Daily Express Front Page 1st of May 2021
The Daily Express says the PM will next week unveil a “green list” of countries where travel will be allowed – meaning lockdown-weary families can at last go on a foreign holiday.
The Daily Express says the PM will next week unveil a “green list” of countries where travel will be allowed – meaning lockdown-weary families can at last go on a foreign holiday.
Boris Johnson’s phone number has been on the internet for 15 years. The Daily Star says: “Just imagine the texts.”
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have joined the social media boycott in protest against racist abuse and online hate, according to the Daily Mirror.
The Guardian reports that TV shows starring Noel Clarke have been cancelled following allegations of sexual harassment and bullying – with ITV pulling plans to show the final episode of his primetime drama Viewpoint, and Sky halting his involvement in any of its productions.
The Daily Telegraph says holidays will get the green light from 17 May – with the government set to announce that it will no longer be illegal to go abroad. Initially, only a “tiny handful” of countries are expected to be on the green list.
Family and friends will be allowed to hug in just over a fortnight under the first significant easing of social distancing restrictions, The Times writes. The front page also shows 3,000 people filling a warehouse in Liverpool for the UK’s first legal nightclub opening in a year – a trial event where everyone had to produce a negative test before entry.
The Daily Mail is launching a campaign to create a memorial at St Paul’s Cathedral to honour the 127,000 people who have lost their lives to COVID-19 in the UK.
US economic output moved close to pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter, highlighting the accelerating recovery hailed by President Biden following a massive fiscal stimulus and a successful COVID vaccine rollout, writes the Financial Times.
Care home freedom after a year indoors, the i declares, with 420,000 residents in England now able to meet a family member outside. Visits to gardens, parks and beaches will also be allowed without having to self-isolate on return.