Daily Express - March 01, 2025

In this issue

March 01, 2025

BUST-UP LEAVES TRUMP'S PEACE TALKS IN CRISIS

Furious US president accuses Volodymyr Zelensky of 'gambling with WW3'

5 mins

Still need your woolly jumpers...

SPRING has officially sprung today - but as these lambs know, it's still a little chilly.

1 min

Weed like to be better gardeners

LEAVING weeds for too long is the most common gardening gaffe - and most adults would like to learn more about the hobby.

1 min

Sighs of relief that Sir Keir's Trump card could pay big wins...but the threat of it being 'game over' at any time still looms large

WHAT a difference a day makes. As Sir Keir Starmer flew home from Washington DC late on Thursday he did so emboldened by the fact that a crunch White House meeting with Donald Trump had gone far better than feared.

6 mins

‘More than a third of UK's future aid budget could go on migrants

BRITAIN blows 2.5 times more of its foreign aid budget on asylum seekers here on home soil than any other G7 nation in what experts called a \"deeply dishonest\" use of the cash.

3 mins

Furious Dodds' parting shot: Cuts will remove food and healthcare from desperate

ANNELIESE Dodds launched a blistering attack on Sir Keir Starmer as she quit as his international development minister yesterday.

1 min

France to intercept boats in the water

FRANCE has agreed to lift a long-standing ban on police intercepting migrant boats at sea.

1 min

Why I've come out fighting to run for mayor with Reform

Gold medallist boxer's bid to make Hull 'better place'

2 mins

Burnham warns North being neglected

ANDY Burnham has warned the Chancellor her economic growth plans could cost Labour the next election by focusing too much on the South's \"golden triangle\".

1 min

Bargain Hunt star cleared of assaulting wife

TV auctioneer Charles Hanson has been cleared unanimously of assault and coercive behav- iour claims made by his wife.

2 mins

Riddle of Hackman's last conversation

GENE Hackman's love of solitude is hindering the investigation into his mystery death and that of wife Betsy Arakawa.

1 min

Banks hit by payday outages

THOUSANDS of customers were frustrated as banking apps were again hit by IT issues yesterday.

1 min

Setback as Pope needs ventilation

THE Pope suffered a \"sudden worsening\" yesterday when he had a bronchial spasm in hospital and required ventilation.

1 min

Price of a home hits £270,500

THE average price of a house has increased for the sixth month in a row, a lender's figures show.

1 min

GPs' 'breakthrough' deal will end 8am rush to see doctor

A REFORMED contract for GPs has been hailed as a \"breakthrough moment\" by the Health Secretary.

2 mins

Do our leaders have the courage to end mass immigration?

THE GERMAN election showed how important and unsettling the issue of immigration has been to voters in that country causing a massive protest vote. But growing disquiet across Europe and the world about how large populations might be resettled hasn't yet stopped Britain from pursuing a policy of high immigration.

3 mins

Sick and tired of lazy Brits

BRITAIN'S well-earned title as the \"Sick Man of Europe\" needs changing to \"The Sick/Idle man of Europe\". This week shock figures revealed that more than half-a-million people on sickness benefits have never had a job.

2 mins

Princess Anne's rock

As the ultimate 'no-fuss' royals celebrate Sir Tim Laurence's 70th birthday today, his calm presence can always be relied upon no matter how fraught the situation

5 mins

Princess Anne's rock

were in attendance, including her parents and three siblings, Charles and Princes Edward and Andrew, as the pair sought to avoid publicity after a year of royal scandals.

2 mins

Cancer test a genuine life-saver

RISHI Sunak got it spot-on this week when he said we blokes are mostly rubbish at getting our health checked out. Especially when it comes to prostate cancer.

2 mins

Labour row could derail £460m train investment

A VITAL £460million train investment to boost North East England's economy and create jobs could be derailed thanks to wrangling within the Government.

1 min

'I enjoyed gold toilet facilities'

ONE of the men on trial over the theft of a gold loo worth £4.75m \"took advantage of facilities\" the day before it was taken, jurors heard.

1 min

Meghan serves up cooking clip...with top chef Roy

THE Duchess of Sussex bonds with celebrity chef Roy Choi in a newly released clip from her upcoming Netflix series.

1 min

Banana instead of pizza...perils of supermarket shopping online

SUPERMARKET customers claim to have received fish steaks instead of cupcakes and sanitary towels in place of sandwich wraps, as grocers grapple with online order swaps.

