The UK feeling the effects of international travel restrictions dominates the nation’s front pages.
The Independent and i lead with news more than 40 countries imposed travel restrictions on the UK following the emergence of a “virulent” new strain of Covid-19.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL : UK isolated as more than 40Countries plan travel ban #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/H99dXJqcLf
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) December 21, 2020
Tuesday’s front page: UK sealed off from the world #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/q4lJPkKMU7
— i newspaper (@theipaper) December 21, 2020
The Daily Telegraph says Boris Johnson is planning a “mass testing” of lorry drivers in order to alleviate the disruption at the nation’s ports caused by France imposing restrictions on freight.
The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph:
‘Johnson plans mass testing of lorry drivers to reopen ports’#TomorrowsPapersToday
More here: https://t.co/KTlfjiVNoo pic.twitter.com/QSMPQB1ULR
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 21, 2020
The Financial Times reports global markets fell in the wake of the travel bans.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Tuesday 22 December https://t.co/LrAxLz61LT pic.twitter.com/rVtdhw7asw
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) December 21, 2020
Meanwhile Metro, The Sun and the Daily Star all lead with a resurgence of panic buying amid concerns over the effect the restrictions will have on food supply.
Tuesday’s front page:JINGLE HELL#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/bLnM8Hixom
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) December 21, 2020
Tomorrow’s front page: Boris Johnson urges Brits to stop panic buying as shelves are stripped of sprouts and turkeys https://t.co/1ZXHfPmkPQ pic.twitter.com/EwD1lKqz1h
— The Sun (@TheSun) December 21, 2020
Tomorrow’s @dailystar #frontpage
– Bog roll bandits were bad enough but this. Just who the hell stockpiled lettuce?https://t.co/HbrscHGra9#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/3tudgzEFhx
— Daily Star (@dailystar) December 21, 2020
The Times and Daily Mirror report the mutant strain is continuing to spread throughout England.
The Times 22/12/20 A worried Santa Claus was among passengers at Heathrow yesterday as more countries banned air travel to and from Britain. Photo : Niklas Halle’N/AFP via Getty Images. #tomorrowspaperstoday #thetimes #buyapaper @thetimes pic.twitter.com/gtNGowxY8n
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) December 21, 2020
Tomorrow’s front page: Mutant virus is already spreading across UK #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/dDse9dEBQD pic.twitter.com/7oDrVf005a
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) December 21, 2020
The country is likely headed for a New Year lockdown, according to the Daily Mail.
Tuesday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/5w7pkR2RFW
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) December 21, 2020
And The Guardian leads with calls from scientists for the PM to impose another national lockdown or risk “human disaster”.
Guardian front page, Tuesday 22 December 2020: Impose national lockdown or risk ‘human disaster’, scientists tell PM pic.twitter.com/rPYyI9sKSy
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 21, 2020
