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March 09, 2025

£6.6 BILLION! COST OF 'ASYLUM SEEKER SUPPORT' REVEALED

EXPRESS SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Tennis lessons and zoo trips among 'bonkers' schemes

4 mins

Palestine protester climbs up 'Big Ben'

A BAREFOOTED protester risked his life by climbing the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament to display a Palestine flag.

1 min

Doting dad Harry's sweet moment with his little princess

DOTING Prince Harry looks every inch the besotted dad as he cradles daughter Lilibet and kisses her head on an idyllic boat trip.

1 min

Warning: Taps could run dry in ten years

TAPS will run dry within a decade if there is not major investment in Britain's antiquated water supply system.

2 mins

Helping arrivals is essential for our national prosperity

FOR GENERATIONS, the United Kingdom has welcomed refugees who have lost everything due to the war and terror they have had to flee.

1 min

MPs must take control from courts - Kemi

LABOUR will be challenged this week to take some of the toughest measures yet to stop people coming to the UK illegally.

2 mins

Where is the action on crossbows?

Eight months after the brutal murders of three women, campaigners ask:

2 mins

Louise's amateur antics ...in her father's footsteps

LADY Louise Windsor could be set to follow in her father’s footsteps after throwing herself into amateur dramatics at university.

1 min

Bare we go! Council U-turn over beach ban on naturists

NUDISTS are celebrating their right to bare all on a beach after a prudish parish council backed down from an attempt to ban them.

1 min

Dentistry crisis puts patients in intensive care

THE DIRE state of NHS dentistry has reached breaking point with patients being admitted to hospital intensive care due to untreated teeth and gum infections.

3 mins

Women blocked in music says Cyndi

CYNDI Lauper said the music industry needs to change and women still have to work hard to get around those blocking them.

1 min

Gurkhas to power Army's new elite regiment

FEARSOME Gurkha soldiers will be used in a new Army regiment that could be sent to Ukraine in the wake of a peace deal with Russia.

2 mins

Time to rein in costly schemes for arrivals

BRITAIN is a welcoming country where people fleeing persecution have found refuge for centuries.

1 min

PM is doing his best to blunt our cutting edge tech

SCIENCE, technology and AI are the UK's future engines of growth. If Keir Starmer actually cared as much about growth as he claimed during the election campaign, he would have grasped this.

3 mins

Vanity Veep no-one wants as President

IF A WEEK was “a long time in politics” for former Prime Minister Harold Wilson, in this new world dominated by the moods, moves and musings of President Donald Trump it seems like an eternity. This is a world leader who imposes swingeing trade tariffs, declares war or makes peace seemingly on a whim.

2 mins

Fruity flop escapes chop

THE PURSUIT of joy, that’s what Meghan Markle’s new Netflix series promised it would foster.

1 min

I could never visit my father without weeping

As she plays a grandmother with Alzheimer’s in a poignant new film, Stephanie Beacham on losing her parent to the same cruel disease, refusing to retire and what she REALLY thinks of her Dynasty co-star Joan Collins

5 mins

Virtual reality to help post-op patients relax

CANCER patients are being given virtual reality headsets to help them relax during their treatment and recovery.

1 min

LET IT SKI!

BEATLEMANIA has returned to the mountains of Austria with a festival celebrating the 60th anniversary of Help! being filmed there. The Fab Four shot some of the most memorable scenes of their second movie in Obertauern, with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr mucking around on the slopes of the ski resort in black capes and hats.

3 mins

Renewable energy race hitting village life, says farmer

A FARMER has warned proposed pylons are “taking away the countryside”.

1 min

Pylon policy's 'contempt for countryside'

LABOUR has shown contempt for rural communities with their “dogmatic quest to damage the countryside” with pylons, MPs and campaigners have said.

2 mins

Ofgem pays record staff bonuses as bills soar

STAFF at the Government quango in charge of regulating gas and electricity prices have received record bonus payments, while households continue to battle soaring bills.

2 mins

No weigh! Supermarket trials scales for trolleys

A RETAILER has trialled using huge scales to weigh trolleys before customers self-scan their shopping to make sure items are not scanned twice — or missed.

1 min

Could scented labels boost healthy eating?

DO YOU have a nose for good food? Then scented labels may be just the thing for you as a study reveals they could encourage us to eat healthier.

1 min

The Bantam of the Opera! Lesley gets fans singing

SOPRANO Lesley Garrett says she has relished advising Bradford City football fans on how to sing opera for a special BBC radio performance.

2 mins

On fifth anniversary of Covid...a day to remember those who died

A CALL is being made to remember those who died and the kindness shown to others as the country marks the fifth anniversary of the start of the pandemic today.

