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No choice but to send in the jets

AS THE political obituaries were being written for the doomed premiership of Boris Johnson last year, there was one thing upon which all parties were agreed even Labour.

Bucks Fizz: Special Branch protected us from IRA threat

BUCKS Fizz needed Special Branch protection ahead of their 1981 Eurovision win, amid fears they could be “taken out by the IRA”.

We'd love to hand out rises... but we can't risk inflation

OUR PUBLIC servants are some of the best around. I know how hard they work, the fantastic job they do and the sense of public service they do it with. Our nurses, doctors and ambulance drivers save lives. Our teachers toil every day to prepare the next generation for the world of work.

Ban pre-op trans women from female spaces poll

NEARLY two-thirds of people believe trans women with male bodies should be barred from women’s prisons, gyms and changing rooms.

Fresh crackdown on UK’s waste cowboys’

NEW measures to crack down on illegal tips and waste cowboys will be unveiled by the Government this week, the Sunday Express can reveal.

Cold start to year as high streets lose pubs, shop and restaurants

HUNDREDS of shops, restaurants, cafes and pubs were forced to close last month with thousands of jobs lost as the cost-of-living crisis continued to bite.

Witness hunt in missing mum mystery

POLICE searching for missing mum Nicola Bulley have released a picture of a woman they want to speak to who could be a key witness.

Terror report targets Islamist extremism

THE long-awaited review of the Prevent anti-terror scheme is expected to call for a crackdown on Islamist extremism.

Meghan and Harry 'must be invited to Coronation'

HARRY and Meghan should be invited to King Charles III’s coronation, a poll reveals.

Voters say Rishi’s better than Boris but not Sir Keir

VOTERS would rather have Rishi Sunak in the top job than Boris Johnson – but the Tory leader has a mountain to climb if he wants to stay in Downing Street.

TRAPPED FOR HOURS IN A&E

Thousands face day-long waits to be seen by hospital medics

Anger grows at female-free music award

STARS and music industry bosses say the Brit Awards’ failure to include any women in its new gender-neutral Best Act category is “tragic for the industry” and a “massive step backwards”.

Biden should help Ni in EU stand-off

US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has been urged to use a potential visit to Northern Ireland to help rescue the Good Friday Agreement.

Showdown of the history boys

NOVAK DJOKOVIC and Stefanos Tsitsipas clash in the Australian Open men’s final today with history and the world No.1 spot on the line.

Smooth operator

Luxury Merc is last word in comfort

Will pension age rise push more people into poverty?

ANYBODY who retired when the state pension age was still 65 for men and 60 for women should breathe a sigh of relief, as the retirement age is set to climb at a faster pace than any of us imagined.

Learners have to travel 70 miles for driving test

PEOPLE living in rural areas are having to travel more than 70 miles for a driving test in a bid to avoid waits of more than three months.

We are poised to send fighter jets to Ukraine

NATO countries are making contingency plans to send fighter aircraft to Ukraine, military sources revealed last night.

Web hate drove me to brink of breakdown

Love Island star Coco’s warning to current contestants as she reveals scale of online abuse

Rapist in women's jail is direct result of gender fantasy

THEY say the best way to keep a secret is to make a speech on the floor of the House of Commons. But last week, a speech I made in Parliament unexpectedly received widespread attention across the mainstream news and social media.

Will financial crisis kill off the English orchard?

THE future of British apples and pears is “on a knife edge” after soaring costs forced orchards to scrap plans to plant a million trees.

Tories 'will never give up' the fight to stay in power

CHALLENGE FOR LABOUR

Kate's mission to give children a better start

THE Princess of Wales is launching a major campaign to highlight the “critical importance” the first five years of children’s lives have in shaping their future.

Alcohol-related deaths soared 27% since Covid

DEATHS from alcohol-related disease soared by 27 per cent after the pandemic struck, analysis reveals.

Great Scot! England invented the haggis

IT MAY be hard to swallow just days after Burns night, but food historians believe haggis was invented in England.

Helena: 'Noele axed by ageist bosses'

HELENA Bonham Carter believes “chronic ageism” was behind the sacking of Crossroads legend Noele Gordon back in the 1980s.

RISHI AT WAR OVER MIGRANTS

Angry civil servants vow to scupper PM’s plan to tackle asylum crisis | As Rishi and Home Secretary act, they will face ‘some serious battles’

Maguire's United days are over and it's time he cut his losses

THERE is a humdinger of a match in prospect this afternoon at the Emirates with Arsenal and Manchester United – two teams who have forgotten how to lose – going at it.

TESTING TIME FOR PACE ACE JOF

CRICKET: Archer’s red-ball future hangs in the balance

Lloris: Spurs are gearing up for a fight to finish

HUGO LLORIS admits he has struggled with the mental and physical demands of the first half of the season and the disappointment of France’s World Cup final defeat to Argentina.