Home-working concerns, gold medals in Japan and the latest decorating controversy from No 10 feature on the front pages.
The Times reports Cabinet ministers are planning a “big push” to get civil servants to return to the office from next month, with a Government source proposing to the Daily Mail the pay of those working from home be cut.
Excl: Civil servants face mandatory return to office as some Cabinet ministers are planning a “big push” to get their staff back to Whitehall from next month. pic.twitter.com/IFV2F1indJ
— Matt Dathan (@matt_dathan) August 8, 2021
Excl: Civil servants who refuse to return to the office should be paid less than those back at their desks, a Cabinet minister suggests pic.twitter.com/jaC7zwDRbt
— Harriet Line (@HarriLine) August 8, 2021
The Sun praises “Gleam GB” for putting in one of the best-ever British performances at an Olympics to bring home 65 medals. The Daily Express also encourages Britons to “honour heroes who lifted nation”.
Tomorrow’s front page: Cycling couple Jason and Laura Kenny crowned our greatest Olympians EVER as Team GB bring home 65-medals https://t.co/rc7KCrI9Dz pic.twitter.com/CkE89gy6Rc
— The Sun (@TheSun) August 8, 2021
Monday’s EXPRESS: Honour heroes who lifted nation #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/BexnduSuq3
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) August 8, 2021
Cyclist Jason Kenny features on Metro, with the paper calling him “The Greatest” after he secured his ninth medal on the final day of the Games.
Monday’s front page:
THE GREATEST #tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/mjLozM2NFl
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) August 8, 2021
Scientists warn the planet is “almost out of time” in The Guardian ahead of the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.
Guardian front page, Monday 9 August 2021: ‘Almost out of time’: stark warning from scientists on climate disaster pic.twitter.com/HZmLxOuHh6
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 8, 2021
One of Britain’s leading education philanthropists tells The Daily Telegraph too many young people are going to university and apprenticeships can be a better option with no debt burden.
The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph:
”Too many’ teenagers going to university’#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 8, 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is dubbed “selfish” in the Daily Mirror after nearly £100,000 in art was installed at Downing Street amid wider cuts and pay freezes.
Tomorrow’s front page: What a waste of Monet https://t.co/LozXlgXaUX #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/17MoXdm4xL
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 8, 2021
Analysis featured in The Independent shows the number of school pupils in England packed into “supersized” classes has risen by 20% under the Conservatives.
Monday’s INDEPENDENT: Soaring numbers taught in “supersized” classes #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/zgl5MCGfBn
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) August 8, 2021
The i reports private health firms are expected “to profit from massive NHS backlog”.
Monday’s i: Private health firms to profit from massive NHS backlog #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/2g5p5XDqM8
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) August 8, 2021
Philip Morris has raised its offer for inhaler maker Ventura in a “fierce takeover battle for UK businesses”, according to the Financial Times.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Monday August 9 https://t.co/9EqZfMl2MA pic.twitter.com/ZuzPkLN2z0
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 8, 2021
And the Daily Star wonders how the UK can be having “one of the driest summers EVER” if it has rained.
Tomorrow’s #frontpage – Do boffins ever just look out the window? Have you heard, Doreen? We’re having one of our driest summers EVER…#tomorrowspaperstoday
Read more: https://t.co/OUpmv1gIKx pic.twitter.com/wCBsetYzcz
— Daily Star (@dailystar) August 8, 2021
