Newspaper headlines: 'Bloodbath' fears in Gaza and 'King bonds with Fergie'

British firms are "giving up" on British workers, according to the lead in the Daily Telegraph. The paper has heard from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, which says that the number of firms registering to become "sponsors" to hire from abroad has doubled in the past two years. It says that the rising number of UK workers "dropping out" of the jobs market since the pandemic is one reason businesses are increasingly looking abroad. The increase in people claiming out-of-work benefits, it reports, is another. It says the chancellor is under pressure to cut taxes to make work more attractive, and quotes a government spokesman as saying it "was clear" that migration was not the long term solution to growing the economy.

In an interview with The Times, the prime minister tells the paper he wants to reward people who work hard with tax cuts and he promises that the future "is going to be better". He also says he has told Tory rebels, and those who have written him off, that he is "totally up for the fight" in the forthcoming election, with economic competence at the centre of his campaign.

The Express reveals that Boris Johnson is considering what role he could play in helping the Tories win. The paper says the former prime minister is "seriously considering" making a comeback to front-line politics after "pleas" from the party. It says Science Minister Andrew Griffith was the first member of government to support his comeback, with another Tory MP insisting Mr Johnson would win them the election if he "hit the campaign trail".

The Mail carries claims that Iran is recruiting British Muslims on pilgrimages in the Middle East to spy on Jewish people - or critics of the Tehran regime - when they return home. It says the claims have come from Israeli and British officials. The paper says that experts have also warned that some Iranians who come to study at universities in the UK on state scholarships, are also spies.

President Biden's "memory lapses" make the front page of the i newspaper, after an official report revealed concerns about his ability to recall events and names. Its headline says they "open the door for Trump to return as US president". The paper also quotes a former British ambassador to Washington - Peter Westmacott - as saying that the UK remains more concerned about Mr Trump's potential return than Mr Biden's memory problems.

There's no room on the Mirror's front page for news of Prince Harry's victory yesterday against its owners in his phone hacking case. But the paper does report a source as saying that his father, King Charles, and the Duchess of York are supporting each other in their battles with cancer, having "exchanged letters". Sarah Ferguson announced last month that she had skin cancer.

And the Sun claims an exclusive with its front page splash revealing that the television presenter Ant McPartlin is going to be a dad for the first time at the age of forty-eight. It reports that Ant - who presents alongside Declan Donnelly - has told the cast of Britain's Got Talent the news, and that the baby is due in June.

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