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The emergence of an email from a Downing Street official inviting dozens of staff to drinks in the Number 10 garden during the first lockdown, "to make the most of the lovely weather", makes the lead for most of the papers.

The says it was an "Invite to do what you like", while the has the headline: "Enough Boris! You must end "partygate" farce now!"

The is "Boris rocked by new party revelations".

says Number 10 has previously tried to justify Downing Street's lockdown parties as work meetings, but this email punctures that defence.

quotes a "senior Tory insider" as saying: "The rules were not just tweaked but snapped in half".

and the lead on moves to cut - from seven days to five days - the self-isolation period for fully vaccinated people in England who test positive for Covid.

The Times says Mr Johnson has piled pressure on his scientific advisers to make the reduction after the UK Health Security Agency admitted it had misread guidance from the US when it opposed a change.

According to the Telegraph, Health Secretary Sajid Javid is said to be "frustrated" by the situation, and it now looks all but certain that the guidance will be changed, amid concerns that lengthy isolation periods are crippling key sectors.

The reports that ministers are increasingly optimistic that many of the Covid restrictions that were introduced in England in response to the Omicron variant will end on 26 January - when they are due for review.

The says Mr Johnson is being urged to prioritise dropping the work-from-home guidance in an effort to boost economic growth.

But warns that low take-up rates of the booster jab could delay the lifting of restrictions.

It says the jabs have plummeted from a million a day at Christmas to around 140,000, putting at risk an early end to the measures.

There's strong criticism of the Australian government in the leader columns after Novak Djokovic won his appeal against deportation over Covid vaccination rules.

The describes the affair as a "complete shambles". Shouldn't the authorities have decided whether they wanted him in their country before he arrived? it asks.

The says the authorities have turned him into a poster boy for "all sorts of Covid cranks".

For the , the episode has cast an unflattering light on Australia's Covid policy.

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Finally, reports that restaurants and cafes are facing a ban on giving out sachets of sauce and will have to find eco-friendly alternatives.

It says single-use plastic packets for red and brown sauces, mayo, salad cream and vinegar are to be outlawed.

It quotes an ally of Environment Secretary George Eustice as saying there's no reason why most restaurants can't use big bottles.