Daily Express - April 25, 2025

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April 25, 2025

'OUR DAUGHTERS WILL BE WITH US ALWAYS'

Southport victims' heartbroken dads to run London Marathon in their memory

3 mins

Jail threat on sewage

WATER executives face up to two years in prison if they cover up illegal sewage spills from today.

1 min

NHS 'trans space' bid

TRANSGENDER people could be treated in NHS private rooms, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said.

1 min

Shoplifting offences hit record high

THE number of shoplifting offences recorded by police in England and Wales in a single year has passed 500,000 for the first time.

1 min

We're eating choccie digestives wrong? That takes the biscuit...

CHOCOLATE digestives have turned 100 years old — but the way we have eaten them for 10 decades is upside down, say maker McVitie’s.

1 min

It's full steam ahead for VE Day commemorations

PLANS for VE Day tributes are entering the final furlong - so stars of the anniversary events were treated to some new shoes.

1 min

'Securing US trade deal should be No1 priority'

Chancellor warned ahead of crunch talks in Washington

2 mins

'The US economy has doubled in 15 years. A deal with America is a very big prize'

Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith said the Chancellor needed to get a US deal done as soon as possible.

1 min

PM urged to stand firm over borders

BRITAIN will “never forgive” Sir Keir Starmer if he grants EU citizens a blanket right to come to this country, a former Brexit minister has said.

1 min

'Vladimir, STOP!'

DONALD Trump yesterday begged Vladimir Putin to stop his merciless bombardment of Ukraine after Russian missiles killed at least 12 people in strikes on capital Kyiv.

3 mins

Farage: PM is betraying Brexit and the British people for an EU deal

SIR Keir Starmer is fast betraying Brexit and he could endanger the NATO military alliance, Nigel Farage has claimed.

3 mins

'Minister for Deportations could solve crisis'

A MINISTER for deportations is needed to help get a grip on the migration crisis, says Reform UK.

1 min

Teenager held after fellow pupil dies in private school stabbing

A BOY aged 15 is being held after another pupil was fatally stabbed and three others were injured in Nantes, western France.

1 min

'I gave the Pope a caress as a last farewell...and he passed away shortly after'

THE chief surgeon who treated the late Pope Francis has described his last touching moments with his beloved patient.

3 mins

Worst deal Britain ever did was with greedy water firms

WE HAVE a saying in business: \"What gets measured gets managed.\" But when it comes to one of our most essential natural assets - clean water we've failed not just to measure or manage it properly, but to prevent its degradation on an industrial scale.

3 mins

KEMI GOES UP A GEAR BUT ROAD BACK TO TORY RELEVANCE STILL TREACHEROUS

THE GOOD news for the Tories is that their leader Kemi Badenoch is getting better at Prime Minister’s Questions. On Wednesday, she wiped the floor with Sir Keir Starmer by concentrating on his woeful record on transgender policy.

1 min

Sick side of pro-trans lobby drops disguise

THE CRUEL, aggressive intolerance of the trans cult has been on repugnant display since the Supreme Court ruled that biological sex is binary and immutable. In a historic judgment that provoked unhinged fury from the believers in gender fluidity and self-identification, the judges effectively declared trans women are not women.

2 mins

William Hickey

Bringing the gossip since 1933

1 min

Emma Willis' praise for 'incredible medics' after hole in the heart surgery

TV presenter Emma Willis has revealed that she had an operation to repair a hole in her heart she never knew existed.

1 min

Keeley set to star as a nun in love

KEELEY Hawes is set to portray a nun in love with a Catholic priest in a new romantic drama series from Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne.

1 min

Paddington musical to be sandwiched into West End

A MUSICAL about Paddington Bear featuring songs by McFly singer Tom Fletcher will debut in the West End this autumn.

1 min

'It's magic to be let in as a female'

A WOMAN kicked out of the Magic Circle for disguising herself as a man is now being let back in - after more than 30 years.

1 min

Lifestyle dangers felt at 36

THE effects of smoking, drinking too much and not exercising enough are felt by the age of 36, experts have warned.

1 min

'Protect children from online harm ...or be kicked out'

SOCIAL media firms could be heavily fined or banned from the UK under plans to protect children from online harm.

1 min

William's game for a laugh with youth hub kids

PRINCE William became the king of selfies and showed his gaming prowess during a community centre visit.

1 min

Princess Royal's solemn tribute to Gallipoli heroes

THE PRINCESS Royal honoured Gallipoli heroes yesterday in a speech emphasising the importance of passing on the tradition of remembering those who have fallen in war.

