The Times reports on Home Office forecasts for net migration, external, and suggestions the annual figure will be closer to 525,000 in 2028 - above the 340,000 level expected by the government. Most of the papers cover yesterday's guilty verdict of the two men who cut down the world famous Sycamore Gap tree near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland in 2023. "Sycamorons" declares the Daily Star,, external while the Daily Mirror reads: "Mindless", external. The Sun runs with "Saw" - spelt S-A-W - "losers" for its headline. Its editorial goes on to say "boneheaded" and "nihilistic stupidity" requires no further analysis, and instead turns to the encouraging news that the stump of the Sycamore Gap tree has shown signs of regrowth.
