Times Front Page 6th of October 2020
Boris Johnson wants wind to power every home in Britain by 2030, according to The Times.
Boris Johnson wants wind to power every home in Britain by 2030, according to The Times.
Tax rises are on the way to help pay the country’s COVID-19 bill – that’s on the front of the Daily Express.
The Financial Times leads with the prime minister’s vow to invest more in wind energy.
The Guardian says that contact tracers are scrambling to reach up to 50,000 people who should have been in isolation after a spreadsheet blunder led to coronavirus cases not being recorded.
The Daily Mirror reports on the deaths of two students less than 48 hours after arriving at university in Newcastle.
The Daily Star leads with what it describes as “another mad day” – concerns that half of the UK won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine, problems with the contact tracing system, and the prime minister’s father “who still can’t wear a mask properly”.
The Daily Telegraph reports on US President Donald Trump’s insistence that people should not be afraid of COVID-19.
Metro leads with news that up to 48,000 people exposed to coronavirus may have been unwittingly spreading it around the community after a computer error involving the government’s tracing system.