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Newspaper headlines: Rwanda flights 'by July' and Huw Edwards resigns


The headline in the Metro reads: "PM: We fly in July".
The headline in the Times reads: "Detentions can start in days under Rwanda law".
The Times says the government has already chartered planes that would enable flights to get off the ground in 10 to 12 weeks and that the prime minister wants to see a "regular rhythm of multiple flights every month" over the summer and beyond. [BBC]
The headline in the Mail reads: "Enough is enough! We're ready for Rwanda lift-off".
"We're ready for Rwanda lift-off", reads the headline in the Daily Mail. The paper says migrants will "soon be detained ahead of deportation" and quotes the prime minister calling the preparations for the flights "one of the most complex operational endeavours the Home Office has carried out". [BBC]
The headline in the i reads: "Rwanda plan won't work, Tory critics tell Sunak".
The headline in the Guardian reads: "Met police chief praises conduct of officer in antisemitism row".
The headline in the Express reads: "Scandal-hit BBC's Huw Edwards quite on 'medical advice'."
The headline in the Mirror reads: "Jill Dando exclusive: Face of a killer".
The headline in the Financial Times reads: "FTSE 100 closes at record high after weakened sterling boosts valuations".
The headline in the Star reads: "Britain's hardest psycho seagull".
And the Daily Star says a seagull that has been on a "rampage" stealing people's chips in Liverpool has been crowned the country's "hardest psycho seagull". [BBC]

The Rwanda bill features on many of the front pages. Flight of Fantasy? is the question posed by the headline in the Independent - which carries a warning from MPs that flights to Rwanda will remain grounded - despite the bill - because of legal challenges.

The Telegraph reminds readers that Rishi Sunak has pledged a regular "drum beat" of multiple flights every month through the "summer and beyond" once the scheme is operational.

The vote is read out in the House of Common
Many of the papers cover the parliamentary battle over the Rwanda bill [PA Media]

The Guardian's lead is an interview with Sir Mark Rowley - the Metropolitan Police commissioner - in which he praises what he calls the "professional conduct" of the officer at the centre of an antisemitism row with the activist Gideon Falter at a pro-Palestinian march last weekend. Sir Mark also tells the paper that police at other protests had been "set up" by activists using "fakery" to undermine the force.

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The Times reports evidence presented to its own Crime and Justice Commission that organised crime gangs are infiltrating jails by getting associates recruited as prison officers. It has spoken to the former chief inspector of prisons - Nick Hardwick - who says governors have told him that criminals are "placing" people in jail to distribute drugs and oversee other illegal activities.

"Face of a Killer" is the headline in the Mirror. It carries a photo of Milorad Ulemek - a Serbian assassin who is serving 40 years in jail - and who bears what the paper says is a "striking resemblance" to a man wanted for questioning in relation to the murder of the TV presenter Jill Dando, in 1999.

It reports that a facial comparison expert found that the image of "Man X" - taken from a CCTV clip from near Ms Dando's home - had a similar mouth, chin and hairline to Ulemek - which has led to calls for police to investigate a possible link.

BBC presenter Huw Edwards
BBC presenter Huw Edwards is featured on many of the front pages [PA Media]

Many of the front pages picture the BBC presenter Huw Edwards whose resignation from the corporation was announced on Monday - after allegations of inappropriate behaviour were made against him last summer.

The Sun - which published the initial story - has spoken again to the family of the young person involved. They have told the paper they are worried that because Mr Edwards has resigned they might not get the answers they "so desperately" need.

The Star claims to have found Britain's "hardest" seagull. The paper says it's nicknamed The Boss - and has been on the rampage in Liverpool stealing people's chippy teas.


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