What the papers say – July 17
Saturday’s papers are led by double-jabbed travellers from France being told they must continue to quarantine when restrictions ease on other amber list destinations.
The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and The Times report on “holiday chaos” following the announcement, while The Guardian says the move comes in response to concerns over the prevalence of the Beta variant in France.
📰The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Holidays to France thrown into chaos'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 16, 2021
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— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) July 16, 2021
THE TIMES: French holidays in chaos #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/RgXZeCJ0yE
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 16, 2021
Guardian front page, Saturday 17 July 2021: French holidays in chaos after last-minute U-turn pic.twitter.com/8raCpXkClk
— The Guardian (@guardian) July 16, 2021
Meanwhile, The Independent, FT Weekend and i weekend lead with concerns from global health experts that the expected mass lifting of coronavirus restrictions on July 19 poses a “threat to the world”.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: England unlocking poses global threat, say experts #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/qnKTfJ3RDK
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 16, 2021
Just published: front page of FT Weekend, UK edition, Saturday 17 July https://t.co/dpwFRxWfWI pic.twitter.com/GQav6uDGvK
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) July 16, 2021
I WEEKEND: World is watching Johnson’s gamble #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/VvN56wchSQ
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 16, 2021
The Daily Mirror says soaring Covid infections in England have led to fears the country could be thrown back into lockdown in “as little as five weeks”.
Tomorrow's front page: Lockdown in 5 weeks fear #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/MzBpRvlutg pic.twitter.com/R4Y7ttjGVB
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 16, 2021
The Daily Express and Daily Star report the UK is set to sizzle in 32C temperatures.
EXPRESS: Heat alert in bake Britain #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/uKTBVHcNbi
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) July 16, 2021
Tomorrow's front page: SCORCHIO! #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/XTrXQzc6Fx pic.twitter.com/WK6kEvFZp9
— Daily Star (@dailystar) July 16, 2021
The Sun says heatwave barbecues could be under threat after the NHS Test and Trace app forced thousands of meat factory staff off work.
On tomorrow's front page: BBQ supplies could RUN OUT as ‘pingdemic’ forces butchers and meat factory staff into Covid isolation https://t.co/x8CeP34D9H pic.twitter.com/ToWcV05g64
— The Sun (@TheSun) July 16, 2021