The Papers: 'Net migration almost halves' and 'Paint the town claret'

"SpaceX, OpenAl and Anthropic IPOs [Initial Public Offerings] to trigger Wall Street trading frenzy" is the Financial Times' pb story, describing the lawsuit arsenic "blockbuster listings". The IPO for Elon Musk's Space X steadfast "is expected to beryllium the largest connected record", the insubstantial writes, creating a "trillionaire" imaginable for the Tesla tycoon. It besides reports "net migration astir halves to lowest since 2021" for the UK, based connected the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics.

"The fig of other radical surviving successful the UK has fallen to its lowest level this period – with 171,000 much arriving than leaving" is the Metro's apical story. While Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood "hailed the fall", the insubstantial writes that Reform UK MP Robert Jenrick refers to 75,000 Britons aged 16 to 34 leaving the UK arsenic "[Prime Minister Sir Keir] Starmer's exodus".

"London politician blocks Met's AI deal" is the Guardian's lead, reporting that "controversial US tech institution Palantir has been blocked by Sadiq Khan", successful a woody billed astatine £50m to usage AI tech "to automate quality investigation successful transgression investigations". According to the paper, "the mayor's bureau said determination had been a "clear and superior breach" of procurement" portion Scotland Yard says the determination is "disappointing". Photographs showing Aston Villa's celebrations besides capable the beforehand page, with the insubstantial penning "paint the municipality claret" arsenic "Birmingham welcomes backmost victorious Villa" pursuing their Europa League win.

The Daily Express leads with a photograph of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham wearing moving cogwheel connected a pavement, adjacent to the headline: "Stop moving distant from the Brexit question Andy!" Burnham is Labour's campaigner successful the forthcoming by-election successful Makerfield.

"Five arrested aft claims fake assembly candidates were connected ballot to marque definite Labour's antheral got in," the Daily Mail writes. "Greater Manchester Police confirmed the arrests of 4 men and a pistillate 'on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud' successful the lead-up to Tameside assembly elections connected May 7," it says. It notes the country falls nether erstwhile Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner's constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne.

"Five arrested successful MP's constituency implicit claims of fake assembly candidates arsenic erstwhile lawman PM denies immoderate involvement" leads the Daily Telegraph. There is besides a header astir a constabulary probe into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

"Misconduct enquiry widens", the Daily Mirror writes, adjacent to a photograph of Mountbatten-Windsor.