Daily Express - January 30, 2025

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January 30, 2025

STARMER REALLY 'CAN'T BE TRUSTED' WITH OUR BREXIT

VOTERS do not trust Keir Starmer on Brexit, a shock poll reveals.

4 mins

Hooray for Renee as Bridget returns

RADIANT Renee Zellweger stole the show as Bridget Jones made her return to the big screen for the premiere of the fourth film in the rom-com franchise.

1 min

Seabird life key in feud on fishing

PUFFINS and other birds are being protected through a Brexit ban on EU fishing boats, Britain told Brussels in a tense court row yesterday.

1 min

'Let young live in UK for 4 years'

EU leaders will demand Sir Keir Starmer backs a scheme giving young people the temporary right to live in the UK.

1 min

Reform to become official opposition party

NIGEL Farage's Reform UK could become the official opposition party after the next general election, according to our exclusive poll.

1 min

Outrage at plan to 'decimate' village with homes for 350,000 people

VILLAGERS claim their rural idyll will be destroyed through a controversial plan to build 1.5 million homes in Britain's new \"Silicon Valley\".

1 min

Reeves undermines efforts to kickstart growth by failing to rule out tax raids

BUSINESSES could be hit by even more tax rises, experts warned yesterday after the Chancellor refused to rule them out this year.

2 mins

Trump: 'I'll send 30,000 to Guantanamo'

DONALD Trump is opening up the notorious Guantanamo Bay jail to house up to 30,000 dangerous illegal migrants.

1 min

Migrants who carry boats to face court

MIGRANTS could be prosecuted for helping people in small boats, the Daily Express understands.

1 min

Bishop denies 'sex assault' claims in TV investigation

THE CHURCH of England was plunged into a fresh crisis after a top bishop was forced to deny allegations of sexual assault and harassment.

1 min

Putin ally Abramovich may owe Britain up to £1billion in unpaid tax

FORMER Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich may owe the UK up to £1billion after a botched attempt to avoid tax on hedge fund investments, the BBC claims.

2 mins

Son's death 'accident' says dad

THE death of a three-year-old boy at a family farm was a a \"tragic accident\" that \"has ruined my life\", the boy's father told a jury.

1 min

Beatrice and Edoardo 'besotted with tiny and perfect' daughter

Athena Elizabeth Rose is born several weeks early, weighing 4lb 5oz

1 min

A Royal squirtabout

THE Prince of Wales joked it was the \"best day of my life\" when he was urged to squirt pond water at a crowd of journalists - in the name of science.

1 min

Guide dog Jennie collars Palace fuss

THE King and Queen welcomed more than 300 new MPs and peers to Buckingham Palace-but it was a bangerloving guide dog who got tails and tongues wagging.

1 min

Parents offloading duties on teachers need tough lesson

“Should Labour be mandating supervised nappy-changing too?’

3 mins

Women happy with a no-Wynne situation

WYNNE Evans sounds like a pretty ghastly chap: the Strictly contestant has rightly been hauled over the coals for making an extraordinarily unpleasant sex-ual jibe about professional dancer Janette Manrara. Just about every woman in the world has come across a man like him. I still remember an incredibly nasty and not dissimilar slur made against me at university by a pub-lic schoolboy who went on to become a stockbroker, i.e a pillar of the establishment.

1 min

TV Chris backs plea for climate protesters to have jail terms cut

MORE than a dozen climate protesters jailed for up to five years \"did what they did out of sacrifice\" and should have their sentences reduced, the Court of Appeal has heard.

1 min

Anger over £123 rise in water bills

HOUSEHOLDS cannot afford the £123 rise in average water and sewerage bills, campaigners claim.

1 min

Patients joining major drive to find dementia blood test

THE first patients have been enlisted in a study seeking a blood test to change dementia diagnosis. Experts are recruiting 3,100 people from across the UK for tests in the hope of identifying one that can accurately pick up biomarkers of early Alzheimer's disease.

1 min

RAF war hero Jack lived a life of devotion and service to others'

Tributes as one of oldest Second World War veterans dies at 103

2 mins

Monthly rubbish collection triggers resident backlash

A BACKLASH has greeted plans to collect a city's rubbish just once a month - while its council tax soars.

1 min

I'll work till they tell me: You're fired

LORD Sugar says he has no plans to quit The Apprentice and will carry on hiring and firing until he's given the boot.

1 min

Expert on Flog It! is dead at 51

TV antiques expert Michael Baggott has died in hospital following a heart attack.

