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The Papers: Police warn on early release and 'le rip-off'

Image caption, A range of stories feature on Monday's front pages. "Police warn early release will force patrol cuts," reads the headline of the Daily Telegraph. It reports a senior officer is suggesting there will be fewer neighbourhood officers as the government's early release of some inmates in England and Wales creates extra pressure for forces. Also on the Telegraph front, Prime Minister Andy Burnham is pictured in Dover where he has vowed to be "relentless" in tackling small boat crossings by migrants, as Reform UK pledges it would use use the Royal Navy to make the English Channel "impenetrable" if it were in government.

Image caption, "Le rip-off" is the headline of the Sun as it says that while the PM makes his vow in Dover, France is billing the UK £8,000 "for every migrant they turn back" from attempts to cross the channel.

Image caption, According to the the Daily Mirror, Prince Harry is hoping for a public reunion with the King at next year's Invictus Games. Its headline reads "Dad, let the world see us together".

Image caption, Education Secretary Lucy Powell is signalling plans for "big changes" in the school curriculum in England, reports the Times. She tells the paper schools have been in a "straitjacket" of prioritising academic subjects, leading to many young people being "left behind", with a million currently not in training or work. But Conservative peer Baroness Spielman tells the paper that Labour risks creating a "false choice" between academic and technical subjects.

Image caption, Polling by the i Paper suggests two-thirds of people back a wealth tax on assets worth more than £10m". It says the tax would affect 1,000 households and raise £10bn a year.

Image caption, The Guardian reports on farmers who say that the UK is facing food shortages due to drought. It carries an image of a windmill in a field "seared by the heat" in Warwickshire.

Image caption, The Daily Mail leads with a call from the Conservatives to Andy Burnham to "scrap 'disastrous' pro-union strike laws". The Mail also highlights an article on what it describes as the "plot" to get David Beckham his "knighthood".

Image caption, The Daily Express says an investigation by the paper has found 1,500 convicted foreign criminals have been living in taxpayer-funded asylum accommodation instead of being deported.

Image caption, "Tanks for nothing" writes Metro as it says "soaring prices at pump see thieves flee forecourts". They are taking £200,000 of petrol every day, it reports.

Image caption, The Financial Times reports that US companies are making "rock solid" profits despite consumers' struggle with costs.

Image caption, Fifa President Gianni Infantino is a "dead duck" following the row over attempts to sell stakes in competitions to private investments, an anonymous insider tells the Daily Star. He "looks certain to be ousted", it adds.

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