Newspaper headlines: 'One million pupils stay home' as schools open and rules ease
"One million children set to stay off school today amid safety fears," is the headline on the Guardian's front page. The figure represents half of those who are expected to return to primary school in England on Monday when classes resume for selected year groups, the paper adds. The paper reports scepticism from parents, teaching unions and councils that schools are returning too soon.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that a significant risk remains of the virus"running out of control again", the paper reports. But Mr Raab has said that local lockdowns will be imposed if the public abuse new freedoms, the paper adds."We'll meat again," is the headline leading The Sun, as lockdown starts to ease from today.
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