Daily Express - April 12, 2025

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April 12, 2025

'ABSURD' POLICE ARREST MOTHER WHO TOOK AWAY KIDS' IPADS

History teacher is accused of stealing and held in cell for nearly eight hours

3 mins

Brexit fury over call for EU pact to fight migrants

FURY erupted after Sir Keir Starmer's Brexit reset minister called for a “next level” UK-EU security pact.

1 min

Cricket fan Sunak has ace knighted

FORMER England cricketer James Anderson has been awarded a knighthood in sports fan Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list.

1 min

Nat's Game of Clones as Fergie in new drama

GAME of Thrones star Natalie Dormer is unrecognisable in a red wig and outfit as she plays Sarah Ferguson alongside Mia McKenna-Bruce...who is also all in red.

1 min

MPs' emergency vote bid to save steelworks

AN emergency vote will be held in Parliament today in a last-ditch effort to rescue British Steel following Donald Trump's tariffs hammer blow.

5 mins

China hikes tariffs on US to 125% in Trump trade war

CHINA yesterday hiked its tariffs on US products to 125% in the latest salvo of the trade war with Donald Trump.

1 min

Revealed: Border Force's scrapped plans to turn migrant boats around

Safety concerns ruled out interceptions in Channel

3 mins

Kemi won't so much be battling Starmer for seats as Farage...and the ghost of Boris

SIR Keir Starmer's first few months in Number 10 haven't gone well.

4 mins

Manslaughter charge after death of nursery tot Noah

A NURSERY worker has been charged with the manslaughter of a 14-month-old boy.

1 min

US wrongly links dad tattoo to killer gang

A BRITISH dad’s tattoo marking his daughter’s birth has been used in a US document identifying members of a killer gang.

1 min

Putin in no hurry to talk about peace

Allies agree £18.2billion aid

1 min

Murder bid by syringe

AN anaesthetist who tried to kill a stranger by injecting him with a lung-stopping drug has been jailed for life with a minimum of 16 years.

1 min

Killed by one punch

A MAN has been jailed after a father-of-seven died following a punch.

1 min

Family wiped out in 'copter horror

AUTHORITIES were last night probing why a New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair over the Hudson River, killing all six people on board.

2 mins

Colman's new Pride

OSCAR winner Olivia Colman will star in a new version of the Jane Austen classic Pride And Prejudice.

1 min

Fury at Clarkson bid to serve up squirrels

JEREMY Clarkson is accused of being a “hideous bully” for putting squirrels on the menu at his pub.

1 min

Comedy favourite star Mike dies at 82

ARE You Being Served? star and singer Mike Berry died yesterday at the age of 82.

1 min

'I'm lucky to be alive after I hurt my leg in agonising fall'

Star Alison on her recovery

2 mins

Rayner quick to bin union ties after rat army gnaws picket

ANGELA Rayner's response to the bin crisis in Birmingham sums up perfectly the hypocrisy that runs through Labour's veins like a disease.

3 mins

White cop cap's racist idiocy

WEST Yorkshire Police has put a block on white recruits. Let that sink in for a minute — the police force with the second-biggest crime rate in the country isn’t employing white coppers, because it wants more black and brown people in its ranks.

3 mins

Daughter who smothered her terminally ill dad walks free

A WOMAN who killed her terminally ill father as an act of mercy yesterday walked free from court with a suspended prison sentence.

1 min

Pollen bomb red alert for millions with hayfever

Levels at a high across Britain today

2 mins

Sorry Sam, the charity needs a lift

I ACTUALLY feel sorry for the surfer who (apart from one Donald J Trump) was a candidate for the most decried, derided and despised man on the internet this week.

2 mins

Riots fade...failures that fuelled the fury remain

The riots may have faded but political extremism and the Government failures that fuelled the fury remain.

1 min

Election square-up in cradle of the civil war

Reform's champ boxer aims to KO Tories in Hull election

3 mins

'True joy' as Elton scores 10th No1 album

SIR Elton John hit a new high note yesterday after notching up his 10th UK No1 album.

1 min

Corporal stole £150k of Army kit to sell

A BRITISH soldier stole almost £150,000 of military kit and tried to sell much of it on eBay, a court heard.

1 min

Ofcom blocks BBC radio station for older listeners

TONY Blackburn blasted Ofcom with furious tweets after the broadcasting regulator rejected the BBC’s plans for a station for senior listeners.

1 min

Our cats love us by a whisker

SEVEN in 10 cat owners think their pet loves them, but others believe they are seen as food dispensers, a poll shows.

1 min

Dad's Army of two coming to the West End

IF you're missing Dad’s Army, don’t panic...the classic comedy is set to hit the West End.

1 min

THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE CODE

As Oscar winner Rami Malek plays a cryptologist who uses cutting-edge tech to track his wife's killers in new spook thriller The Amateur, he reveals his fondness for oddballs, St Pancras and his movie co-star Rachel Brosnahan

6 mins

Mum's 21 years in jail for killing her two children

A CANNABIS addict mother who drowned her two young sons before tucking them into bed for their father to find has been jailed for life.

1 min

Titanic hero on run from loan sharks

THE story of a heroic seaman who died on the Titanic while trying to escape loan sharks can be revealed 113 years later.

