What the papers say – September 5
The coronavirus and Brexit feature among a wide array of subjects on the Saturday front pages.
The Times says most coronavirus cases are currently being found in young people, a development that has raised hopes that deaths can be restricted without lockdowns.
The Times 5/9/20 Ahmad Nawaz, 19, who survived a shooting at his school in Pakistan and now campaigns against extremism, has won a place at Oxford. Photo : Andrew Fox for The Times#tomorrowspaperstoday#thetimes #buyapaper @thetimespic.twitter.com/z38Qg0yCIo
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) September 4, 2020
But the Daily Mail reports Boris Johnson is facing a revolt from his own MPs over Covid testing protocols at UK borders.
Saturday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/lRYwzQt6GV
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) September 4, 2020
The Guardian leads on the appointment of former Australian prime minister and “misogynist” Tony Abbott as a UK trade adviser.
Guardian front page, Saturday 5 September 2020: PM appoints ‘misogynist’ Abbott as trade adviser pic.twitter.com/T6F2AAs1oG
— The Guardian (@guardian) September 4, 2020
The Daily Telegraph says people in ill health will be urged to call 111 instead of going to Accident & Emergency under coming NHS reforms.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Phone 111 instead of going to casualty'#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/6bhLPHeiJf
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) September 4, 2020
And the i splashes on an impending victory for home owners over property developers in a mis-selling “scandal”.
Saturday's #iweekend front page: Home owners set for £1bn victory over developers#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/M4xHIvEeAP
— i newspaper (@theipaper) September 4, 2020
The Prime Minister has promised the UK will “prosper mightily” with or without a Brexit deal, according to the Daily Express.
Saturday’s EXPRESS: Boris: Britain WILL prosper out of the EU #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/E7Oc2SezNl
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) September 4, 2020
The Independent carries a story saying terror offenders are not being prosecuted for crimes committed in prison.
Saturday’s INDEPENDENT: Terror inmates escape prosecution for crimes committed in prison #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/ghHlPfAYyM
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) September 4, 2020
The Daily Mirror leads on a campaign to save family-run chemists.
Tomorrow's front page: We must save our chemists #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/dnpuKGi4Vkpic.twitter.com/XCxWF2uaHP
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) September 4, 2020
The Daily Star is demanding Harry and Meghan “pay back” more than £2 million the paper says they owe the country.
Tomorrow's front page: Daily Star asks publicity shy couple to 'pay back £2.4m of taxpayers cash' #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/EO7XLWwTi4pic.twitter.com/jbgwGyVtTX
— Daily Star (@dailystar) September 4, 2020
And the Financial Times says Japanese group SoftBank has been revealed as the “Nasdaq whale” that stoked a large rally in tech stocks.
Just published: Front page of the FT Weekend, UK edition, for Sat-Sun 5-6 September 2020 pic.twitter.com/tRsmW8I6hL
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) September 4, 2020
