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Newspaper headlines: ‘Global push’ to halt coronavirus and Taylor Swift tells of eating disorder
The i’s weekend edition leads on concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, which Public Health England says is “highly likely” to reach the UK, with NHS staff on “heightened alert”. However the level of risk to the public remains low, the paper says in its main headline on the subject.
The Financial Times has a dramatic picture from Beijing of a mask-wearing passenger walking through a specially constructed quarantine tent.
The global concern is such that the Daily Star’s main front-page picture is also from China, showing people – many wearing clinical masks – queuing as cities are put under lockdown. But the paper hasn’t completely forgotten its usual showbiz focus – as further down the page it reports on former Love Island star Dani Dyer’s refusal to drink tap water as she fears “the government will use it to kill us”.
In its lead story on the coronavirus, the Guardian says authorities in China have “raced against the clock to build a new hospital in days” to treat people. Elsewhere on its front page, a large photograph of Taylor Swift highlights the singer’s decision to talk about her problems with an eating disorder, in a new documentary.
A bold image of Swift also features on the Times’ front page, with the paper reporting the singer’s decision to starve herself was triggered by comments about her body. Meanwhile, its splash reveals the findings of a review into police handling of fraud cases. It found only one in 200 officers was dedicated to investigating the crime, despite the fact there were nearly 4m incidents a year in England and Wales.
Prince Charles’ “plea for Middle East peace” is the main headline for the Daily Mirror. While on a two-day visit to the region, the prince reportedly said it “breaks my heart” to see the continuing “suffering and division” amid the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The Daily Express sticks to the royal theme, with a survey apparently revealing the “crisis of public confidence facing the Royal Family” and its future role, following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepping back as full-time royals. A trail at the bottom of the page suggests that the Windsors will always have a home with the Express – it promises more on the story on pages 4, 5, 6 and 7 and then adds “Plus Kate’s royal cuties pages 16&17”.
‘Wombles Wanted’ is the rallying cry of the beloved children’s character as it encourages readers to join the Daily Mail’s fight against “the blight of litter”. With the expert help of the furry eco-warriors, the paper hopes to enlist a million volunteers to join its litter clean-up events across the UK.
“Signed and sealed” is the headline for the Daily Telegraph above a large photograph of Prime Minister Boris Johnson signing the official European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020. Cartoonist Matt has some fun imagining an EU counterpart signing the same deal wearing a biohazard suit and wielding a pen on the end of a long stick.
A gym-kit clad Adele is pictured on the front of The Sun. The paper says the chart-topping singer is believed to have lost about 7st since her divorce from husband Simon Konecki in September and it parodies her most famous song for the headline “Someone light you”.
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