Newspaper headlines: 'Work out to help out' call and 'jobs hell'

Image caption "You'd better shape up", is the instruction on the front of Metro to readers who have been taking it easy during lockdown. Reporting on the reopening on gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres, it says the country can "get back in shape at last". Image caption The Times borrows Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden's call to "work out to help out" for its headline, adding that cricket can resume this weekend and amateur football as soon as guidelines are agreed. The paper also says the prime minister intends to ban promotions on unhealthy food after coronavirus convinced him action on obesity was needed. Image caption The public is being given the chance to get "match fit to beat the virus", says the i newspaper, also quoting the culture secretary. But it says the UK's finances will take longer to recover, with economists warning the country will be paying back the cost of fighting the pandemic for decades. Image caption Salons are the focus of the Daily Telegraph's front page, as they reopen from Monday and "normality edges closer" - words from Mr Dowden that give the paper its headline. It says there is also a "chink of light" for theatres as the government begins "trials of indoor performances with limited audiences". Image caption "They've sunk our cruises", cries the Daily Mail, however. As other businesses reopen, the paper says the Foreign Office has warned against all travel on cruise ships - a "dramatic intervention" that is a "huge blow" to the travel industry. Image caption The Daily Mirror reports on what it calls the "jobs hell at High St icons" as Boots, Burger King and John Lewis announce they are cutting staff. The paper says it brings job losses since the coronavirus crisis began to more than 150,000. Image caption Chancellor Rishi Sunak is "under fire" over the job cuts, says the FT. It reports that an influential think tank criticised his £30bn package to avert job losses as "poorly targeted". Image caption The Guardian's lead story takes a wider view, reporting concerns from the World Health Organization that the pandemic is accelerating across the globe. The WHO's head said it has yet to reach its peak and the virus is not under control in most of the world, the paper reports. Image caption "A kick in the teeth!" is the verdict of the Daily Express on the BBC's decision to go ahead with ending free TV licences for most over-75s. The paper says BBC bosses were accused of "fleecing" pensioners. Image caption And the Daily Star leads with the news that one in five Britons report worse eyesight since lockdown - "coronavision" from too much screen time, it speculates. The paper says it recalls the plight of the prime minister's adviser, Dominic Cummings, who claimed he drove to Barnard Castle to test his poor vision. "Didn't see that Cumming" is the headline.

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