What the papers say - December 30
Increased pressure on hospitals due to surging Covid-19 infections will lead to most of England soon coming under the toughest pandemic measures, the national papers say.
The i and The Times report millions more people will be subject to stay-at-home orders while The Sun says two thirds of England could be placed under Tier 4 restrictions from Thursday.
Doctors fear hospitals will soon face “horrendous choices” over which coronavirus patients should receive life-saving treatments due to the NHS being overloaded, according to The Guardian.
Care home bosses plead in the Daily Mirror for their residents to be given vaccinations against Covid-19 – “weeks after the Tories promised them”.
Boris Johnson is quoted as saying “We now open a new chapter in our story” in The Daily Telegraph as he calls on MPs to back his trade pact with Brussels, a story also covered by the Daily Express and the Daily Mail.
The Daily Star describes a “Whitemare” as it says snow has stopped essential deliveries for self-isolating families, while Labour frontbencher Ed Miliband calls in The Independent for the public to protest throughout 2021 to force action on the climate.
What the papers say - December 30 (PA)
And the Financial Times reports investment banks made a record 125 billion dollars (£92.5 billion ) in fees this year due to firms raising cash to survive the pandemic.
