The Papers: \'Revolt\' over plan to quarantine arrivals to UK

Newspaper headlines: Concerns over plan to quarantine travellers to UK

Daily Telegraph 2 June
Image caption The government's plan to force everyone arriving in the UK quarantine for 14 days is the focus of the Daily Telegraph's top story. The paper says the plan - which it says will be brought before Parliament on Tuesday - has caused a revolt among Tory MPs, with tourism and aviation business leaders warning it will ruin their industry. The Telegraph reports ministers are working on plans to phase out the quarantine policy within weeks, and that Boris Johnson is now "personally in favour" of introducing so-called air bridges between countries.
The Guardian 2 June
Image caption The Guardian also focuses on the government's draft plans for quarantining travellers. The paper picks up on criticism of the plan, saying that under the rules those arriving in the UK will still be allowed to go food shopping and use public transport from airports during the quarantine period. New arrivals will also be allowed to provide more than one address where they can stay during the 14 days, sources told the paper. It says cross-party concerns have been raised over the impact on public health and the travel industry.
The Times 2 June
Image caption The Times also suggests air bridges are likely to be introduced, reporting they could be in place by the end of this month. But the paper's main story focuses on schools, after primary schools partly reopened to some pupils in England on Monday. It reports that headteachers and governors have warned it will be impossible to get all children back to school before the summer holidays. No 10 has said the government's aim - which was to have all children back by the start of July - is "under review".
Mirror 2 June
Image caption Photos of school pupils returning to playgrounds in England feature on several front pages. The Daily Mirror suggests the socially-distanced scene that awaited pupils could be a glimpse of the "new normal". The paper says high streets are "plotting an overhaul" for when lockdown restrictions lift, for example one-way pavements or a ban on cars.
The i newspaper
Image caption The i newspaper reports the government is planning to run "beefed-up" school summer camps to help disadvantaged children catch up on the work they have missed. The paper says it understands the government could provide support for summer camps during July and August, with an announcement due in the coming weeks.
Metro front page 2 June
Image caption The photo on the front of the Metro newspaper shows a schoolgirl being welcomed back by a teacher wearing a visor. But the paper's top story is a warning that scammers are posing as coronavirus contact tracers working for the NHS. Trading standards officers in Scotland have received reports of con artists impersonating health service staff and calling from the official number used by the NHS. Contact tracers will never ask for passwords or bank details, the Department of Health says.
Daily Mail 2 June
Image caption The same photo of the schoolgirl makes the front of the Daily Mail, but its top story is on a study funded by the World Health Organization which suggests keeping just 1m apart from others - rather than 2m, as is the rule in the UK - could be enough to reduce your risk of catching coronavirus. There is a 1.3% chance of contracting the virus from two metres compared to a 2.6% chance at one metre, the study says. The paper suggests the findings could fuel calls from businesses to relax the two metre rule to help the economy.
Daily Express
Image caption The Daily Express strikes a positive note on its front page, suggesting the UK is "winning the battle" against coronavirus, as the number of people who died with the virus fell to its lowest level since the start of lockdown. More than 39,000 people have now died with the virus in the UK. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the NHS contact tracing programme is "operating pretty much as we had hoped".
Daily Star
Image caption Meanwhile, the Daily Star is one of a small number of papers choosing not lead with the virus. Its top story is on a serial burglar who was caught and jailed after a pet parrot raised the alarm with its noisy squawks. The parrot - called Charlie - started squawking when the burglar entered a house in Monmouth in the middle of the night. Its owner got out of bed, went to investigate and saw the defendant behind the door.
Financial Times 2 June
Image caption The Financial Times reports Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg is "facing a backlash" from staff after refusing to take action over posts by US President Donald Trump. Last week, Twitter put a warning on one of Mr Trump's tweets about protests in the US, but Facebook has not touched the message. Mr Zuckerberg defended his position, saying the company was "an institution committed to free expression".
The Sun
Image caption And a showbiz story makes the front of the Sun, which reports Victoria Beckham has received nearly £1m since the Spice Girls reunion tour last year, despite her not taking part in the concerts. The paper says Posh Spice did not sing at the gigs but benefited from the renewed interest in the band, such as endorsements, licensing deals and merchandising.

The hostility towards the government's plans to impose a 14-day quarantine on people coming into the UK makes the front of the Daily Telegraph.