1 min

The region that has it all: Beaujolais

LOCATED in east-central France, between the Rhone and Burgundy regions, Beaujolais is 34 miles long and seven to nine miles wide, with a diverse landscape and a continental climate influenced by the Med.

2 mins

Tracey Emin? I'm mad on 'er...

WHO'S that girl hanging about upside down next to Dame Tracey Emin?

1 min

Eviction fight over exclusive berth on river

THE owner of a luxury houseboat claims he is being unfairly evicted from a berth next to London’s “Billionaires’ Row”.

1 min

Forest superfan to be match VIP at 101

SUPERFAN Marjorie Graves will get a red carpet welcome as a football matchday VIP - aged 101.

1 min

'I have gone from barely surviving to thriving...'

CF patient's comedy gig

2 mins

I'm still fighting because children are still trapped in war zones

Sally Becker, dubbed the Angel of Mostar after her life-saving missions in the Bosnian War, has survived Islamic State killers and Serbian helicopter attacks over three decades on front lines. As she publishes an inspirational memoir, the mum shares her incredible life story

7 mins

Scot free!

Thrilled gran, 81, wins £4m dream Highlands mansion

1 min

BEACHCOMBER 108 YEARS OLD AND STILL HITTING THE RIGHT NOTES...

HAVING recently seen a glorious performance of Puccini's Turandot at the Royal Opera House, I suddenly saw a way to improve it which I feel sure the composer would have adopted had he not died before the work was completed. The opera is wonderful, but it would be even more dramatic as a TV game show.

1 min

Brixton Bard's poignant legacy

BORN to Jamaican parents, Alex Wheatle spent much of his childhood in a notoriously brutal children's home in South London.

1 min

Sticks star added heat to the beat

DESCRIBED as “the heartbeat of Blondie”, Clem Burke was one of only three band members, alongside Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, to play on every one of the band’s 11 studio albums.

1 min

CRUISE CONTROL

As Nice joins a long list of tourist hotspots bidding adieu to polluting luxury liners, JENNIFER PINTO reveals the port stop-offs where British holidaymakers may receive anything but a warm welcome this summer

5 mins

TOP 5 GARDENING JOBS

Sow French marigolds in April for vibrant summer colour and natural pest control.

1 min

Arabian heights

With markets, mosques and island magic, Dave Monk finds places to worship on a Persian Gulf cruise

5 mins

Persian tug

Journey is one of two ships operated by Celestyal, a Greek line that once stuck to the Med but decided to operate year-round by adding winter sailings in the Middle East.

2 mins

Ellen Jenne finds new friends on tour of an island full of treasures

A treasure trove of historic gems, architectural masterpieces and dreamy bays, Malta certainly packs a lot into its sun drenched shores.

4 mins

Maltese pleaser

A treasure trove of historic gems, architectural masterpieces and dreamy bays, Malta certainly packs a lot into its sun drenched shores.

4 mins

Fast fashion giant's green light for London float

RETAILER Shein has received preliminary approval to float on the London Stock Exchange.

1 min

Worst hotels but sales still buoyant for 'Asylum King'

THE millionaire hotel tycoon dubbed the “Asylum King” is still raking in the cash despite his Britannia chain being ranked the worst in the UK.

1 min

THE CHOSEN ONE

WILLIE MULLINS can pull off another successful Coral Scottish Grand National raid at Ayr with CHOSEN WITNESS (3.35).

1 min

Skelton’s Ayr treble fightback

HARRY SKELTON says it would be his brother Dan’s “greatest ever achievement” if he gets his trainers’ championship bid across the line.

1 min

Never mind the Pollock says Fin

BUT YOUNG SAINTS STAR IS WORTH THE EAREACHE

2 mins

SCAPEGOAT JOSH IS BACK ON SONG

Zirkzee winning over his critics

2 mins

Pressure claim's wild

CHRIS WILDER has hit back at Miron Muslic’s claim that Sheffield United are feeling the heat.

1 min

MANAGER SAYS MOLE IS SPILLING SECRETS

ANGE POSTECOGLOU has turned detective to root out a mole he says is leaking sensitive information that is damaging Tottenham.

1 min

Ange turns detective in bid to plug Spurs leak

ANGE POSTECOGLOU has turned detective to root out a mole he says is leaking sensitive information that is damaging Tottenham.

1 min

MO PUTS US IN BOX SEAT

ARNE SLOT claims Mo Salah's new £50million two-year deal will help Liverpool attract top talent this summer.

2 mins

ROSEY'S COSY AT THE SUMMIT

Justin maintains late-career renaissance with title charge

2 mins

Cabrera makes a miserable Major

ANGEL CABRERA'S return to The Masters ended with a miserable eight-over round.

1 min

McCARTY's no longer spectator

DEBUTANT Matt McCarty made Masters history by shooting a 68 after dropping three shots in his first two holes.

1 min

It's music to our ears

Claudia Winkleman and Mika are back with a new series of The Piano as they discover \"unbelievable\" talent with new mentor Jon Batiste

3 mins

Clear and present danger

A Nordic community is scarred by tragedy in this dark tale

1 min

There are big reveals coming'

The Time Lord is back, as Ncuti Gatwa joins returning actress Varada Sethu for a new season of adventures across the Whoniverse

3 mins

A bit of a Brum do

Chaos erupts when three siblings try to hide a terrible family secret in a new comedy drama set in Birmingham

2 mins

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