What the papers say – August 4
Various angles on the coronavirus and a Russian hacking scandal are among an assortment of topics on Tuesday’s front pages.
The Daily Mirror condemns Britain’s test and trace system as a “fiasco” and a “timebomb” which will not prevent a severe second wave of the coronavirus in December.
Tomorrow's #frontpage – Test and Trace Fiasco is Timebomb#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/iIxjXrDXH4
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 3, 2020
Metro says Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme for half-priced restaurant meals has hindered the fight against obesity, with some people simply eating two meals instead of one.
Tuesday's front page:RISHI TWO SNACKS#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/zlrPFp35FV
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) August 3, 2020
The Daily Mail links the scheme with a call to get Britain moving again, saying: “We’ve had our lunch, now let’s get back to work!”
Tuesday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/ZloUkY0Pzf
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) August 3, 2020
The i leads on advice from Government scientific advisers that anyone recently recovered from Covid-19 should be exempt from household quarantine measures and given the “right to roam”.
https://twitter.com/theipaper/status/1290389829751013378/
And in other medical news, The Times and the Daily Express lead on doctors being told not to prescribe paracetamol or ibuprofen to sufferers of chronic pain as they can “do more harm than good”.
The Times 4/8/20 Juan Carlos is accused of moving funds to and from Swiss accounts. He said he was leaving in the face of public repercussions. Photo : Juan Naharro Gimenez/Getty Images. #tomorrowspaperstoday #thetimes #buyapaper @thetimes pic.twitter.com/ps7cNQZ3cS
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) August 3, 2020
Tomorrow's front page:https://t.co/VM905vja55#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/0gVLUaUICu
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) August 3, 2020
Meanwhile, reports that Russian hackers stole classified documents from the email account of Cabinet minister Liam Fox before last year’s election make front page news on The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph.
Guardian front page, Tuesday 4 August 2020: Russians stole secret documents from ex-minister’s personal email pic.twitter.com/md03tP0XMt
— The Guardian (@guardian) August 3, 2020
Tomorrow’s Telegraph front page: “Russians 'hacked Cabinet minister'”#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/MHPBNtD855
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 3, 2020
The Daily Star criticises Boris Johnson, saying the Prime Minister’s planned cutting of numbers in the House of Lords will come after he hands out peerages to some of his friends and his brother Jo.
Tomorrow's front page: https://t.co/bUgd48a0cX#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/usjEWtv6fk
— Daily Star (@dailystar) August 3, 2020
And the Financial Times leads on a sharp drop in profits for HSBC.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Tuesday 4 August https://t.co/MVNZSNkX7y pic.twitter.com/8l1LBZ92EE
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 3, 2020