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Newspaper headlines: 'Cruise ships and barges' to house migrants and 'fresh cash for NHS' Newspaper headlines: 'Cruise ships and barges' to house migrants and 'fresh cash for NHS'
(about 20 hours later)
"Ministers unveil plans to end hotel farce that's costing millions" says the Daily Mail as it reports on plans to house migrants on disused ships and ex-military bases. It reports sites include an Essex airfield and RAF Scampton - home to the Dambusters squadron in the Second World War. Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick told a Cabinet meeting that the total cost of housing migrants in hotels had reached more than £6m a day in total, according to the paper.
The Times also leads on new plans for housing migrants and says ministers hope the plan will deter Channel crossings. The paper says it has been told ministers have procured an "accommodation barge" capable of holding hundreds of migrants and it is being refitted. It adds the immigration minister is expected to confirm plans to transfer about 3,000 migrants from hotels to RAF bases. The Times also features a new portrait of the King in a "relaxed mood wearing a bracelet that signifies his work on climate change".
The Financial Times leads on health insiders claiming Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will give £3bn in fresh cash to the NHS to help fund a pay deal "that ministers hoped would create a 'snowball effect' to end the wave of public sector strikes. The Treasury confirmed to the paper the health department would get more money but denied a £3bn cash injection had been agreed to cover the £4bn cost of the higher-than-expected pay deal. It comes as health workers begin to vote in trade union ballots on the government's pay offer, the report explains.
The Daily Express leads with the "shocking loss of faith" in the NHS after a British Social Attitudes Survey report suggests only 29% of respondents are satisfied with the health service.
The Metro reports on a review finding repeated cases of bullying and a toxic environment at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) - one of England's largest NHS trusts. The paper quotes the report saying seniors leaders at the trust were "overzealous and coercive".
The lead story in The Daily Telegraph says that the looming ban on the sale of new petrol cars is in "chaos" after the EU watered down its own restrictions amid opposition from German carmakers. The paper says the EU will ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2035 but permit cars with internal combustion engines, as long as they burn carbon-neutral petrol alternatives. The Telegraph understands the British government is prepared to follow the EU's lead on allowing "e-fuels".
Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker features on the front of the i as it reports on the broadcaster winning a "landmark appeal" against HMRC, as a judge rules he did not avoid paying £4.9m in tax. The tax authority had pursued him over taxes on income from both the BBC and previous employer BT Sport, and argued he was an employee of both broadcasters. But a judge ruled Mr Lineker was a freelancer.
The Guardian reports its owner, the Scott Trust, has apologised for the role the newspaper's founders had in the transatlantic slave trade. The Trust said it will invest millions of pounds into a decade-long programme of restorative justice. Independent academic research revealed John Edward Taylor, who founded the Guardian in 1821, had links to cotton plantations through the textile industry.
"It's lovely to embrace David's daughter into our family," the wife of Sir David Jason has said after he revealed he has discovered a daughter he did not know he had. Lady Gill White tells the paper it was a "shock" to discover Sir David had another child 52-years-ago but she felt "very supportive" towards the pair.
"Don't call us boffins" headlines the Daily Star as it reports "boffin" falling out of favour with scientists at the Institute of Physics.
The Times reports that ministers have procured an "accommodation barge" capable of holding hundreds of migrants, which is being refitted. It quotes a government source as saying the giant barge would have a "deterrent effect" on people crossing the Channel illegally. The Daily Mail says former cruise ships will also be used - as well as old RAF bases. It says the plans will end what it calls the "hotel farce" that is costing taxpayers millions of pounds every day. According to the Guardian, cruise ships could be registered as hotels rather than detention centres - to get round possible legal challenges.The Times reports that ministers have procured an "accommodation barge" capable of holding hundreds of migrants, which is being refitted. It quotes a government source as saying the giant barge would have a "deterrent effect" on people crossing the Channel illegally. The Daily Mail says former cruise ships will also be used - as well as old RAF bases. It says the plans will end what it calls the "hotel farce" that is costing taxpayers millions of pounds every day. According to the Guardian, cruise ships could be registered as hotels rather than detention centres - to get round possible legal challenges.
