What the papers say – September 20
The introduction of new fines of up to £10,000 for people violating self-isolation orders features prominently on the Sunday front pages.
The Sunday Express, The Mail on Sunday and the Sunday Mirror lead on the new financial punishments for people leaving their homes when they are supposed to be self-isolating.
SUNDAY EXPRESS: £10,000 fine if you won’t self isolate #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/DmjqaqDdxy
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 19, 2020
MAIL ON SUNDAY: £10,000 fine for leaving house #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/qCxhZjgrrR
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 19, 2020
Tomorrow's front page: £10,000 fine if you refuse to self-isolate https://t.co/dpYBY2THIV#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/QQZtyyd1VO
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) September 19, 2020
The Observer carries the same story, and a report on the death of US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Tomorrow’s front page pic.twitter.com/tyRAcDYJGO
— The Observer (@ObserverUK) September 19, 2020
The Sunday Times also leads on the fines, along with an article saying professional rugby players and travellers going to Dubai are being prioritised in Covid testing.
Fines of up to £10,000 for people who fail to self-isolate, The Sunday Times reports #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/T1kZQHigTK
— The Sunday Times (@thesundaytimes) September 19, 2020
The fines are the main story on the front of The Sunday Telegraph, along with an article on a Tory rebellion over the Government’s “emergency Covid powers”.
Tomorrow’s Telegraph front page: "Fines of up to £10,000 for failing to self-isolate"#TomorrowsPapersToday
Read more: https://t.co/A3EgGAlBNEpic.twitter.com/j93OYxh5YN
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) September 19, 2020
Elsewhere on the Covid front, thousands of new nurses will be recruited ahead of a second wave of coronavirus, according to The Independent.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Thousands of new nurses to fight second wave #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/3Bt4gGpQU6
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 19, 2020
Sunday People leads with a care homes story and a plea for the sector to be spared from another virus “catastrophe”.
PEOPLE: Save us from another care home catastrophe #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/KZXXKeiaWO
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) September 19, 2020
And the Daily Star Sunday covers the “crisis” concerning unfunny TV comedy shows.
Tomorrow's front page: Morecambe and Wise 'would not be laughing' at state of today's comedy, says pal #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/m2Sat6XlfCpic.twitter.com/TzZJ4QlYm1
— Daily Star (@dailystar) September 19, 2020