1 min

Ten-hour 999 delay

A CORONER has demanded action following the death of a 79-year-old woman who had to wait 10 hours for an ambulance.

1 min

£121,000 for Hyde Park victim's daughter

THE daughter of a soldier who was killed in the 1982 Hyde Park bombing has been awarded a further £121,500 in damages at the Court of Appeal.

1 min

'Pensioner killed in park faced race abuse'

A PENSIONER was racially abused before being shoved to the ground as he walked his dog in a park, a jury heard yesterday.

1 min

Tragic Albie's dad jailed after tractor reversed into son, 3

A FARMER who wept when cleared of killing his three-year-old by hitting him with a defective forklift-style vehicle has been jailed for a year.

2 mins

The platinum bombshell hell bent on going to the gallows

As a brilliant new TV drama explores the life and death of Ruth Ellis, its author on the cold fury of the last woman to be hanged

6 mins

Much Ado about holiday letting

Shakespeare trust 'evicting Hathaway cottage tenants to make way for tourists'

2 mins

Tributes to tragic e-bike student, 18

THE heartbroken family of a student who died after crashing an e-bike on campus have paid tribute to a \"happy, beautiful and talented girl\".

1 min

'Monster' jailed for killing chef in street

A SELF-proclaimed \"monster\" who attacked a top chef near Notting Hill Carnival and left him dying in the street was yesterday jailed for at least 18 years.

1 min

Man on tot killing rap

A MAN yesterday appeared in court charged with murdering baby Archie Woodbridge.

1 min

Drug-dealing decorators jailed

THREE decorators have been jailed for a total of more than 20 years after using their business as a front for a cocaine and cannabis empire.

1 min

Corrie star and his wife sent death threats by UFO obsessed brother

A PENSIONER who believes aliens are secretly impregnating women has been jailed for a vendetta against his actor brother and sister-in-law.

1 min

Revealed: 'True face' of Mozart could end a 233-year mystery

HOW Mozart really looked may be revealed at last, after scientists rebuilt his likeness from a skull said to have been the legendary composer's.

1 min

Victoria would be pleased... statue returns after prang

A STATUE of comedy star Victoria Wood which was knocked down by a car last year has been repaired by experts and will be put back in place next week.

1 min

Hero's farewell for RAF man shot down and tortured by Nazis

FAMILY, friends and veterans paid tribute at the funeral of an RAF hero who was tortured by the Nazis at Buchenwald concentration camp.

2 mins

Why conservationists are really seeing RED (Squirrels, that is)

Despite their place in the nation's heart, and thanks in part to the spread of their grey cousins, just 5% of us have seen one of the elusive creatures. SAMANTHA WOSTEAR visits a sanctuary aiming to change that... and gets lucky!

6 mins

Fire dog bow-wows out after 12 years

A HERO dog who attended the Grenfell Tower blaze during his 12 years of service with the London Fire Brigade has retired.

1 min

My life is always choc a block...

A WOMAN who will celebrate her 106th birthday on Monday says the secret of her long life is eating bars of chocolate.

1 min

Man who murdered dog walker gets life

A MAN who murdered an artist as she walked her dog must spend at least 25 and a half years behind bars.

1 min

BEACHCOMBER 108 YEARS OLD AND STILL CHATTING ARTIFICIALLY...

HAVING not been to my favourite supermarket for some time, I was looking forward to my usual stimulating chat with the check-out machine whose cheerful and helpful manner has always impressed me and rounded off the shopping experience perfectly. This time, I was taken aback.

1 min

The Saturday briefing

Is there anything you're yearning to know? Send your questions, on any subject, to the contacts given below, and we will do our best to answer them...

3 mins

Tough guy's act had real connection

HE WAS the anti-hero, tough guy of Hollywood, who was once described as having the face of a truck driver but Gene Hackman, who starred in The French Connection, Superman and The Poseidon Adventure, was one of the film industry's most bankable and enduring stars over five decades.

1 min

Put rhythm and blues in her soul

BEST-KNOWN for her hauntingly emotional hits \"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face\" and \"Killing Me Softly With His Song\", Roberta Flack started her musical journey playing classical piano.

1 min

Al-Fayed's shop of horrors... and the institutions that shielded him

When libel lawyer David Hooper was hired by Vanity Fair magazine to defend a libel action brought by the Harrods boss, it began a decadeslong pursuit of the serial sex-abuser, tyrant and predator

7 mins

Historic train jamboree is just the ticket

All aboard for the UK's railway event of a lifetime.

