What the papers say – August 6
Measures to improve vaccine uptake in young people feature among a range of stories on Friday’s front pages.
The Times leads with the Government releasing a new campaign aimed at encouraging under-30s to be vaccinated, with young people to be told to get jabbed or “miss the fun”.
Friday’s TIMES: “Get jabbed or miss the fun, adverts tell young” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/verKQHJJB0
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) August 5, 2021
The i says social media influencers will be engaged to help spread the message of the Government’s campaign.
Friday's front page: Vaccine buses and influencers to help teens take up jabshttps://t.co/Ayc3vXpOg2#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/oonYJPtVhy
— i newspaper (@theipaper) August 5, 2021
It comes as The Independent reports more than 30,000 children are currently suffering from long Covid.
Friday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Over 30,000 children suffering long Covid” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/RRzJvcufOn
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) August 5, 2021
Meanwhile, The Daily Telegraph says universities are opting for entrance exams over A-levels amid a growing distrust of pandemic grades.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Universities set entrance exams amid A-level chaos'#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletterhttps://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/2lGjyrYDQc— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 5, 2021
The inflation of A-level results has forced the Government to fund hundreds of extra university places at medical schools across England, according to The Guardian.
Guardian front page, 6 August 2021: Extra cash for medical schools as grades surge pic.twitter.com/xCyByvaFZz
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) August 5, 2021
Elsewhere, Metro reports thousands of British holidaymakers were left in limbo after the Government put Mexico on the travel red alert list.
Friday's front page:
HOKEY COKEY
TRAVEL CHAOS#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/9qz7MRL524— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) August 5, 2021
The Daily Mirror leads with Prime Minister Boris Johnson being criticised for comments about Margaret Thatcher’s mine closures.
Tomorrow's front page: Johnson Is The Pits #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/xalDVTW4Zg pic.twitter.com/CPhZT8m7AB
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 5, 2021
The Daily Express says the Bank of England has warned inflation is on the verge of hitting a 10-year high.
Tomorrow's front page: Bitter blow! Savers facing more years of misery#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/JXtT1hFY9V
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) August 5, 2021
The Daily Mail reports Cop26 president Alok Sharma has flown to 30 countries in the last seven months.
Friday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/65hCnXRm3f
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) August 5, 2021
The Sun leads with a woman vowing to “take a bullet” for her pet alpaca, which is due to be destroyed after testing positive for bovine TB.
Tomorrow's front page: Geronimo the alpaca's owner has vowed to take a bullet to save him from callus jobsworths https://t.co/p66aigeDAk pic.twitter.com/D9CIuDm5AV
— The Sun (@TheSun) August 5, 2021
And the Daily Star says some workplaces have banned office banter.
Tomorrow's front page: 'No bantz at work! Are they having a laugh?' https://t.co/lfS691X1Ao#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/wKHlMttJ80
— Daily Star (@dailystar) August 5, 2021
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