It reports the "troubled policy" has been championed by the prime minister's chief aide, Dominic Cummings, but he has lost the battle within the government and the measure could be phased out just weeks after being introduced.

Boris Johnson, it says, is now personally in favour of "air bridges" instead - allowing people to jet to and from low-risk countries.

According to the Times, up to 20 Conservative MPs are believed to oppose the quarantine plan, with tourism chiefs warning that it could put thousands of companies out of business.

The Sun says the measure will kill tourism and business arrivals, pointing out Gatwick Airport currently has just 23 passengers a day.

Meanwhile, the Daily Mail asks why Britain is imposing a quarantine, when other European countries are lifting theirs. Ministers insist their decisions have been based on the latest scientific advice.

Back to school

Many front page pictures try to capture the new reality faced by children as they returned to school in England.

"Small steps into a new normal," is the Daily Mirror's headline alongside a photo of a teacher wearing a protective mask and apron as she takes the temperature of a girl arriving for class.

The i newspaper shows children working on separate desks more than two metres apart.

The Telegraph describes how children had to practise "helicopter arms", rotating them to make sure no-one was too close to them.

It adds: "Teddy bears were placed in quarantine and there were no more playground games of It... welcome to school in post-lockdown Britain."

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Image caption Some pupils went back to school on Monday after 10 weeks

The Times says that concerned parents kept up to 60% of children who were eligible to return to primary school in England at home.

However, the Mail thinks this was "quite an achievement" in the face of what it describes as the "scaremongering of teaching unions and their cheerleaders on the Left".

The children who did attend are pictured socially distancing in the playground. In the Telegraph's Matt cartoon, a boy proudly shows his mum a star which has been pinned to his chest. "I got this for not joining in or sharing," he says.

"One metre is enough!" exclaims the Daily Mail on its front page. It reports on a study funded by the World Health Organisation that says there is roughly a 1.3% chance of contracting the virus when two metres away from an infected person.

However, says the Mail, if you halve this gap to one metre the risk is only raised to 2.6%. It says the findings will boost the plea from business to relax the social distancing rules.

The Sun suggests that adopting a one metre rule would pave the way for pubs to reopen, and it pictures what they could look like.

Its model suggests drinkers would have to follow a one-way system, bar staff would be behind perspex screens and only cashless payments would be accepted.

The Mirror warns that with no vaccine, sticking to the two metre rule is the best protection against an unseen deadly enemy.

The lockdown measures may have been eased, but the Times reports that traders at Camden Market in north London had a very slow start on Monday. By lunchtime, none of the stallholders who spoke to the paper had made a sale.

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The idea that a second wave of coronavirus could overwhelm the NHS faces serious questioning from Prof Hugh Pennington, one of the country's leading experts on bacteria.

Writing in the Telegraph he argues the notion comes almost entirely from the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic - and Covid 19 is very different. He also points out there has not yet been a second wave in China, South Korea or New Zealand.

Meanwhile, in an editorial, the Times argues that the NHS needs reform - even before the pandemic ends.

It says health service staff deserve praise for their work and sacrifices, but the crisis has highlighted several problems including rationing, outdated buildings which will prevent effective social distancing and staff shortages.

The paper believes some of the difficulties could be solved with more money - but it calls for radical change to the institution's structure, bringing health and social care together.

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Image caption People across the UK have applauded their health workers every Thursday during lockdown

The i newspaper's editor predicts the United States faces a "long, angry summer". Oliver Duff, like many other commentators, draws a comparison between the current unrest and the rioting that followed the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968.

The Guardian believes that against the backdrop of 100,000 coronavirus deaths a "dangerous" moment looms for America.

It says the chaotically handled pandemic and the economic fallout has already disproportionately affected African Americans - long before the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police.

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The green-fingered are being called upon to spot the next Japanese knotweed menace, according to the Telegraph.

It reports the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland wants keen gardeners to keep an eye on species which show signs of invasiveness, and report them using a special app.

The paper recalls how Japanese knotweed originated as an ornamental garden plant, before it started causing havoc to homes and waterways.

And if the lockdown's been enough to make you go grey, then there is hope in the Mail.

It covers an American study which found that hair can return to its natural colour - by putting an end to stress.

The authors found a man in his 30s saw his hair go back to being dark again, when he went on holiday for a couple weeks; while a 30-year-old woman who went grey when her marriage was ending returned to her normal colour once it was over. It prompts the paper to ask: "Could a divorce make your greys go away?"