Daily Express - March 04, 2025

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March 04, 2025

UK MUST 'LEAD FROM FRONT'TO STOP 'RUSSIA MENACE'

PM Starmer warns 'future of Ukraine is vital for our national security'

4 mins

All that glitters isn't just a gold statuette...

THERE was no shortage of drama at the Oscars - and I don't just mean newcomer Mikey Madison pipping favourite Demi Moore to the best actress gong.

1 min

Brilliant Brits clinch Oscars glory from behind scenes

BRITISH expertise in words, technical wizardry and music shone through at the Oscars on a night when low-budget US hit Anora took the big prizes.

2 mins

Mandelson isolated over ceasefire talk

DOWNING Street has distanced itself from remarks by Lord Mandelson saying Ukraine should support Donald Trump’s peace plan and commit to a ceasefire before Russia.

1 min

No one came to our rescue: Inquiry told of terror aboard sinking boat

AN inquiry into the deadliest Channel crossing on record heard that “no one came to the rescue” of migrants on board a sinking boat, despite repeated distress calls to UK authorities.

2 mins

UK's asylum crisis is 'back to where we started...in fact it's got even worse

Warning as claims to stay top previous peak in 2002

4 mins

Stop bodies washing up on beaches, say French mayors

MAYORS in northern France have urged Sir Keir Starmer to visit their beaches to better understand the small boat crossings crisis.

1 min

Musk backs calls by Reform MP for mass deportation

ELON Musk has backed calls from Reform UK’s Rupert Lowe for Trump-style deportation tactics as nearly 600 migrants crossed the Channel on Sunday.

1 min

'450 questions to get OAP benefits'

PENSIONERS could have to answer up to 450 questions to get benefits, says a charity. Independent Age said the system was “far too complex and difficult to navigate” for many older people.

1 min

Councils draw on backstop funding

NEARLY half of councils dipped into emergency budgets last year, according to the TaxPayers’ Alliance.

1 min

Councils draw on backstop funding

NEARLY half of councils dipped into emergency budgets last year, according to the TaxPayers’ Alliance.

1 min

'450 questions to get OAP benefits'

PENSIONERS could have to answer up to 450 questions to get benefits, says a charity. Independent Age said the system was “far too complex and difficult to navigate” for many older people.

1 min

Pope's two ‘setbacks’

POPE Francis suffered two episodes of “acute respiratory failure” yesterday in his battle with pneumonia, the Vatican said.

1 min

Sophie's ready for drills

THE Duchess of Edinburgh stood out watching a live firing exercise... despite going in camouflage.

1 min

Heatwave on it’s way ...until the weekend

A MINI-heatwave is to sweep the country this week with temperatures reaching 15 degrees.

1 min

Farmers' pancake rally as police limit tractors

THOUSANDS of farmers will take part in a protest today against Chancellor Rachel Reeves's “cruel” family farm tax.

1 min

Probe into TikTok 'child sex livestreams'

A MAJOR investigation has been launched into TikTok amid fresh claims it is profiting from the live streaming of sexual content featuring underage children.

1 min

Grooming gang plied teenage girls with booze and raped them

GROOMING gang members who organised sex parties where teenage girls were raped and viewed as “fresh meat” have been convicted by a jury.

1 min

I snubbed dance with McQueen

TWIGGY has revealed that she turned down Steve McQueen when he asked to dance with her at a Hollywood party - because she was shy.

1 min

Rock of ages...Rod is on his final tour

ROD Stewart may be 80, but he's still got trademark Hot Legs, as these photos show.

1 min

Rob wife’s marathon in tribute

THE widow of rugby league star Rob Burrow is to run the London Marathon in his memory.

1 min

Davina returns to TV hosting duties

DAVINA McCall has landed her first TV presenting role since having major brain surgery — hosting her fourth dating show.

1 min

Protect the UK from Putin's gangster state

A KEY takeaway from last Friday's extraordinary bunfight between Ukraine's President Zelensky and Donald Trump is this: the UK and its European allies may no longer rely on the US for defence.

1 min

PM's mess can't be undone by a week of diplomatic wins

BY throwing his arms around Volodymyr Zelensky while keeping the White House on side, Keir Starmer has shown admirable leadership.

3 mins

No winners in this bitter war of words

WITH the world watching, President Trump turned his meeting with President Zelensky into a jaw-dropping version of his hit TV show The Apprentice. This meeting should never have been filmed. The details of the peace agreement hadn’t been finalised and tensions were running high.

2 mins

No winners in this bitter war of words

WITH the world watching, President Trump turned his meeting with President Zelensky into a jaw-dropping version of his hit TV show The Apprentice. This meeting should never have been filmed. The details of the peace agreement hadn’t been finalised and tensions were running high.