1 min

Canal urges

Our waterways offer a chance spring to life as we wave winter farewell

3 mins

MOTORING COMPETENT CUPRA WON'T STAND OUT

New Terramar fills a gap in the line-up, but doesn't offer anything different

3 mins

Huge losses at GB News despite doubling revenue

GB News has reported another huge loss despite its revenue more than doubling and its audience continuing to rise.

1 min

UK high street's 'long-term decline' as online sales leap

ONLINE shopping drove retail sales last month, offsetting a flat in-store performance on the high street, figures show.

1 min

Sean's numbers game

JUMP jockey title race leader Sean Bowen says he is not afraid to turn down rides at the Cheltenham Festival if he has better chances elsewhere.

1 min

PAINT A PICTURE

Veteran for Cup repeat

2 mins

Dale dials it in with two aces in Durban

DALE WHITNELL overcame odds of 67 million-to-one by carding two holes-in-one in an extraordinary round at the South African Open.

1 min

Happier Hamilton has no complaint

REVVED-UP Lewis Hamilton ended pre-season testing happier than he has been with one of his cars “for a long time”.

1 min

What Buttler saw was not good enough

JOS QUITS CAPTAINCY AFTER RUN OF DEFEATS

2 mins

DAMNED IF WE DO... DAMNED IF WE DON'T

Genge finds criticism hard to stomach

2 mins

Marshall aims to hit the jackpot in Vegas

AFTER a week's hype and razzmatazz in Sin City, Liam Marshall says it is time for the real show.

1 min

Broadbent milestone

JACK BROADBENT marked his milestone game in style and said: \"We knew we'd go through Salford.'

1 min

High-flying Forest no favourites with Nuno

IPSWICH'S STRUGGLES TO COUNT FOR LITTLE

2 mins

Ismael's Rovers rallying cry

NEW Blackburn head coach Valerien Ismael has told his players to have no regrets come the end of the season as they chase the play-offs.

1 min

OMARI IS SIDELINED BY DORGU HORROR LUNGE

KIERAN MCKENNA has confirmed Omari Hutchinson will miss Ipswich's FA Cup trip to Nottingham Forest on Monday after being left crocked by Patrick Dorgu's ugly challenge.

1 min

Eddie: 'I can get a Toon out of squad without Isak'

HOWE SLAMS ONE-MAN TEAM TAG

2 mins

Klopp and staff left with £9.6m

LIVERPOOL paid Jurgen Klopp and his backroom staff a total of £9.6million when they left the club last summer.

1 min

Memories are made of this for Joe

JOE WORRALL wants to write another glorious FA Cup story with Burnley.

1 min

Silva still in no mood to change ways

TWO years on from his Old Trafford meltdown, Marco Silva has vowed to never change his management style.

1 min

THELWELL HEADS OUT

KEVIN THELWELL is set to step down as Everton's director of football this summer.

1 min

RUBEN SITTING IN BRUNO'S CORNER

Amorim rejects brutal Keane rant about captain Fernandes

1 min

Japhet stays cool over Palace return

JAPHETTANGANGA considers himself the same player that burst through at Tottenham.

1 min

ILKAY SET TO GET A REPRIEVE FROM PEP

PEP GUARDIOLA has revealed that golden oldie Ilkay Gundogan will survive his summer clear-out at Manchester City.

1 min

Pereira hoping to spark mood swing

A WEEK is a long time in football - as Vitor Pereira knows.

1 min

DENTAL GIANT

Beanpole Katic would trade all his teeth for another FA Cup shock

2 mins

IRAOLA CUP EDGE

BOURNEMOUTH manager Andoni Iraola is hoping his cup pedigree as a manager can rub off on his current club today when his side welcome Wolves.

1 min

Read all stories from Daily Express

Daily Express Newspaper Description:

Stay ahead of the news with the Daily Express, delivering the latest headlines, in-depth analysis, and must-know stories from the UK and around the world. Whether it’s politics, business, entertainment, or sport, we bring you the facts—fast and fearless.

Daily Express covers-

1. News & Politics – Up-to-the-minute reports on global and national affairs that shape your world.

2. Money & Economy – Insights into markets, consumer trends, and financial news that matter to you.

3. Entertainment & Lifestyle – From celebrity updates to fashion, health tips, and travel inspiration.

4. Sport – The latest scores, expert analysis, and exclusive interviews from the world of sports.

With bold journalism, sharp opinions, and stories that matter, Daily Express keeps you informed, entertained, and engaged—every single day.

Subscribe Daily Express today!