What the papers say – July 26
Monday’s papers are led by hopes the vaccine rollout has turned the tide on the nation’s Covid-19 battle.
The Times and Daily Express report Covid cases in Britain are seeing a sustained fall for the first time since lockdown, with the success of the jabs programme raising hopes the virus could “go away for summer”.
Monday’s TIMES: “Covid cases fall as jabs turn the tide” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/mQROT0Xlbm
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 25, 2021
Monday’s Daily EXPRESS: “Hope Covid Is Going Away For Summer” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/rmMYLDg5iq
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 25, 2021
However, The Guardian says young people have been urged to get jabbed amid concerns over rising ICU admissions in the age group.
Guardian front page, 26 July 2021: Young people urged to get jab as doctors warn over ICU admissions pic.twitter.com/REZWater0b
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) July 25, 2021
Unions are fighting the Government over plans to ease the so-called pingdemic via a testing scheme for critical workers, according to The Daily Telegraph. The paper says key workers in food and transport are being encouraged to ignore the exemption and stay at home, due to concerns they could be exposed to Covid in the workplace.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Unions fight virus testing plan to ease pingdemic'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletter:https://t.co/UsfUCzx4yO pic.twitter.com/d8vcRN46lT
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 25, 2021
Metro leads with an apology from Health Secretary Sajid Javid over his comments suggesting people should not “cower” from the virus.
Tomorrow's paper tonight 📰
JAVID: I'M SORRY, I WAS WRONG
Health secretary's apology after outrage at his tweet #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/xv0cCBBuB2
— Metro (@MetroUK) July 25, 2021
The Daily Mail reports up to 50,000 dementia cases were missed during the first lockdown.
Monday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/z6YgFdlPKc
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) July 25, 2021
Elsewhere, the i says a survey of more than 12,000 police officers showed three-quarters experienced mental health difficulties in the past year.
Exclusive: Police facing mental health crisis with officers under pressure 'like never before'
Monday's front page#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/HVSK0tQ93w
— i newspaper (@theipaper) July 25, 2021
Midwives at a hospital subject to an inquiry into “scores of baby deaths” say it is still not safe, according to The Independent.
Monday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Scandal-hit hospital still not safe, warn midwives” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/z92JEBatBw
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 25, 2021
The Financial Times says ministers are looking at ways to remove China’s state-owned nuclear energy company from future power projects in the UK.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Monday July 26 https://t.co/PbUGtaJIvk pic.twitter.com/Xuu4sYuIio
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) July 25, 2021
Wayne Rooney has asked police to investigate after photos of “scantily clad” women posing with him as he slept in a chair were posted online, according to the Daily Mirror.
Tomorrow’s #frontpage – Rooney calls cops over Hotel room pics – Scantily clad women take embarrassing snaps as star is fast asleep on chair#tomorrowspaperstoday
Read more: https://t.co/U9y5LnpuzI pic.twitter.com/RYXjkarsb3
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 25, 2021
And the Daily Star says health experts have warned coronavirus can be spread by farting.
Tomorrow's front page: Pongdemic! Plus Roo's club 'sting' #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/v8Mms9ez88 pic.twitter.com/IXzvU6K1O6
— Daily Star (@dailystar) July 25, 2021