Vigils ‘to defy’ ban and Easter jabs for over-40s

The Daily Telegraph says protesters heading to a vigil in memory of Sarah Everard in south London are “on a collision course” with police, after Scotland Yard insisted they would apply lockdown rules to stop the gathering.

The High Court on Friday refused to grant permission for the protest about women’s safety, but the paper says large numbers are still expected to attend.

It says one force has decided to allow safely distanced vigils – though it does not say which one.

She says this week has “joined the dots” between the everyday hassle suffered by women, and “the very worst case scenario” – and it must lead to a change.

It says the progress shown by official data has prompted calls for the lockdown to be lifted more quickly.

It says stocks are expected to more than double next week – what it calls a “bumper boost” to supplies.

The New Statesman offers a word of caution.

It says if a surge in supplies is coming, it will be both welcome and overdue.

It says a targeted campaign to reach the remaining unvaccinated elderly should greatly reduce any risk of any further wave of deaths.

Greensill fell into administration this week, and Mr Gupta’s firms – including Liberty Steel – relied heavily on its backing.

The FT says three different government guarantee schemes are affected, and reports that officials are now assessing whether the government has to stand behind the loans.

It says the figure for one scheme is hundreds of millions of pounds, much higher than previously known.

The Department for Business, and the company, declined to comment.

A tribunal found Richard Freeman ordered a banned substance knowing or believing it was to be used on a rider.

The paper calls the verdict “devastating”.

Senior figures have denied any involvement in doping, but the paper says that “like so much of what has tumbled out in 17 months of this hearing, there will be those who remain incredulous.”