1 min

TV drama recalls story of unlikely friendship

THERE was a scene last night in Brian and Maggie, Channel 4's new 1980s-set political drama, where the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was being urged to stay strong.

1 min

Coogan admits editing show so he didn't look sympathetic to Thatcher

LEFT-WING actor Steve Coogan said he cut out lines in his latest political docu-drama because he did not want to appear too sympathetic to Margaret Thatcher.

1 min

Breakthrough test for bowel cancer 'over 90% accurate'

A NEW method of detecting bowel cancer can predict which high-risk people will develop the disease with more than 90% accuracy, experts say.

1 min

Pill for dust mite allergy

THOUSANDS of people suffering from severe dust mite allergies are set to be offered a first-of-its-kind daily pill.

1 min

Millions at risk of stroke...but don't know it

MILLIONS could be at risk of a stroke without realising it due to high blood pressure, a charity has warned.

2 mins

Russians arrested me, broke my skull and sold me into slavery

Ukrainian mum’s escape after terrifying torture ordeal

2 mins

'Our hot water failed on a cold winter day'

Mike and Sarah Cole were faced with a chilly problem, but a call to British Gas soon put things right

1 min

'Beast of Avignon' questioned over cold-case murder

FRANCE's most notorious serial rapist was yesterday summoned for questioning over an unsolved murder and another rape.

1 min

Fiery Viking festival pushes the boat out

THE flames from a burning longship light up the night sky as a group of proud islanders celebrate their Viking heritage.

1 min

'Dodgers' get court reprieve

MORE than 500 prosecutions brought by three rail firms for alleged fare evasion have been quashed.

1 min

Plea after trees lost in storm

THE National Trust has asked for help after it lost more than 10,000 trees in Storm Eowyn.

1 min

Businessman handed £730k bill after row over designs for the 'world's biggest yacht'

A MILLIONAIRE businessman has been ordered to give more than £730,000 to a design firm after refusing to pay for work they did on his £480million superyacht project.

1 min

THE NEED FOR SPEED

Fast Show star Simon Day on why he's backing an ingeniously simple new scheme that could help save lives in medical emergencies, looking after loved ones with dementia... and why he'd like to spend more time on the road with his comedy colleagues

5 mins

GB News 'breached' Ofcom rules when Rees-Mogg was presenter

GB News twice broke impartiality rules by allowing then-serving MP Jacob Rees-Mogg to read a news bulletin and speak to a live reporter, the High Court heard.

1 min

Celebrities are baking up a cure for cancer

A HOST of famous faces will compete to be crowned star baker in this year's celebrity edition of The Great British Bake Off Stand Up To Cancer.

1 min

Captain Tom's name dropped by charity set up in his honour

THE charity set up to continue the legacy of the late NHS fundraising hero Captain Sir Tom Moore will no longer use his name.

1 min

Milestone for caring canine

LADY the chihuahua has been given a long service award after 10 years as Canine Relations Manager at a care home where she is adored by residents.

1 min

2,000 violent incidents a day against shop staff

VIOLENCE against shop staff has soared to a record high of 2,000 incidents daily - and attacks using weapons have doubled.

2 mins

Rivals in the hiring line

ARE you as excited as I am by the return of THE APPRENTICE (BBC1, 9pm)? You are? I'm sorry, but I find that really hard to believe.

2 mins

Next boss backs Lords fight against Labour NI overhaul

THE chief executive of Next has backed an attempt in the House of Lords to alter the planned change to employer's National Insurance Contributions.

1 min

Revenue up as WHSmith prepares to exit high street

REVENUE at WHSmith rose by 4% in the first half of the financial year, driven by growth in its travel stores, as it prepares to exit the high street.

1 min

Impaire set to miss Sandown

IMPAIRE ET PASSE will bypass the Grade 1 Scilly Isles Novices' Chase at Sandown on Saturday for a clash against stablemate Ballyburn at Leopardstown's Dublin Racing Festival the following afternoon.

1 min

Overton out to become a ninja star

PACE ACE IS TRYING TO TEMPER HIS AGGRESSION

2 mins

CURRYS ALWAYS A REAL GLASS ACT

Earl on how the twin brothers proved their toughness early

2 mins

Andre's plan to save a shambolic season

UNITED STAR LOOKS TO EUROPE

2 mins

TEEN DREAM

Nwaneri's wonder strike earns break for Gunners

2 mins

Marvellous Morgan is freeman of Villa

ROGERS HAT-TRICK PUTS THEM IN TOP EIGHT

2 mins

REDS DIG DEEP

Perfect run ends but stand-ins put up a fight as big guns rest

2 mins

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