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A new bilateral deal announced at the end of French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit pledges a pilot “one in, one out” returns scheme: the UK will return around 2,600 irregular Channel migrants per year to France, matched by accepting an equal number of asylum seekers with strong UK ties.

Thursday’s newspapers have a real mix of headlines this morning! Several newspapers led with Christian Horner’s removal as Red Bull’s F1 team principal after he faced accusations of inappropriate behaviour at work.

There is coverage of the Lionesses’ thrashing of the Dutch in last night’s Euro 2025, with the newspapers praising the performance of the entire team.

Coverage of Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the UK continues to find space on the front pages, with the press picking apart a plan to return migrants who have crossed the channel in small boats.

A handful of other standalone stories make up the rest of the front page coverage, with a doctor’s strike on the horizon and updates on the Southport killings.

Thursday’s headlines report on Emmanuel Macron’s three-day state visit to the UK, as a migrant returns deal is set to be struck between France and the UK. Under the plans, for every migrant sent back, France would send an asylum seeker to the UK – possibly one with a family connection to Britain.

The English media assesses England’s Lionesses’ performance last night as they thrashed the Dutch to get their Euro campaign up and running, after a 2-1 loss to France in their opening game.

A five-day doctors’ strike has been confirmed, causing concern for a difficult summer ahead for the NHS. Tens of thousands of appointments are set to be cancelled as doctors demand a 29% pay rise to reverse real-terms pay cuts since 2008–09.

Resident doctors in England will launch a five-day strike from 25 July, after voting in favour through the British Medical Association (BMA).

England’s Lionesses bounced back in style at UEFA Women’s Euro 2025, thrashing the Netherlands 4–0 in a must‑win group stage clash.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed on a new deal targeting small-boat Channel crossings during Macron’s state visit to the UK.

Christian Horner has said his sacking as F1 Red Bull’s team principal came as a “shock” during an emotional farewell speech, in a ruthless bit of business by the Red Bull team.

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