Newspaper Round Up: 1st of September 2020
Daily Express Front Page 1st of September 2020
10:25 pm
Campaigners are calling on the new BBC director general to reverse the decision to scrap free TV licences for the over-75s, reports the Daily Express.
Times Front Page 1st of September 2020
10:20 pm
Portugal could be put back onto the UK’s quarantine list, leaving thousands of British holidaymakers in “limbo”, reports The Times.
Daily Mail Front Page 1st of September 2020
10:08 pm
The NHS is launching a new low-calorie diet of soups and milkshakes it claims could help reverse diabetes in some patients, reports the Daily Mail.
Guardian Front Page 1st of September 2020
10:03 pm
The Guardian reports that the gap between wealthy students and their poorer peers has widened to 46% this year.
Financial Times Front Page 1st of September 2020
10:00 pm
The Financial Times leads on a surge in global stocks from New York to Tokyo reviving investors’ hopes the post-coronavirus economic recovery has begun.
Daily Mirror Front Page 1st of September 2020
9:51 pm
The cost of making schools COVID-secure when they reopen their doors this week is as much as £216 million, with head teachers expected to foot the bill, according to the Daily Mirror.
Daily Telegraph Front Page 1st of September 2020
9:51 pm
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has told The Daily Telegraph GCSE and A-level exams will be subject to a “short delay” next year to allow pupils to catch up.
i Front Page 1st of September 2020
9:46 pm
The i also leads on the challenges pupils face as some return to school for the first time in months this week, with boys in a more difficult position than girls, according to teachers.
Metro Front Page 1st of September 2020
9:08 pm
Metro reports on warnings that school children have fallen three months behind on their studies as a result of lockdown, with one MP claiming there is just a 50/50 chance exams will go ahead next summer.