'One in, one out and back in again' and 'teen killer unmasked'
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"It's one in, one out and back in again!" for the Daily Express as it says a migrant sent to France - under the prime minister's immigration scheme - has returned to the UK "on a small boat". Tories have branded the news a "farce" says the Express, adding the return is "making a mockery of Sir Keir Starmer's 'one in, one out' deal with France.
The Daily Telegraph also goes with "one in, one out then back in again" for its top line calling it a "major embarrassment to Sir Keir Starmer". In other front page news, Jim Gamble, a former police chief "lined up to lead" the national inquiry into grooming gangs has withdrawn his candidacy.
Metro carries the same headline as the Express and Telegraph, calling it a "bizarre twist in Starmer's migrant plan". The face of "schoolboy Harvey's killer" is also seen on the front page, as 15-year-old Mohammed Umar Khan has been sentenced to life for the murder of Harvey Willgoose.
The Independent also echoes many of today's fronts with "small boats farce: one in, one out... and back in!" as its main headline. The PM's flagship policy is "in chaos", it says as the "day of humiliation begins with another dawn crossing".
The Daily Mail dubs the migrant scheme "le farce" as it reports a man who has returned to the UK made his second Channel crossing "just 29 days after he was kicked out of the country".
For The Sun, it says "come again?" as it reports on the migrants who have returned. A shot of a dinghy filled with people attempting to cross the Channel takes up much of its front page. The paper quotes Reform UK leader Nigel Farage who says "illegals are laughing at us".
The Daily Mirror goes with "unmasked" for its main headline. The front page is dominated by the newly-released photos of the 15-year-old who fatally stabbed teenager Harvey Willgoose in February.
The Guardian leads with the latest on the grooming gang inquiry calling Jim Gamble's exit "fresh turmoil". He was the only remaining candidate to chair the inquiry, it writes. A photo of three men in hard hats each carrying a toddler is the paper's lead image - taken in Ukraine, the paper says, after a Kharkiv nursery was hit in a "wave of Russian airstrikes".
The Times also tops with the grooming inquiry, as it reports "victims say minister should quit". Four survivors who quit the inquiry panel said they would only return if Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips steps down. The paper reports survivors have sent a letter to the home secretary saying Phillips is "unfit" to oversee the process. Phillips has denied claims the government is seeking to dilute the focus of the inquiry, insisting its scope will be "laser-focused".
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been "urged" to raise income tax "as Labour Budget splits emerge" according to The i Paper. A "bold move" is what senior Labour figures argue will "help fix the UK public finances - and raise £22bn next month".
The Financial Times also headlines on the chancellor, as "lawyers and accountants rail against Reeves' plans for tax raid on partners". The paper says they argue the "raid would hit a cornerstone of the economy".
There's a "traitor at the Beeb" writes the Star, as "celeb circles are awash" with spoilers for the Traitors finale. It claims TV chiefs are "battling to keep result under wraps".
The return of a migrant to the UK on a small boat, who'd already been sent back to France under the government's "one in, one out" scheme, is the lead for many. "Le Farce", external, declares The Daily Mail. The Daily Express, external and The Daily Telegraph, external's headlines both say: "One in, one out...and back in again!". The Telegraph carries reaction from Reform UK's leader, Nigel Farage; it quotes him as saying that the policy is "an abject failure, external". The paper also carries comment from the Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch. She says that the government is "too weak to take the tough decisions to secure our borders". Writing in The Sun, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood pledges to "act quicker" to deport illegal migrants, external.
The Guardian, external reports on research which suggests that one in 12 secondary school pupils is put into an isolation room at least once a week. The paper says the study from the University of Manchester showed that children with special educational needs were more than twice as likely to be put in isolation, as were pupils who identified as LGBTQ+. It reports researchers as saying that their work showed the practice was "more widespread and harmful than parents or school leaders realise".
Women over 40 will be asked questions about the menopause during routine NHS check-ups for the first time, external, The Daily Mail reports. The paper says it's hoped the move will raise awareness of the symptoms so more women recognise the signs. The paper quotes Health Secretary Wes Streeting as saying that many women have been left to "navigate" menopause alone, because of an "outdated health system that fails to acknowledge how serious it can be".
The Independent reports on a collaboration between Agatha Christie's detectives Miss Marple, and Hercule Poirot and the Mr Men and Little Miss books, external. "Little Miss Marple, Muddle at the Vicarage" and "Mr Poirot, Mischief on the Nile" are published today. They were commissioned by Adam Hargreaves, whose father Roger, was behind the original Mr Men series.
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