Daily Express
Bosses and landlords who help illegal migrants work and live in Britain are set to be hit with much steeper fines as the government attempts to dispel the UK’s reputation as a “soft touch” on illegal migration, according to the Daily Express.
Daily Mirror
The Daily Mirror reports that 74% of Britons support calls for tougher sentences for the owners of dangerous and out-of-control dogs, according to a poll conducted by the paper.
The Times
The government is looking at Ascension Island in the South Atlantic as an alternative to Rwanda as a place to send migrants who illegally enter Britain. The British Overseas Territory is 4,000 miles away from the UK.
The Guardian
The Guardian reports that MPs have allegedly earned £10m from second jobs over the past year.
The Daily Telegraph
Businesses that hire illegal migrants are set to face drastically increased fines according to The Daily Telegraph, with the paper reporting they’re trebling to a maximum of £60,000 per illegal employee.
Daily Mail
Ministers are drawing up plans to fly migrants who illegally enter Britain to the British Overseas Territory of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic if the government’s current plan to send them to Rwanda fails, according to the Daily Mail.
Daily Star
The Daily Star leads on comments from former Star Trek actor William Shatner dismissing claims that aliens had visited planet Earth. The paper claims to know that Mr Shatner, who played Captain James T Kirk in the sci-fi show, is incorrect.
i
A secret UK lab’s plan to prevent a potential bird flu pandemic by developing vaccines against an as yet unknown pathogen dubbed “Disease X” is the top story in the i.
Financial Times
The Financial Times leads on the news that companies in Europe have directly lost at least €100bn (£86bn) as a result of the war in Ukraine, with energy firms the most affected.
Metro
The news that Labour has confirmed that they, like the government, would use barges to house migrants arriving in Britain should they win the next election is Metro’s splash.
