1 Newspaper Headlines: EU 'vaccine Blunder', and Sport Betting Logo 'Restriction'.
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Newspaper headlines: EU 'vaccine oversight', and sport wagering logo design 'restriction'

31 January 2021

By BBC News

Staff

Several papers set out details of what the Sun on Sunday, external calls Boris Johnson's "7 hour showdown" with European Union chiefs.

A senior government official informs the Sunday Times, external and the Sun that the telephone call to the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen were "pretty hot".

The Mail on Sunday suggests contingency strategies, external were drawn up to airlift vaccination doses out of the EU following the short-lived choice to introduce export controls on the Northern Ireland border.
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British and EU vaccine industry bodies warn in the Observer, external of the threats of export bans when firms are working collaboratively.

Online, the Independent stresses that the UK has provided to assist the bloc, external with its production crisis.

In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, external, the vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi, states the UK would continue to head out of its method to assist Brussels.

The Sunday Times states ministers are thinking about removing sports betting logos from sports betting shirts, external.

The paper says a crackdown on wagering firm sponsors might strike football clubs, snooker, darts, boxing and rugby league.

A source from one Premier League club suggests the timing is the worst possible with financial resources struck by the pandemic.

But the Times says MPs and campaigners have actually invited the possibility since of issues about gambling addictions.

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The Observer claims Facebook has the ability to generate income, external indirectly from pages that share incorrect theories about coronavirus and vaccines.

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism is reported to have found 430 such pages.

Facebook said a number of these did not breach its false information guidelines but it had actually removed a small number that did.

Meanwhile, the Mail reports on a warning by a top counter terrorism officer, external that plans by the social media giant to encrypt all messages on and Instagram could stop police discovering horror plots in Britain.

Ministers have been informed that social distancing might have to remain in location all year, according to the Sunday Telegraph, external.

Scientific modelling suggests that even if vaccines might cut infections by 85%, a lockdown would be needed up until the end of May to stop a substantial rise in deaths.

The research study concludes that, if the existing limitations were raised next month, then by April there would be another big spike in cases.

Barbara Windsor's hubby, Scott Mitchell, criticises Boris Johnson, external in the Sunday Mirror over a fall in funding for dementia care.

Alzheimer's Research UK states cash to combat the condition has actually cut in half in the previous 3 years.

Mr Mitchell states the federal government had actually assured to double funding and he had informed his partner, who passed away last month, that he would do his best for her.

Finally, the Daily Star Sunday reports on an MI6 strategy to hire part-time spies - or what it calls "On Her Majesty's Sometimes Service"., external
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The Star describes that the intelligence agency is attempting to attract a wider cross-section of society in its most current recruitment drive.

A source informs the paper it might appeal to a bored executive of a multinational who desires to spice up their dull life.

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