”.