The Papers: \'Holiday chaos\' and \'plan to cut quarantine\'

Newspaper headlines: 'Holiday chaos' and 'plan to cut quarantine'

By BBC News Staff
Daily Mirror front page
Image caption The fallout from the change to the quarantine rules - which mean travellers returning to the UK from Spain must now self-isolate for 14 days - continues to dominate the front pages. "Quarantine shambles" and "holiday chaos" is what the Daily Mirror is calling it, saying some 14 million Brits will now "shun foreign trips". It adds that "staycations" could boost the UK economy by £3.7bn.
The Telegraph front page
Image caption The Daily Telegraph claims the government is hoping to announce plans to cut quarantine to 10 days for people arriving from countries with high levels of coronavirus. Under the policy, the paper says arrivals would need to take a test for the virus eight days after arriving, and if they tested negative they could come out of self-isolation two days later.
Daily Express front page
Image caption "Millions of summer holidays ruined" is the Daily Express' take. It says the government has told anyone travelling abroad now that they "do so at their own risk".
Daily Star front page
Image caption It's a similar theme in the Daily Star, which says many more Brits are facing "summer holiday misery". It features a mocked up picture of Boris Johnson dressed as a clown at passport control on its front page.
Daily Mail front page
Image caption The Daily Mail says the quarantine rules have left "dreams of a summer getaway for millions of families were hanging in the balance". It also describes the government's move as "a huge blow" to the tourism industry at home and abroad.
i front page
Image caption The headline in the i newspaper refers to Downing Street's comment that "no travel is risk free". There was a row between the Department for Transport and No 10 over the government's change in policy, according to the paper.
The Times front page
Image caption The Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez is quoted in the Times as saying that Britain had made an "error" as infections in most regions were lower than in the UK. He said talks were continuing to try to make the UK government "change its mind".
Metro front page
Image caption The Metro reports that "only one person" has been fined by police for breaching the requirement to self-isolate after arriving from abroad. It says separate figures from the UK Border Force show that as of 10 July the agency had penalised only three people over quarantine.
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Image caption Europe is "bracing for a second wave" of Covid-19 after new outbreaks, claims the Guardian. The paper says it raises the prospect of new restrictions being introduced "at a time when millions of people are travelling across the continent for their summer holidays".
Financial Times front page
Image caption And the US dollar falling to a two-year low is the focus for the Financial Times. It says the drop comes amid "deep unease over the US economic recovery in the face of what is still an accelerating coronavirus health crisis in the country".

As the papers digest the UK decision to extend the UK quarantine rules to Spain's islands, the Daily Telegraph reports that the government is finalising plans to test arrivals from high-risk countries, and to allow those who return a negative result to leave self-isolation after 10 days.

Germany, says the Guardian, is already introducing mandatory testing for travellers returning from coronavirus hotspots, following a spike in new cases there.

The Daily Star describes the new travel restrictions for Spain's islands as a "hot mess", saying that people who only travelled on "the government say-so" risk losing money and their livelihoods due to a ministerial U-turn.

The i argues that the government made the correct decision, and "were right not to delay". It reveals the policy change "sparked an internal row" between No 10 and the Department for Transport, with Health Secretary Matt Hancock stepping in to make the final call.

For the Sun, it's a "disastrous" overreaction, which has left holidaymakers caught in the middle of the "pandemonium" that the government has unleashed.

The Independent digital newspaper says hotels in Spain have offered to pay for tests for foreign tourists "in a bid to lure back visitors".

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Meanwhile, the union representing immigration staff tells the Metro there's "virtually no enforcement" of the quarantine rules - with only four people in England and Wales having been fined by the police or Border Force.

The Daily Mirror casts a positive light on the situation, predicting the measure could boost the UK economy by £3.7bn, as people choose to holiday closer to home. It says bookings for British campsites and caravan parks have doubled, year-on-year.

The Daily Express says the news "should be celebrated" - and says what's needed now is "a British heatwave to recoup our flagging morale - and some of the joys of a summer holiday".

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Image caption Boris Johnson has not yet revealed the "clear plan" he promised for social care 12 months ago

A report in the Guardian suggests responsibility for social care could be taken away from councils in England and handed to the NHS. The paper says Downing Street is considering the proposal to "honour Boris Johnson's pledge to fix the crisis in social care".

The move, it adds, would boost the health service budget to £150bn. The Department of Health and Social Care denies it has plans to merge the two public services.

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The Daily Mail leads a clarion call for Britain to "get back to work", revealing that dozens of the country's largest employers intend to keep their staff working remotely until next year.

The paper names some of the firms - among them RBS, BP and Microsoft - accusing them of "letting fear keep UK plc locked down". Conservative MPs, small businesses and city centre pubs urge the government to send a strong message that it's safe to return to the office.

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And the origin of body odour has been sniffed out by scientists in York, who have uncovered the enzyme responsible for producing our natural aroma.

The Times says they hope to find a molecule that will disable the enzyme, while leaving other, friendly bacteria intact - leading to a new form of deodorant "that prevents pong at its source".

The paper says that would be "a momentous discovery" for boys hitting puberty.