What the Sunday papers say

SUNDAY EXPRESS

THE number of people claiming benefits will hit 3 million for the first time in more than 30 years due to the coronavirus, official data is expected to show this Thursday. OPRO, the supplier of mouthguards to the England rugby union team, is to ramp up production of PPE to help Britain emerge from lockdown. UK PLC would have to spend approximately £3.7billion to get offices fit for staff to return, according to estimates from Where The Trade Buys.

SUNDAY TIMES

VIRGIN Atlantic is set to announce a £1billion rescue deal to prop up the struggling airline – without an injection of taxpayers’ money. A CHINESE-BACKED plan to build small nuclear reactors in Britain has been snubbed, in the latest sign of the chill in Anglo-Sino relations.

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

THE rail industry is bracing for full nationalisation as private forecasts show passenger numbers will not return to pre-pandemic levels for at least five years.

OBSERVER

RISHI SUNAK said things are looking up, but the Office for Budget Responsibility has less faith in a fast rebound.