What the papers say – July 10
The reopening of gyms, pools and leisure centres dominates the nation’s papers on Friday.
The Times, Metro and i lead with the further easing of lockdown restrictions in England, including the reopening of outdoor theatres and spaces for recreational sport.
Now it's work out to help out as gyms get go-ahead#TomorrowsPapersToday@AllieHBNewspic.twitter.com/xgb1JCC4pJ
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) July 9, 2020
Friday’s METRO: “You’d Better Shape Up” #BBCPapers#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/0kmgoY7zrV
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 9, 2020
Friday's front page: Swimming and games back for summer – as economists warn the pandemic will take decades to pay back#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/AlULzzduiC
— i newspaper (@theipaper) July 9, 2020
The Daily Telegraph reports the easing also includes nail bars and beauty salons.
Tomorrow’s Telegraph front page: “Salons reopen as normality edges closer”#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/irjjATrmen
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 9, 2020
The reopenings come as the Foreign Office warns tourists against travelling on cruise ships, according to the Daily Mail.
Friday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/dqRvAuN5l2
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) July 9, 2020
Meanwhile the Daily Mirror and Financial Times lead with Boots, Burger King and John Lewis flagging thousands of jobs are at risk of being lost as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tomorrow's front page: Jobs hell at high street icons #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/SYTvN8c4RJpic.twitter.com/6r1Csl5sgf
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 9, 2020
Just published front page of the Financial Times UK edition, Friday July 10 https://t.co/9PAJciLIcepic.twitter.com/5EsNJrOQ4J
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) July 9, 2020
The Guardian reports the World Health Organisation has warned the coronavirus pandemic is “accelerating” around the world.
Guardian front page Friday 10 July: Coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, warns WHO pic.twitter.com/updn5HjzQo
— The Guardian (@guardian) July 9, 2020
The Daily Express says the BBC’s decision to axe free TV licences for the over-75s has been slammed as a “kick in the teeth”.
Friday’s Daily EXPRESS: “A Kick In The Teeth! BBC Ends Free TV Licences” #BBCPapers#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/AFBR4AswO3
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 9, 2020
The Independent dedicates its front page to the imprisonment of its chief US correspondent Andrew Buncombe, who was arrested while reporting in Seattle last week.
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition https://t.co/XF8VnDpHYFpic.twitter.com/Xt3MOc5lxL
— The Independent (@Independent) July 10, 2020
And the Daily Star says 20% of Britons have emerged from lockdown with worse eyesight.
Friday’s Daily STAR: “Didn’t See That Cumming” #BBCPapers#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/eMvAhaXKI2
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 9, 2020