What the papers say – May 5
Calls for an end to “witch hunts” against former military personnel and a dire outlook for Labour in Hartlepool are among an assortment of stories on the nation’s front pages.
The Daily Telegraph, Daily Express and the Daily Mail lead on ministers being told to stop witch hunts against veterans following the acquittal of two former paratroopers over the murder 50 years ago of an IRA gunman.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Now stop Troubles veterans witch hunt'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 4, 2021
Tomorrow's front page: End the cruel hounding of all our veterans#tomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/g1eKnc3QHC
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) May 4, 2021
Wednesday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/fB8AkYnt8q
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) May 4, 2021
Elsewhere, data has revealed a collapse in support for Labour, with only 40% of past backers likely to vote for the party’s candidate in Thursday’s Hartlepool byelection, according to The Guardian.
Guardian front page, Wednesday 5 May 2021: Labour alarm as party data points to collapse in support pic.twitter.com/9chaCl0OQg
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) May 4, 2021
And the party’s leader Sir Keir Starmer is “under fire” due to the polling which predicts a “historic loss” in Hartlepool, says The Independent.
Wednesday’s INDEPENDENT Digital: “Starmer under fire as poll predicts historic loss” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/opgLGEOH6z
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) May 4, 2021
In pandemic news, people older than 50 will be offered a third coronavirus jab before winter, according to The Times.
Wednesday’s TIMES: “Over-50s to be offered third jab before winter” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/Mwano4naOK
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) May 4, 2021
The i splashes on the UK’s “green list” for holiday destinations being released this Friday as the Foreign Office unexpectedly relaxes some travel advice.
Wednesday's front page: UK holiday list is out Friday https://t.co/7krhF63f7d pic.twitter.com/DDoEtZ7dQL
— i newspaper (@theipaper) May 4, 2021
Meanwhile, Metro leads on the trial of a policeman on murder and manslaughter charges over the death of former Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson.
Wednesday's front page:
TASERED 'FOR 33 SECONDS'#TomorrowsPapersToday #bbcpapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/ECqowDXWC0
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) May 4, 2021
The Daily Mirror leads on two “gas blast heroes” who rescued a 99-year-old woman after her “house exploded”.
Tomorrow's front page: Gas blast heroes rescue gran, 99 #tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/FUqeyHmo4f pic.twitter.com/l9Kn7Wq7lg
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) May 4, 2021
The Financial Times says US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen fuelled a sell-off of tech shares by raising the prospect of interest rate rises.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, international edition, Wednesday 5 May https://t.co/tVo2mw9jRn pic.twitter.com/9gwCUhFaVS
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 4, 2021
And the Daily Star leads on news from Nasa that humanity has “no chance of surviving an asteroid collision”.
Tomorrow's front page: Break it to us gently, NASA! #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/XNDVi6NRYh pic.twitter.com/sw3BVwIXTz
— Daily Star (@dailystar) May 4, 2021