Daily Express - April 18, 2025

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April 18, 2025

REVOLUTIONARY WEIGHT LOSS PILL ON WAY

Drug helps type 2 diabetes patients lose the pounds without injections

3 mins

It's all mirrors

THE King joked \"it's all mirrors\" when told he looked well yesterday as he resumed his role at the Royal Maundy Service after missing last year's due to his cancer treatment.

1 min

Decades of progress mean fewer females want to become men

FAR fewer women today would prefer to be a man than they did almost 100 years ago - and that's down to years of improving equality, say researchers.

1 min

Transgender women can't use ladies loos and changing rooms or do women's sport

TRANSGENDER women cannot use single-sex female toilets, changing rooms or compete in women's sports following a landmark Supreme Court ruling, said the head of Britain's equalities watchdog.

2 mins

Duffield: Apology would be nice, PM

FORMER Labour MP Rosie Duffield has insisted Sir Keir Starmer owes her an apology over the gender row after condemning her stance on the issue.

1 min

Easter travellers facing rail disruption and traffic jams

RAIL passengers have been told to plan ahead as engineering work disrupts Easter weekend travel.

1 min

Downsized daffs fury

SHRINKING £1 daffodil bouquets have left shoppers blooming furious.

1 min

Brollies at ready for mixed weather

THERE will be sunshine and showers for most of the UK over the Easter bank holiday weekend.

1 min

Drivers told to turn up an hour early or have Channel trip cancelled

HOLIDAYMAKERS have been hit with surprise extra charges on the Eurotunnel for failing to comply with a change in the rules.

1 min

'BLINKING' TRUMP PROMISES DEAL WITH CHINA

DONALD Trump appeared to back down in his long-running feud with China over trade as he told reporters he would make a \"very good deal\" with Beijing.

1 min

Four killed in cable car crash at mountain site

FOUR people have died after a cable car crashed 90ft to the ground at a popular Italian mountain tourist spot.

1 min

Accused's 'small boat livestream'

AN alleged Palestinian gunman who reportedly called for the slaughter of Jews livestreamed his illegal arrival into the UK on a small boat, a court has heard.

1 min

'Bully MP' in threat to sue Farage

RUPERT Lowe has told solicitors to begin defamation claims against Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson and Reform chairman Zia Yusuf after the party suspended him over bullying claims.

1 min

PM's net zero plan 'undermines Brexit'

SIR Keir Starmer has been warned his plan to join an EU net zero scheme \"undermines\" Brexit freedoms.

2 mins

Beckham kicks off a barn storm over his country bolthole plans

IT looks like a perfect Easter idyll for David Beckham - as he tends to his chickens in a flat cap.

1 min

Coroner blasts lack of motorist sight tests

ENFORCEMENT of motorist eyesight standards is \"ineffective and unsafe\", a coroner has warned.

1 min

Toby Carvery chief apologises for axing 400-year-old oak tree

THE chief executive of Toby Carvery has apologised for \"the upset that it has caused\" after the firm felled a 400-year-old oak tree outside one of its restaurants.

2 mins

Natalie recalls her ghoul's night in

NATALIE Portman looks like she's having an early night as she poses in pyjamas for a photoshoot.

1 min

Freddie can recall 'everything' about his Top Gear crash

CRICKETING legend Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has said he is “trying to find out what I am now” after a Top Gear car crash left him seriously injured.

1 min

If he wants power then Farage cannot be a one-man band

PARLIAMENT is now firmly in recess and politicians of all stripes will begin zig-zagging across the country, ahead of May's local elections. One person with a spring in his step is Nigel Farage. Reform UK's leader can only be pleased with how the last year has gone. His grand re-entrance into British politics had a profound impact on the 2024 general election and was a major factor in the scale of the Conservative defeat.

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PERPETUAL PRESSURE FOR EQUALITY HAS PUSHED MEN OUT OF THE PICTURE

THE WOKE mania for social engineering, maintains its grip on public sector recruitment, as illustrated by the latest scandal involving West Yorkshire police, which imposed a temporary ban on applications from white candidates in order to boost diversity.

1 min

Unions due to teach Labour sorry lesson

THE PROLONGED howl of despair from the teaching unions at their annual conferences has become a venerated ritual during the Easter period. As activists give their readings from the gospel of grievance, incantations of sorrow over pay are accompanied by repeated mantras about \"Tory cuts\" and righteous talk of strike action.

2 mins

William Hickey

Bringing the gossip since 1933

2 mins

Earth calling... there is something out there

BRITISH researchers have found the \"strongest evidence yet\" of alien life beyond our planet.

1 min

Tributes to Radio 2 star Colin

FORMER BBC Radio 2 DJ Colin Berry has died at the age of 79.

1 min

Lithgow is daunted by Potter role

JOHN Lithgow says he is “intimidated” taking the late Sir Michael Gambon’s role of Hogwarts head Albus Dumbledore in a new Harry Potter TV show.

1 min

'You're acting like this is the last time you're ever going to see me...'

LIAM Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy has revealed his heart-breaking final words to her just days before his fatal balcony fall.

1 min

Sixth Sense child actor Haley held

THE Sixth Sense child star Haley Joel Osment has been arrested for public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance.

