Ministers admit the coronavirus death toll is likely to rise, as the government announces that meetings of more than six people will be banned from Monday – that’s on the front of The Times.
‘Six Therapy’ is the headline on the Daily Mirror, which says the legal limit for social gatherings is being cut from 30 to six, amid a rise in COVID-19 cases.
The Daily Express reports that the government is acting to put a lid on coronavirus, by reducing the size of gatherings allowed in England.
The Daily Mail calls the new six-person limit on gatherings, “tough”, adding ministers are panicking over the rise in infections.
A top legal civil servant has quit their role after the government admitted its Brexit bill will break international law, according to The Guardian.
The Star says it was able to save Wagon Wheels and Jammie Dodgers for readers, amid a workers’ strike.
The Independent goes with the headline ‘Breaking the law”, after the government admitted its latest Brexit plans will flout international law.
Metro reports that from Monday, social gatherings will be slashed from 30 to six, in an effort to stop coronavirus infection rates rising even further.