The online Independent focuses on the plight of an Afghan pilot facing deportation to Rwanda - after fleeing the Taliban and arriving in a small boat because he could find no safe and legal route. The Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood, tells the paper the case shows there is "no functioning process" allowing Afghans to apply for asylum and "this is not who we are as a nation".The online Independent focuses on the plight of an Afghan pilot facing deportation to Rwanda - after fleeing the Taliban and arriving in a small boat because he could find no safe and legal route. The Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood, tells the paper the case shows there is "no functioning process" allowing Afghans to apply for asylum and "this is not who we are as a nation".
The Daily Telegraph reports that a British ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars scheduled for 2030 has been "thrown into chaos" after Brussels watered down its own restrictions, in response to opposition from German carmakers. The paper says the EU will ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2035 but permit cars with internal combustion engines, as long as they burn carbon-neutral petrol alternatives.The Daily Telegraph reports that a British ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars scheduled for 2030 has been "thrown into chaos" after Brussels watered down its own restrictions, in response to opposition from German carmakers. The paper says the EU will ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2035 but permit cars with internal combustion engines, as long as they burn carbon-neutral petrol alternatives.
A former RAF base in Wethersfield is expected to be used to house asylum seekersA former RAF base in Wethersfield is expected to be used to house asylum seekers
According to the Financial Times, the chancellor is to pump more money into the NHS to fund a new pay deal for health workers - but hopes of an agreement to end strikes by teachers have descended into acrimony. The papers quotes health insiders claiming that Jeremy Hunt will put £3bn pounds into the NHS. It says the Treasury confirmed that the health department would receive more money but denied that amount had already been agreed. The paper says teaching unions now want Mr Hunt to show the same willingness to fund a classroom pay offer as he did with the NHS.According to the Financial Times, the chancellor is to pump more money into the NHS to fund a new pay deal for health workers - but hopes of an agreement to end strikes by teachers have descended into acrimony. The papers quotes health insiders claiming that Jeremy Hunt will put £3bn pounds into the NHS. It says the Treasury confirmed that the health department would receive more money but denied that amount had already been agreed. The paper says teaching unions now want Mr Hunt to show the same willingness to fund a classroom pay offer as he did with the NHS.
The Daily Mail says the future looks bleak for Royal Mail after bosses warned industrial action by workers could lead to the firm's collapse. It predicts the government will step in - adding that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would not want the demise of the postal service to happen on his watch. The Daily Mirror says Royal Mail should be re-nationalised if what it calls hard-line bosses put the service into some form of administration.The Daily Mail says the future looks bleak for Royal Mail after bosses warned industrial action by workers could lead to the firm's collapse. It predicts the government will step in - adding that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would not want the demise of the postal service to happen on his watch. The Daily Mirror says Royal Mail should be re-nationalised if what it calls hard-line bosses put the service into some form of administration.
The Guardian leads on the apology by the paper's owner, the Scott Trust, for the role its founders had in trans-Atlantic slavery. The Trust is expected to spend more than £10m on a decade-long programme of restorative justice. In its editorial column, the paper says it has begun a "reckoning with its history" and others - individuals, institutions and states - should follow.The Guardian leads on the apology by the paper's owner, the Scott Trust, for the role its founders had in trans-Atlantic slavery. The Trust is expected to spend more than £10m on a decade-long programme of restorative justice. In its editorial column, the paper says it has begun a "reckoning with its history" and others - individuals, institutions and states - should follow.
Finally the Telegraph reports that the King is expected to dine with his German cousins during his first state visit to the country as monarch, and it is thought likely that he will refer to his German ancestry in a speech at a state banquet this evening. The Times features a new portrait of the King in what it calls "a relaxed mood" and wearing a bracelet that signifies his work on climate change.Finally the Telegraph reports that the King is expected to dine with his German cousins during his first state visit to the country as monarch, and it is thought likely that he will refer to his German ancestry in a speech at a state banquet this evening. The Times features a new portrait of the King in what it calls "a relaxed mood" and wearing a bracelet that signifies his work on climate change.
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