1 min

Air-congrats to Apprentice Dean

AIR conditioning whirlwind Dean Franklin was crowned The Apprentice winner despite a rocky road to the final.

1 min

Mystery of six sinkings in Broads Bermuda Triangle

OFFICIALS are all at sea as to why so many boats are sinking in a beauty spot which has now been likened to the Bermuda Triangle.

1 min

28 Years Later...and still dead scary

FOUND a cure? Over my dead body...It might be nearly three decades since they first rose from their graves, but this scary skeletal zombie is definitely not looking any better.

1 min

'Stay indoors from 9am till 2pm to dodge pollen peaks'

HAY fever sufferers have been urged to stay indoors for five hours each day over the Easter weekend to avoid the scourge of runny noses, watery eyes and sneezing fits.

1 min

RAF base bans Chinese EVs

ELECTRIC vehicles with Chinese parts have been banned from UK military sites over spying fears.

1 min

Vegans demand an apology from MP who branded them 'extremists'

OUTRAGED vegans have called for an apology after a Tory MP branded their lifestyle as 'extremism' promoted by Liberal Democrats.

1 min

£1million target to fund heroes' trips to tributes

A BUSINESSMAN determined to honour our D-Day veterans has humiliated the Government by pledging to raise £1million so they can attend ceremonies commemorating their fallen comrades.

2 mins

Vow to 'stop the rot' of mouldy forces family homes

DEFENCE Secretary John Healey has pledged to stop armed forces families living in squalor.

1 min

Check out Rio as the smiling new face of Burberry

A LITTLE boy with Down's syndrome is modelling for Burberry in its summer childrenswear campaign Seven-year-old Rio Williams has broken boundaries after being photographed wearing £220 cotton shorts, a £260 check cashmere scarf and a £950 trench coat in the pictures which appear on the British fashion brand's website.

1 min

Police chief will not face charges over sex claims

DEVON and Cornwall's suspended chief constable will not be prosecuted over allegations of sexual offences.

1 min

81% of teachers say pupils are getting more violent

TEACHERS are being punched, kicked, shoved and spat at by disruptive pupils, a survey has revealed.

2 mins

Sheryl and pals stand by their man Michael J Fox at his Parkinson's gala

MICHAEL J Fox and Sheryl Crow cuddle up as he makes a rare appearance on the red carpet for a Parkinson's fundraiser.

1 min

Tribunal: Smoking remark to a black woman was racist

ASKING if a black woman had been \"smoking something\" was racist, a tribunal ruled.

2 mins

We're being denied our day in court say family of teenager killed by a punch

THE family of a tragic 18-year-old killed by a single punch say they have been failed by the police and prosecutors - because the man who delivered the fatal blow never went to trial.

2 mins

Dove chicks' extinction rebellion

THESE Easter chicks at London Zoo are a milestone in efforts to bring the Socorro dove back from the brink of extinction.

1 min

'Kind carefree soul' found naked in field had frozen to death

A NATURE-lover who liked to walk alone for miles and live off the land was found lying naked in a field after freezing to death under the influence of drugs, an inquest has heard.

1 min

Police legend's back rocking with Animals

He once performed in a chicken wire cage surrounded by hungry African lions, keeping them at bay through the ferocity of his playing.

1 min

It's a dog eat dog Easter

QUESTIONS, questions, questions. Our lives are full of them. But a good TV documentary can play an important role in helping us find answers.

2 mins

Quay change

NEW housing developments usually get a mixed reception. Some Icoals welcome them as an opportunity to move to a better home, others see them as the cause of unwanted pressure on school places and doctors' surgeries as well as the cause of increased traffic and parking competition.

2 mins

Strong sales put furniture giant in comfort zone

RETAILER Dunelm revealed \"strong sales\" over its third quarter, as it generated more than 6% growth across its homewares and furniture categories.

1 min

Supermarket cautious over future as trolley wars loom

SAINSBURY'S expects no profit growth during the next year as competition in the grocery market intensifies.

1 min

A WORLD OF PAIN FOR ALI

ALI CARTER faces a race against time to be fit for his Ronnie O'Sullivan grudge match at this year's World Championship.

1 min

Sexton kicking on with Lions role

JOHNNY SEXTON has been added to Andy Farrell's staff for this summer's Lions trip to Australia, increasing the Irish influence on tour.

1 min

MAX EFFORT ON QUICK FIX

MAX VERSTAPPEN insists his focus is on helping Red Bull get back to their best amid incessant speculation over his Formula One future.

1 min

Ending the Baggies jinx would be extra sweet for Tony Lampard

COVENTRY v WEST BROM 3PM

1 min

We're the Real deal now, says Raya

DAVID RAYA says Arsenal are ready to “write their own history” by winning the club’s first Champions League crown.

2 mins

DOM'S SPOT ON

Solanke penalty sees Spurs into semi-final and buys Ange time

2 mins

Haaland turns up heat in bid to quicken City return

ERLING HAALAND has stepped up his recovery process in a bid to make a comeback before the end of the season.

1 min

REDS PULL OFF MIRACLE

SOMEHOW Manchester United are in the semi-finals of the Europa League after an astonishing night at Old Trafford.

2 mins

Red faces as Blues turn cakewalk into a night for jitters

DO NOT put your shirt on Chelsea to win the Europa Conference League after all.

1 min

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