The intensifying drama of A-levels and the Scottish track derailment in which three people died dominate Britain’s newspapers on Thursday.
The Times runs with another development on A-levels, with universities pledging to “soften” grade requirements for degree courses.
The Times 13/8/20 Three people died when a train derailed in Aberdeenshire following torrential rain and slid down an embankment before bursting into flames.#tomorrowspaperstoday #thetimes #buyapaper @thetimes pic.twitter.com/Smwbx4xiCd
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) August 12, 2020
The i and The Daily Telegraph lead on the “confusion” over A-levels, while The Guardian says a backlash is coming due to teachers’ despair at the “fiasco”.
Thursday’s front page: A-level turmoil over grading rule changes #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/myenuJen1L
— i newspaper (@theipaper) August 12, 2020
The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph:
‘Boosting exam grades ‘would harm Generation Covid for life”#AlevelResults https://t.co/6gFtidFuOS pic.twitter.com/fpn0oiqmCI
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 12, 2020
Guardian front page, Thursday 13 August 2020: Ministers braced for backlash as teachers despair at A-levels fiasco pic.twitter.com/Jia0VilPtK
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) August 12, 2020
The Daily Mail goes harder on the same subject, running photos of Boris Johnson and Education Secretary Gavin Williamson under a headline of: “You dunces!”
Thursday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/41AEmHVtEf
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) August 12, 2020
Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror and Metro lead on the Scottish train crash.
Tomorrow’s front page: 3 killed in train horror#tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/1paK0YfLtC pic.twitter.com/mWVEjjHEYe
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 12, 2020
Thursday’s front page:TRAGEDY ON THE TRACK#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/QJsxlLE8hR
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) August 12, 2020
The Daily Express carries a photo of the train crash but leads with Chancellor Rishi Sunak vowing to “do what it takes” to ensure the economy recovers from the coronavirus crisis.
Tomorrow’s #frontpage – Rishi: I Will Do What It Takes To Beat Crisis#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/bbEtfdlABB
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) August 12, 2020
The Financial Times says Britain’s economy has suffered the biggest slump of any in Europe.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition, Thursday August 13 https://t.co/aYsTEX0pX0 pic.twitter.com/MMWnH94BQE
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 12, 2020
And the Daily Star leads with a call for people to cut back on water usage by dodging showers, in what it calls “The great British stink off”.
Tomorrow’s #frontpage – DON’T SHOWER PLEA: The Great British Stink Off#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/TD7hRY8Ism
— Daily Star (@dailystar) August 12, 2020
