What the papers say – January 30
The British response to the coronavirus outbreak and political machinations over HS2 are on the front pages.
Hundreds of Britons will spend two weeks in quarantine after they are evacuated from China on an emergency chartered flight due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to The Independent and The Guardian.
Thursday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Returning Britons face coronavirus quarantine” #BBCPapers#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/Q1GVS1C2Sh
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 29, 2020
Guardian front page, Thursday 30 January 2020: Evacuated Britons face two weeks in quarantine pic.twitter.com/wg8UKAnpkH
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 29, 2020
The Daily Express says Chancellor Sajid Javid has given the “green light” to the HS2 rail project, with The Daily Telegraph reporting the cabinet member is the most senior minister to back the scheme “no matter the cost”.
Thursday’s Daily EXPRESS: “Chancellor’s Green Light For HS2” #BBCPapers#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/K15jhe8J4q
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 29, 2020
Tomorrow’s @Telegraph front page:
“HS2 should go ahead, Javid tells Johnson” #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/pJOaFucuNu
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 29, 2020
The Financial Times also covers the story, while The Times reports Mr Johnson will support the project despite his senior adviser Dominic Cummings arguing for it to be scrapped.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition, Thursday January 30 https://t.co/SYgKpILwOCpic.twitter.com/g22ZYYKEXE
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 29, 2020
The Times 30/1/20Liam Scarlett, 33, the Royal Ballet’s choreographer has been suspended amid claims of sexual misconduct. He is understood to have been banned from Covent Garden pending an inquiry. Photo : Chris McAndrew for The Times#tomorrowspaperstoday#thetimes@thetimespic.twitter.com/mc9IkC4vBL
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) January 29, 2020
Staying on the tracks and the i reports it is the “End of the line for Northern” after the Government said the “troubled train operator” would be brought under public control.
Thursday's front page: End of the line for Northern after years of rail chaos #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/FgdGQymdlb
— i newspaper (@theipaper) January 29, 2020
The Daily Star says newsreader Alastair Stewart has left ITV after he made comments in a “Twitter spat” which have been dubbed racist, a story also covered by the Daily Mail.
Tomorrow's @dailystar front page:
– ITV legend quits after ape jibes #AlastairStewart
– It'll be all fight on the night #NTAs
– Man U mob slammed
– Fern and Phill split #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/H91M4qPYds
— Daily Star (@dailystar) January 29, 2020
Thursday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/5r55VfOESr
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) January 29, 2020
“Beeb’s Brutal Cull” is how Metro describes the slashing of 450 news jobs from the BBC as part of its £80 million savings plan.
Thursday’s METRO: “Beeb’s Brutal Cull” #BBCPapers#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/dFIu9R0LVR
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) January 29, 2020
The Daily Mirror continues its coverage of the search for Lord Lucan, saying Scotland Yard’s cold case team are looking into the claim that the suspected murderer is living in Australia.
And here’s tomorrow’s front page.. pic.twitter.com/2xpAql2eZ9
— Alison Phillips (@MirrorAlison) January 29, 2020
And The Sun reports on tensions at the National Television Awards after Eamonn Holmes grabbed at a trophy being held by This Morning’s Phillip Schofield, who has been the subject of a complaint by Holmes’s wife Ruth Langsford.
Tomorrow's front page: Eamonn Holmes appeared to grab This Morning's gong from Phillip Schofield in a backstage clash at the National Television Awards https://t.co/lttj1b8w5ppic.twitter.com/t7hrCxfdrl
— The Sun (@TheSun) January 29, 2020