What the papers say – July 6
The nation’s papers are dominated by the announcement of a £1.57 billion economic lifeline for Britain’s arts industry, which has been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Daily Express and Metro lead with the support package, which The Guardian reports shows the Government striving to “protect the future of the nation’s museums, galleries, theatres, museums and music venues”.
Tomorrow's front page: 'Saved 1.57bn lifeline for Britain's culture' https://t.co/Majgx6nvi2#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/mCENq4aYmf
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) July 5, 2020
Monday's front page:THE SHOW WILL GO ON!#tomorrowspaperstoday#BBCPapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/hffW1dNfhP
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) July 5, 2020
Tomorrow's Guardian: Johnson pledges £1.5bn lifeline to keep the UK arts sector afloat
Read the story here: https://t.co/ilwRg99H57#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/5BACsZQQlj
— Richard Preston (@richardpreston_) July 5, 2020
The i says the funding will help the industry avoid “catastrophe” while The Independent reports ministers said the “money was the largest one-off investment in UK culture”.
Monday's front page: British theatres win emergency funding to avoid arts catastrophe #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/rqMpy8vhnP
— i newspaper (@theipaper) July 5, 2020
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/koJc3LN1axpic.twitter.com/jIazsQtLIo
— Thair Shaikh (@ThairShaikh) July 5, 2020
Elsewhere, The Daily Telegraph says companies are set to receive cash bonuses to hire young people as trainees as part of a Government scheme to alleviate post-coronavirus unemployment.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph: Cash for firms that hire young trainees #TomorrowsPapersToday
READ MORE: https://t.co/l7fuVow2pxpic.twitter.com/PzCQlRjIhs
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 5, 2020
The Times reports Chancellor Rishi Sunak has drawn up plans to reinvigorate Britain’s economy by lifting the stamp duty threshold for homebuyers.
Stamp duty 'holiday' to help rebuild economy#TomorrowsPapersToday@AllieHBNewspic.twitter.com/hJTmiIB6GG
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) July 5, 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is calling on the nation to help “clean up the rubbish” discarded during lockdown, according to the Daily Mail.
Monday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/kxcV4QmvV5
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) July 5, 2020
The Daily Mirror leads with the news that TV presenter Kate Garraway’s husband Derek Draper is finally “emerging from a coma” following a three-month battle with Covid-19.
Tomorrow's front page: Kate hubby out of coma #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/J6YhY0QoAkpic.twitter.com/4IYOtGVLqp
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 5, 2020
The Financial Times reports German payments group Wirecard’s core European and American business “was in the red for years” prior to its collapse into insolvency last month.
Monday’s FINANCIAL TIMES: “Wirecard’s core Europe and US business was in the red for years” #BBCPapers#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/SXhi6hhnsB
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 5, 2020
And the Daily Star says Britain is predicated to experience “possibly the wettest July of all time”.
Tomorrow's front page: 'Summer washout'https://t.co/8rDVMt5tIw#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/ymjAupoza3
— Daily Star (@dailystar) July 5, 2020