2 mins

Grocery bills jump as food inflation hits 2.1%

HIKES in the cost of butter, cheese, eggs and bread have caused shopping bills to rise at the third fastest monthly rate in a year, figures show.

1 min

Warnings on plastic in gum as brain build-up fears grow

CAMPAIGNERS gathered at Parliament Square to call for a ban on plastic chewing gum and hidden synthetic polymers in popular brands.

1 min

Factory jobs hit hard by Labour Budget tax rise

MANUFACTURING jobs were shed at their fastest rate since 2020 as factories faced rising taxes and inflation.

1 min

Long paw of law to Paddington's rescue

TWO men have been charged with criminal damage after a Paddington Bear statue was damaged and stolen from a high street bench in the hometown of his author.

1 min

Criminals are costing Britain £250bn a year

Call for more jail cells and tougher sentences to end scourge

1 min

Krishnan and Victoria in the hot seat as MPs get to grill them

IF their grins look a little fixed, that’s because Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Victoria Derbyshire found the tables had turned when they were grilled in front of a live audience by politicians.

1 min

Big data offers clues for new cancer drugs

SCIENTISTS are closer to developing treatments for dozens of types of cancer after they used big data to understand the disease’s survival tactics.

1 min

Coma man charged on family fire murders

A MAN charged with murder after a house fire that killed a mother and her three children faced court from his hospital bed after waking from a coma.

1 min

Revered by stars, royals and public... snubbed by critics

HE was Scotland’s most famous living artist, who never had a major exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery; adored by fans, yet branded kitsch by the critics; and accused of misogyny in his paintings, while overwhelmingly admired by women.

2 mins

Anxiety as pupils miss out on first-choice places

THOUSANDS of children will miss out on their choice of secondary schools because to an “unfair postcode lottery”, a union boss warned.

1 min

Thousands of higher education jobs at risk

AROUND 5,000 higher education jobs are set to go, a union claims.

1 min

Most school heads abused by parents in the past year

MORE than eight in 10 school heads say they have been abused by parents in the past year and the number of incidents is rising.

2 mins

Drain man... 20ft lock gets a deep clean

THE muck stops here! Canal & River Trust volunteer leader Matt Crowley has certainly taken the plunge, as he gives the UK's deepest lock a spring clean.

1 min

Boots sold weight loss drug to teen without proper age check

A TEENAGE girl was able to buy weight loss jabs from Boots twice without her age being verified, an investigation has found.

1 min

Busby Babe nets £400,000!

A FORMER Manchester United footballer whose career was cut short as a teenager has scored a £400,000 lottery win.

1 min

Fears at fall in school HPV shots

THERE is a “worrying lack of awareness” about the HPV jab given to high school pupils, a charity said.

1 min

Fears at fall in school HPV shots

THERE is a “worrying lack of awareness” about the HPV jab given to high school pupils, a charity said.

1 min

Busby Babe nets £400,000!

A FORMER Manchester United footballer whose career was cut short as a teenager has scored a £400,000 lottery win.

1 min

Shakespearean tragedy sees Stratford-upon-Avon go from Bard to worse

PEOPLE in William Shakespeare’s home town fear it is facing terminal decline as businesses shut up shop in the face of spiralling costs.

2 mins

Mother, 41, pleads guilty to killing her six-year-old son

A WOMAN has admitted killing her six-year-old son, a court heard.

1 min

Moment man went to pub after murdering his wife

CCTV footage captured the moment a man went for a drink at the pub after brutally murdering his ex-wife.

1 min

£400,000 horse fall claim fails

A DOGGY daycare boss who sued for £400,000 after injuring her arm falling from a horse has lost her case - after being filmed playing rugby, football and controlling a “big, strong” husky on a lead during walkies.

1 min

Tycoon's ex loses fight for £18m home promised over lunch

A MULTI-millionaire's ex who claimed she was promised half of their £18million family house during \"lunch on a snowcapped mountain\" has lost her fight.

1 min

I've conducted thousands of funerals but when my son, three, died, I couldn't cry for a year

Howard Hodgson revolutionised the British funeral care industry so successfully he was nicknamed 'Mr Death' and received an award from Mrs Thatcher. Yet, as he admits, his experience could not prepare him for a devastating personal bereavement... and don't ask him about his own send-off

6 mins

I want us to get out of Rillington Place, said Christie wife in letter

A LETTER by the wife of serial killer John Christie has emerged saying she was desperate to move out of notorious 10 Rillington Place months before he murdered her.

