What the papers say – July 2
More worrying angles on Covid-19 and the coming together of the dukes of Cambridge and Sussex lead most of the papers.
The Daily Express says Britons may still have to live under restrictions after July 19 after Boris Johnson’s warnings about how the country must negotiate the “final furlong” of the pandemic.
Tomorrow's front page: PM's warning on 'final furlong'#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/8aCUkcLcNg
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) July 1, 2021
The i runs with the same story as a “freedom day warning” but adds an upbeat angle on the overseas holiday hopes of those who have had two vaccine shots.
Friday's front page: Freedom Day warning – but travel hope on double jabs #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/y1Y8lrMnCa
— i newspaper (@theipaper) July 1, 2021
But Mr Johnson has asked for patience in the face of a growing “crisis” regarding schools and isolation under the bubble system, The Daily Telegraph reports.
📰The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'PM asks for patience as crisis grows in schools'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 1, 2021
In perhaps the day’s biggest story, The Sun leads on William and Harry pausing their “bitter feud” to unveil the statue of their mother, as Metro runs a headline of “Reunited for Diana”.
Tomorrow's front page: Harry and William paused their bitter feud and united in peace as they stood side-by-side in reunion for Princess Diana statue https://t.co/iNkHMxgbUW pic.twitter.com/dA5QtT0C83
— The Sun (@TheSun) July 1, 2021
Friday's front page:
REUNITED…FOR DIANA#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/kc3UKjJkBW
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) July 1, 2021
But the Daily Mail laments on the state of the brothers’ relationship with its headline of “Together, but still so far apart”.
Friday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/fOP7hJvx1f
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) July 1, 2021
And the Daily Mirror leads on the unveiling with a headline of “We miss mum every day”.
Tomorrow's front page: We miss mum every day #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/QNFe3e01M1 pic.twitter.com/SX3PGJKcIk
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) July 1, 2021
Elsewhere, The Guardian leads on fresh warnings from experts that time is running out for the world to take action against the climate crisis as the North American heatwave shows “nowhere is safe”.
Guardian front page, Friday 2 July 2021: Nowhere is safe: warning on escalating climate crisis pic.twitter.com/YApC9ZQ0co
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) July 1, 2021
The Times also leads on the environment, saying ministers have hatched radical plans to reduce carbon emissions which will drive up the price of gas bills and the cost of running a car.
Friday’s TIMES: “Gas and car bills to soar under green revolution” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/wRCgZgzrrn
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 1, 2021
The Independent splashes on an exclusive about a hospital facing possible criminal charges after allegedly failing to provide safe care to mothers and babies.
Friday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Hospital faces charges over maternity scandal” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Mw8NaOOue1
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) July 1, 2021
The Financial Times says the world’s leading economies have agreed on a global minimum corporate tax rate.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Friday July 2 https://t.co/wVKKa6cbrs pic.twitter.com/dMXracskqz
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) July 1, 2021
And the Daily Star says there have been aerial dogfights between French air force jets and UFOs.
Tomorrow's @dailystar #frontpage:
– French top guns take on aliens: Le close encounters of the third kind
– 33C Lions: The heat is on #Euro2020https://t.co/QZAIy3OEsW#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/7AAopcdWer
— Daily Star (@dailystar) July 1, 2021