1 min

Gunmen in balaclavas open fire in busy pub

A DOZEN people were injured when three gunmen stormed into a pub in Toronto and opened fire in what police have described as an “indiscriminate” attack.

1 min

WHEEL OF FORTUNE

The London Eye at 25

5 mins

Warning to men after shock bone diagnosis

WHEN Ben Atfield was told he had osteoporosis at the age of 56 he had no idea of the impact it would have on his life.

2 mins

Mystery of the camera film hidden for 80 years

THE mystery of an 80-year-old undeveloped film found inside an antique shop camera has finally been solved, after a public appeal for clues.

2 mins

Jack the lad

Danny Dyer is ever so naughty but somewhat nice as he reunites with Nick Love - director of The Football Factory and The Business - for this bruising comedy-drama about a passionate fan of the beautiful game, who vows to turn his life around for the sake of his family.

1 min

Brits red-faced over racy, lacy Sabrina

IN 1970, WOMEN liberation activists hurled flour bombs and rotten fruit at Bob Hope for co-hosting Miss World, accusing the event of “exploiting women”.

3 mins

My mini spring makeover

Well-chosen pots and some TLC brings new life to a dull courtyard

2 mins

Blinded by the nights

Nocturnal tourism is taking off in Tromso, finds Graham Hiscott

4 mins

More major retailers offer big pay rises

JOHN Lewis and Currys have joined other retailers in offering their staff pay rises ahead of the UK's minimum wage increase next month.

1 min

GB Energy's £8.3bn plug pulled

THE Government is considering cutting funding for GB Energy in June’s spending review, which will come as a major blow to Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband.

1 min

Beat the axe and build-up your tax-free savings now

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves is rumoured to be plotting to cut the Cash ISA allowance to £4,000, in a drive to encourage savers to invest in Stocks and Shares ISAs instead. But she's picked a poor time to do it.

3 mins

Savers left out in cold

OF ALL the stealth tax increases Britons have faced, the most punishing is the decision to freeze income tax thresholds.

2 mins

New Leap of faith

Here's a car that wants to bump the dinky Dacia Spring out of the limelight to become the best-value electric motor around. And the only things that's bland about the T03 is its name.

3 mins

Ruthless France pile on points without Dupont

FRANCE overcame the loss of injured Antoine Dupont to blow open the Six Nations title race and extinguish Ireland's Grand Slam dream in Dublin.

1 min

JORDAN'S JOY JUST THE TONIC FOR FINN

TOM JORDAN and Blair Kinghorn both scored doubles in Scotland's five-try victory at Murrayfield.

1 min

United's £40m Mateta quote

MANCHESTER UNITED have been told it will cost them £40million to sign Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta.

1 min

OH NO! Another loss for Pep's City

PEP GUARDIOLA says he is struggling to come up with answers after another defeat for Man City left their hopes of Champions League qualification in the balance.

1 min

GO MO!

Salah spot on in title bid

1 min

Moyes run goes on but Wolves miss big chance

THE David Moyes miracle voyage goes on, but wasteful Wolves will reckon they should have derailed the Everton boss at Molineux.

1 min

Sarr star quality as Eagles keep making points

ONLY Liverpool have claimed more Premier League points than Crystal Palace in 2025. With 10 minutes to go of this drab, dire showing, you were beginning to wonder how.

1 min

FOREST INSPIRED BUT CITY INSIPID

ONTHE banks of the Trent, they are starting to believe.

1 min

Boss Emery keen to finish season on a high note

UNAI EMERY says Aston Villa are hungry to prove themselves in the final two months of the season.

1 min

Top-level Ty after a Blades stunner

SHEFFIELD UNITED continued their promotion push with a hard-fought victory at Bramall Lane.

1 min

Ruud keeps faith in misfiring Vardy

LEICESTER boss Ruud van Nistelrooy says Jamie Vardy isn’t to blame for the side’s goal shortage.

1 min

Iraola's Cherries back to their best

ANDONI IRAOLA has hailed his selfless Bournemouth warriors for ensuring their injury crisis did not wreck their season.

1 min

Elation for Azu after Olympic disappointment

JEREMIAH AZU launched himself to 60m gold before bursting into tears at the end of his redemption arc.

1 min

Powell's return is a Grand occasion

WARRINGTON’S Jordy Crowther has warned Daryl Powell will be playing his \"own Grand Final\" when their former boss today makes his first return to the club since being sacked.

1 min

HAMMY TIME!

Villeneuve backs a battle of the Brits

2 mins

British pair flying the flag for France

IL EST FRANCAIS could have the French flag flying high at the Cheltenham Festival — but for Noel George and James Reveley, it could prove a triumphant homecoming for the British-born duo central to Gallic ambitions.