Newspaper headlines: EU 'vaccine mistake', and sport wagering logo design 'restriction'
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31 January 2021
By BBC News
Staff
Several papers set out details of what the Sun on Sunday, external calls Boris Johnson's "7 hour showdown" with European Union chiefs.
A senior government authorities informs the Sunday Times, external and the Sun that the telephone call to the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen were "quite spicy".
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The Mail on Sunday suggests contingency strategies, external were prepared to airlift vaccination doses out of the EU following the short-term decision to present export controls on the Northern Ireland border.
British and EU vaccine industry bodies alert in the Observer, external of the threats of export bans when firms are working collaboratively.
Online, the Independent stresses that the UK has actually offered to help the bloc, external with its production crisis.
In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, external, the vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi, states the UK would continue to head out of its method to assist Brussels.
The Sunday Times states ministers are thinking about getting rid of gambling logo designs from sports betting t-shirts, external.
The paper states a crackdown on sports betting company sponsors could hit football clubs, snooker, darts, boxing and rugby league.
A source from one Premier League club suggests the timing is the worst possible with finances hit by the pandemic.
But the Times says MPs and campaigners have welcomed the possibility since of concerns about sports betting dependencies.
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The Observer claims Facebook has the ability to earn money, external indirectly from pages that share false theories about coronavirus and vaccines.
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism is reported to have discovered 430 such pages.
Facebook stated a number of these did not breach its misinformation guidelines but it had gotten rid of a small number that did.
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Meanwhile, the Mail reports on a caution by a top counter terrorism officer, external that strategies by the social media giant to encrypt all messages on Facebook Messenger and Instagram might stop police revealing fear plots in Britain.
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Ministers have been informed that social distancing might need to remain in location all year, according to the Sunday Telegraph, external.
Scientific modelling suggests that even if vaccines could cut infections by 85%, a lockdown would be required till the end of May to stop a substantial increase in deaths.
The research concludes that, if the were lifted next month, then by April there would be another large spike in cases.
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Barbara Windsor's spouse, Scott Mitchell, criticises Boris Johnson, external in the Sunday Mirror over a fall in funding for dementia care.
Alzheimer's Research UK says money to fight the condition has actually cut in half in the past 3 years.
Mr Mitchell states the government had actually assured to double funding and he had told his better half, who passed away last month, that he would do his best for her.
Finally, the Daily Star Sunday reports on an MI6 plan to hire part-time spies - or what it calls "On Her Majesty's Sometimes Service"., external
The Star describes that the intelligence company is attempting to appeal to a broader cross-section of society in its newest recruitment drive.
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A source informs the paper it may attract a bored executive of a multinational who wishes to enliven their dull life.
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Newspaper Headlines: EU 'vaccine Blunder', and Sport Betting Logo 'Ban'.
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