Newspaper review: \'Storm of the century\' and virus \'super-spreader\'
Newspaper headlines: 'Storm of the century' and virus 'super-spreader'
By BBC NewsStaff
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"Storm of the century" is a popular headline choice for many of Monday's papers, as they look back at Storm Ciara - which brought widespread flooding and travel disruption to the UK on Sunday. The headline quotes Met Office meteorologist Helen Roberts, who told the Metro: "I have not seen amber warnings on this scale".
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The Daily Express says "every part of Britain" was hit by the storm. And the paper also carries another warning from forecasters: "...snow is on the way".
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The i also focuses on the storm - reporting that it caused power cuts for hundreds of thousands of homes, while gale force winds even caused some properties to collapse.
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The Daily Mirror says winds reached close to 100mph - causing power cuts, flash flooding, travel "mayhem" and all round "chaos". The paper's headline sums it up in one word: "Battered".
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Away from the weather, the Daily Telegraph's lead focuses on a coronavirus "super-spreader". The paper says health chiefs are under pressure to reveal the movements of the unnamed British businessman, who is "now known to have infected at least seven fellow Britons" in France, before returning home to Brighton.
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The Times has the same story. It reports that the man had travelled to China for a sales conference, before visiting a ski resort in the Alps. Meanwhile, the paper says the Labour party is "at war" over its ongoing leadership contest. Sir Keir Starmer's campaign has been accused of hacking into an internal party database - something Sir Keir and his team deny. Some MPs see it simply as an attempt to damage the frontrunner's bid, the paper says.
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The FT reports that the coronavirus has "sent shockwaves through the global economy" due to its impact on the Chinese economy. Many businesses in China - the world's second largest economy and where the virus originated - plan to remain closed for at least another week, hitting supply chains in the US and Europe, the paper says.
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Doctors have accused some online chemists of "cashing in on the nationwide shortage" of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), the Daily Mail reports. The paper says women are being charged as much as four times the NHS price for the menopause treatment.
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The Sun reports that Phillip Schofield's wife, Steph, has "vowed to stand by him" after the ITV presenter came out as gay. Mrs Schofield told the paper "I love Phillip, as much today as I ever have, and always will."
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The Daily Star reports that gusts reached 105mph during Storm Ciara. Meanwhile, the paper's "picture exclusive" features Strictly dancer Oti Mabuse and her former dance partner Kelvin Fletcher.