2 mins

Soaring abuse of 999 heroes

PARAMEDICS have suffered a record year of violence, aggression and abuse while saving lives.

1 min

Girl, 10, suffocated by school trip mudslide

A LITTLE girl was suffocated after a mudslide carried her 20ft down a stream during a school trip, an inquest heard yesterday.

1 min

Former BGT singer 'raped two women'

A FORMER contestant on Britain's Got Talent is accused of raping two women, a court heard yesterday.

1 min

Sports for a lot more

RECORD numbers of adults are exercising or taking part in sport.

1 min

Ant fossil is world's oldest at 113m years

THE oldest ever ant has been discovered - and it is challenging beliefs about the species.

1 min

Row over the Bayeux Tapestry's rude bits

'Extra appendage is identified'

2 mins

Private parking companies may issue record 14.5m fines

PRIVATE parking firms are on course to issue a record 14.5 million tickets to drivers in a year, figures show.

1 min

Furious retired cop, 74, told she's too old for courtesy car

A RETIRED police officer was stunned not to be given a courtesy car because a garage’s insurance excludes over-70s.

1 min

Drug dealer allowed to stay in Britain because of ill son

Jailed dad beats deportation to Congo over haemophilia

1 min

Never a crossword in Daily Express until 101 years ago

Can you solve our first teaser from 1924?

1 min

FLIPPING HECK!

Taking a wrong turn in the coldest place on earth could cost you your life... and it almost did for hundreds of penguin chicks who accidentally waddled to the edge of a 50 foot-high Antarctic cliff. Cinematographer Bertie Gregory, who captured the jaw-dropping scene for a new documentary, reveals what happened next

6 mins

Seaside town residents get in a flap over gulls' mess

THOUSANDS of protected gulls are making a stinking mess of a town after flocking back there from two offshore “hotels” where they have been encouraged to breed.

1 min

THE BREWSUAL SUSPECTS!

WE'RE ALL familiar with the stereotypes of crime fiction: the hard-bitten, increasingly world-weary detective searching for the bottle of something strong in the bottom drawer of their desk; or the haggard, haunted street cop sitting at the bar, staring at the bottom of an empty beer glass at the end of another exhausting shift.

6 mins

Author of the week Jeremy Vine

BBC Radio 2 host and Channel 5 presenter Jeremy Vine chats to Ella Walker about venturing into ‘cosy crime’, what really scares him, and the big 6-0.

4 mins

Hitless soft-rockers remain pure class

Who doesn't like at least one of Stereophonics’ dozen hits? The Welsh-born soft-rockers may not enjoy the seismic fandom of contemporaries like Coldplay or Snow Patrol, but Have A Nice Day, top five in 2001, hogged every radio that summer.

1 min

Natalie's top of the chops

DURING the making of her Channel 4 consumer series WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL: BRITAIN'S BEST BUYS?, which I'm sorry to have to tell you finishes tonight (8pm), Natalie Cassidy found herself a “lifesaver”.

2 mins

Faithful flock to new builds

TELEVISION show architect George Clarke is known to millions as The Restoration Man, after his Channel 4 programme of the same name, but he freely admits that City & Country's unassuming design and planning director, Simon Vernon-Harcourt, could \"easily steal\" his job.

2 mins

Charging start-up falters as EV demand rises

SHARES in an electric vehicle charge point firm have been suspended while EDF Energy takes over the business.

1 min

Small firms 'unprepared for cyber attacks and instability'

SMALL businesses are feeling under pressure as the mounting threats of cyber-crime and economic instability push them towards restructuring, a survey has revealed.

1 min

IT'S DAN AND DUSTED

Skelton resigned to title fate

1 min

FORD DRIVES JOE IN SUMMER TOUR PUSH

SALE’S Joe Carpenter was on the sidelines during England’s last tour but believes his link-up with George Ford can earn him a bigger role this summer.

1 min

TALENT SET TO ROCKET

Ronnie's quest for British stars

2 mins

Lazarus Brecel rises once more

LUCA BRECEL produced a trademark comeback to reach the last 16 of the World Championship.

1 min

Fairy-tale quest makes fantastic Mr Fox the GOAT

VARDY DESERVES GOODBYE TRIBUTES

2 mins

Striker targets Premier League stay

FROM BACK PAGE a 12-month deal following Leicester’s promotion last season.

1 min

Carragher is keen to add new recruits

LIVERPOOL are preparing for a title-winning party on Sunday - but Jamie Carragher is already urging the club to ensure they do not stand still this summer.

1 min

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