Newspaper Round Up: 28th of January 2021
Daily Express Front Page 28th of January 2021
10:50 pm
The UK has ordered EU chiefs to “wait in line” after Brussels tried to “hijack” UK-manufactured coronavirus vaccine doses, the Daily Express reports.
Daily Mirror Front Page 28th of January 2021
10:33 pm
The Daily Mirror leads on Boris Johnson’s announcement that schools will not go back until 8 March at the earliest.Read more on that story here.
Times Front Page 28th of January 2021
10:29 pm
The Times quotes a “senior German MEP” who is apparently warning that a developing disagreement between the EU and the UK over coronavirus vaccine doses is heading towards a “trade war”.
i Front Page 28th of January 2021
10:24 pm
As with many of the other papers, the i leads with a demand from the EU to receive AstraZeneca COVID vaccine doses manufactured in the UK.
Daily Mail Front Page 28th of January 2021
10:08 pm
The Daily Mail says EU chiefs are demanding that AstraZeneca COVID vaccine doses made in the UK be diverted to make up for a 75m shortfall on the continent.
Guardian Front Page 28th of January 2021
10:03 pm
The Guardian says the UK and EU are on a “collision course” over vaccine shortages.
Daily Telegraph Front Page 28th of January 2021
9:59 pm
The Daily Telegraph says there is a “cross-Channel tug of war” over coronavirus vaccine doses.
Financial Times Front Page 28th of January 2021
9:49 pm
The Financial Times says a request from the EU, asking AstraZeneca to give COVID-19 vaccine doses manufactured in the UK to its member states, “risks unleashing an explosive post-Brexit political fight”.
Metro Front Page 28th of January 2021
9:48 pm
Metro has a heart-warming story about an NHS nurse, who was so unwell with COVID-19 she did not know she had given birth, meeting her daughter for the first time after three months apart.