UK Newspaper Archive (July 2020-Present)

The prime minister says the new tier system set to replace lockdown next month is an “escape route” from even tougher restrictions, reports the Daily Express.Read more on this story here.

Tougher coronavirus restrictions impacting tens of millions of people throughout January are needed to avoid yet another national lockdown. The Times reports on that warning by Boris Johnson.Read more here.

The Daily Mirror leads with the government’s revised post-lockdown restrictions, writing ‘Tiers of despair’.Read more on this story here.

“34 million worse off than before lockdown,” reads the headline on the The Daily Telegraph, referring to the newly revealed tier system. Read more on this story here.

It will be a harsh winter this year as lockdown is replaced with tighter tiers – but a potential vaccine could bring hope to the country by spring, the Daily Mirror reports. 

On the front of The Daily Telegraph is a report on Mr Johnson’s news conference, where he revealed England’s tiered exit from its second lockdown. 

Boris Johnson is to announce the return of Christmas shopping, gyms and outdoor sport across England as the government prepares to lift lockdown, says The Times.

The Metro leads with news that Christmas lockdown rules are set to be eased to allow some families to mix during the festive season. 

The Daily Mirror goes with an expert’s view that, if we want a traditional family Christmas, the trade-off could be an extended lockdown.

The Daily Mail quotes Public Health England’s warning that every day of eased lockdown restrictions over Christmas will need five days of tougher rules the following month.

The Daily Telegraph says that a lockdown could be imposed over the Christmas period. after the health secretary said it was “too early to know” what effect it was having on coronavirus cases.

The Daily Star describes Downing Street adviser Dominic Cummings as a “weirdo blamed for destroying lockdown” after he was asked to leave his post for good.

Government scientists say coronavirus restrictions will need to stay in place in England even after lockdown as the tiered system will not be enough, The Independent writes. You can read more on this here.

The government has been forced to reissue key charts used to justify a second lockdown after admitting projected fatalities were overstated, The Daily Telegraph reports.

The Daily Mirror reports on chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty’s optimism about a possible end to lockdown and a vaccine coming – hopefully, both before Christmas.Read more on this story here.

Boris Johnson is insisting that the second lockdown is necessary and “time-limited”, reports the Financial Times.

The Daily Express quotes Boris Johnson as guaranteeing the new national lockdown in England will end as planned on 2 December and not ruin Christmas.

In The Times, the top story is Michael Gove’s warning that the national lockdown starting in England on Thursday could be extended. More on that story here.

The Daily Star reports on long queues at IKEA and panic-buying in supermarkets after the prime minister announced the new national lockdown for England on Saturday.

The Daily Telegraph looks ahead to Monday’s House of Commons appearance by Boris Johnson, saying the prime minister will tell MPs the national lockdown in England may have to be extended. 

The i says the key to any possible extension of the national lockdown in England is the impact it has on the infection rate.  

The Daily Mirror reports the national lockdown in England could be extended to cover Christmas. The full story is here. 

The Metro reports on Michael Gove’s warning that the national lockdown starting in England on Thursday could be extended. More on that story here.

The Financial Times leads on the new national lockdown starting in England on Thursday, saying business leaders are pleading for government help to get through it. 

The Sunday Times reports that fears of a “medical disaster” forced the prime minister into the new lockdown.

The Sunday Express also leads on the second lockdown, announced by the prime minister on Saturday.

The Observer leads with the prime minister’s announcement of a new national lockdown in England, describing it as “an extraordinary U-turn”.

Some of tomorrow’s papers are reporting on a strong possibility of another national lockdown. The Guardian reports that such a move ‘could save Christmas’.

The Daily Telegraph says the nation could be heading for ‘Tier 4,’ otherwise known as a national lockdown.

The Times’ headline is that a ‘national lockdown looms,’ suggesting we could soon follow in the footsteps of several European neighbours and implement strict restrictions.