1 min

Headache was really a stroke

Phoebe, 22, has to learn to walk again

1 min

Simple ways to help you live longer

Doctors share lifestyle changes that could add years to your life

2 mins

Put yourself first - so you can help others afterwards

Our good health is a privilege, says Katie Piper. And as she knows only too well, it can change at the drop of a hat whether by chance - or evil design.

4 mins

LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO BEAT HEARTBURN

Eating your main meal at lunchtime could relieve symptoms of a common health condition that affects one in four of us, according to an expert.

1 min

Could my years of taking omeprazole lead to cancer?

I took omeprazole (20mg) for a number of years, partly because I was on aspirin for a TIA (mini stroke) and for a hiatus hernia diagnosed some years ago. About a year ago I developed very bad reflux and had a gastroscopy. It found polyps in my stomach which I was told were caused by omeprazole.

4 mins

Stacey has stash of hugs

WATCHING SORT YOUR LIFE OUT WITH STACEY SOLOMON (BBC1, 8pm) has the miraculous effect of making me feel good about my tiny terraced house because at least I can see the floors and am not in danger of tripping over a boxing glove or ill-placed Buddha statue when exiting my bed.

1 min

Stacey has stash of hugs

WATCHING SORT YOUR LIFE OUT WITH STACEY SOLOMON (BBC1, 8pm) has the miraculous effect of making me feel good about my tiny terraced house because at least I can see the floors and am not in danger of tripping over a boxing glove or ill-placed Buddha statue when exiting my bed.

1 min

It took an embarrassing accident on the 18th hole to discover the solution to my incontinence!

DAVID PHILLIPS was enjoying retired life, spending time with friends and family and playing a lot more golf! However, a horribly embarrassing moment on the golf course left him feeling incredibly low and he lost all his confidence.

4 mins

Cash rolls in but Co-op Live losses grow to £8.6m

CO-OP Live bounced back from a disastrous launch to rake in millions during its first year in operation.

1 min

FTSE defence stocks on the offensive after Ukraine talks

A SHARP surge in defence stocks lifted the FTSE 100 index to an all-time high yesterday.

1 min

WIND SETBACK IS A BLOW FOR PIPE

WINDBENEATHMYWINGS, Britain's best chance of Champion Bumper glory, was yesterday ruled out of the race following a setback in training.

1 min

Brighter to tackle Hill

TRAINER Gordon Elliott yesterday committed brilliant Brighterdaysahead to a match-up with superstar hurdler Constitution Hill.

1 min

Lindsey to run for Rob

LINDSEY BURROW is to run the London Marathon in memory of her late husband, former rugby league star Rob.

1 min

Smooth Sailor's breaking all the rules at Saints

NOT ALL HIS MAGIC MOMENTS ARE LEGAL

2 mins

Anderson for draft

JIMMY ANDERSON has registered for The Hundred draft, showing his intent to continue an unexpected lap of honour in domestic cricket.

1 min

McColgan's mum in shot at online trolls

EILISH MCCOLGAN’S mother and coach Liz says comments on social media about her daughter’s body shape are “demeaning and abusive”.

1 min

CROWN PRINCE

Hakkinen sure Norris can end long Verstappen reign

2 mins

Steve boosted in bid for best finish

STEVE BORTHWICK’S bid for his best Six Nations finish as England head coach has been boosted by a fitness thumbs-up for four of his main men.

1 min

Sels the shoot-out hero as Forest set up Brighton clash

FAR have they travelled and much have they dreamed, but Forest needed goalkeeper Matz Sels' agility to keep them on the road to Wembley.

1 min

Clarets told they must hit top gear

SCOTT PARKER has ordered his players to put the pedal to the metal to bring Premier League football back to Burnley.

1 min

Fulham slam 'vile' Bassey messages

FULHAM say they are “utterly appalled” at the racist and homophobic abuse received by Calvin Bassey after the FA Cup shoot-out victory at Manchester United.

1 min

ARTETA'S OUT TO SPOIL PARTY

Mikel serious about success in Europe

2 mins

Dembele shuts up critics with Mbappe off the Paris Stage

MO SALAH is not the only red-hot striker in contention for the Ballon d’Or who will play for runaway league leaders at the Parc des Princes tomorrow night.

1 min

Fernandes feels the strain with injuries

BRUNO FERNANDES says the chronic injury crisis at Manchester United has taken a physical and mental toll on Ruben Amorim’s squad.

1 min

KO FEAR PUTS VIRGIL ON RED ALERT

VIRGIL VAN DIJK has warned Liverpool “there's no time for errors” when they go to Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League tomorrow.

1 min

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