Daily Express - May 05, 2025

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May 05, 2025

'PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP YOUR UKRAINE SUPPORT NOW'

A UKRAINIAN who fought alongside Britain to defeat the Nazis has pleaded, \"Do not give up on us\", as the country battles for survival 80 years on.

3 mins

Powell must quit over 'dog whistle' grooming slur

PRESSURE is mounting on a senior Labour minister to quit after she described grooming gangs as a “dog whistle” issue.

1 min

Interest rate cut this week

INTEREST rates are set to be cut to 4.25% as the Bank of England digests the impact of US tariffs on the economy.

1 min

Bittersweet birthday for Beckham

DAVID and Victoria Beckham shared a series of happy photos from his 50th birthday celebrations.

1 min

The climes they are a-changing

A “FAIRLY chilly” spell is to follow record- breaking hot weather this week.

1 min

Trump: I don't want a 3rd term

DONALD Trump has put an end to speculation he will run for a third term as president - a move that is banned under the US Constitution.

1 min

Kyiv civilians beg for end to attacks

CIVILIANS in Kyiv traumatised by a vicious Russian drone attack early yesterday fear the worst is yet to come.

1 min

'VE Day is an excuse to be happy after all we went through'

SIX doughty warriors played significant roles in winning the Second World War but they remain modest about their bravery.

3 mins

Veterans to get support as part of £50m pledge

VETERANS have been promised ongoing support in a new funding package called Valour.

1 min

How 200-strong army helped save victims of Nazi tyranny

Brave Stella one of the first civilians to step into Belsen

3 mins

Veterans pay tribute to fallen after U-turn

WAR veterans who forced a surrender by the Government after it initially refused to pay travelling expenses paid their respects to fallen colleagues in the Netherlands yesterday.

1 min

'My job is to make sure Farage does not become PM because he does not have the answers'

KEMI Badenoch insisted the Conservatives are \"down, but not out\" as she vowed to strike back from heavy election losses.

3 mins

Swinney is 'fearful' of new 'alien values'

JOHN Swinney has said there is a “very real possibility” that Nigel Farage could be the next Prime Minister.

1 min

Reform keen to end migrant housing in councils where it is now in control

REFORM UK will look at taking the Government to court to stop migrants being housed in areas where it now runs the council.

2 mins

Nigel: Tories will never recover after drubbing

NIGEL Farage has warned that the Conservatives “will never recover” from their wipeout at the local elections.

1 min

So much to learn from our wartime lionhearts

EIGHT decades may have passed but for those who witnessed, and lived through, the abject horrors of the Second World War the passage of time has not dimmed their memories.

2 mins

Omitting Thatcher from Westminster statues is a cop-out

PARLIAMENT Square sits in the shadow of the Palace of Westminster, where our MPs and peers have governed for centuries.

3 mins

Murder arrest after two crashes

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two crashes in the same town led to the death of one woman and injuries to three other people.

1 min

Fire victim Layton, 14, 'a lush lad who had his whole life ahead of him'

Tributes to tragic boy found dead after blaze

1 min

Grandkids are my weakest link, says TV Queen of Mean

SHE was the Queen of Mean on TV’s The Weakest Link, but at 80, Anne Robinson has a more mellow ambition — to spoil her grandchildren for years to come.

1 min

Social care review can't afford to fail

A NEWLY launched commission into social care will be \"doomed to failure\" unless the true cost of inaction in the sector is set out, MPs warned.

1 min

A big hit! I’m fastest puncher

A MAN who took up martial arts to beat bullies at school has set three world records as the fastest puncher.

1 min

'Make tech firms hand over data'

A MUM whose teenage son took his own life has insisted that a new law should force social media giants to hand over children’s data to bereaved parents.

1 min

Gaga skull-duggery defies terror scare

LADY Gaga had a bone-anza of a show in store for more than two million fans — and stayed poker-faced amid a terror alert.

1 min

Harry's family pitch

New kids snap amid storm

2 mins

Secret early warning nuke bunker on sale for £20K

THIS rare Cold War bunker hidden in the Norfolk countryside is on the market for £20,000.

1 min

‘Charities may close shops as costs rise and sales fall’

A HOST of charity shops could soon disappear from high streets, a report has warned.

1 min

7 Iranians arrested in terror raids

Gun police swoop over plot fears

2 mins

Miss England slams sea sewage 'health crisis'

A MISS World hopeful is campaigning to save Britain’s beaches after being left unable to swim due to sewage spills in our polluted seas.

1 min

Blood victims 'fear they'll die without justice'

PEOPLE given infected blood in one of the NHS's worst treatment scandals are scared they will not live to see compensation, campaigners say.

1 min

'Horrifying car crash saved me from jail'

One time bad boy Greg Sumner was almost paralysed in a shocking drink-driving smash. Now he hopes to help others after the accident that left him unable to hug his children

4 mins

Can a mouth massage make me look young?

A non-surgical facelift where your cheeks are pummelled from the inside is being credited by celebs for giving them a sculpted look. Claire Spreadbury opens wide...

5 mins

Sports car fan is back in driving seat

THE BMW sports coupe had been just what a driver had been looking for - but being plagued by faults since he bought it second hand, it had left him shouldering a big debt and going nowhere.

1 min

Why lunch is a big deal

Mike Ward previews tonight's TV

2 mins

POLLOCK IS A REAL FLIER

Barca ace Yamal fired up Henry for Saints' final say

2 mins

Cox left sweating again after injury

JORDAN COX was forced to retire hurt after scoring a County Championship century for Essex against Somerset, raising doubts over his place in England’s Test squad.

1 min

Peet's relief as Warriors fight off a late Wolves comeback

WIGAN head coach Matt Peet saluted his champions for coming out on top of a \"strange\" game after holding off Warrington's late rally to win 22-20.

1 min

Pietersen gutted he missed mentoring England superstar

KEVIN PIETERSEN has told Harry Brook he missed the chance to fix a “big flaw” when he pulled out of his £550,000 Indian Premier League deal.

1 min

How spin doctor could have cured Brook's 'big flaw'

Pietersen gutted he missed mentoring England superstar

1 min

Triumphant Ruud hails Draper as a man for the future

CASPER RUUD spoilt Jack Draper’s party at the Madrid Open by beating the British No.1 to lift the biggest title of his career.

2 mins

Judd call for better table manners

JUDD TRUMP does not want snooker crowds to become like beer-swilling darts fans.

1 min

Cyclone Zhao storms into strong position

BUT DOGGED WILLIAMS HAS RAY OF HOPE AFTER LAST-FRAME CLINCHER

2 mins

Shocked Hatters must look forward

CARLTON MORRIS says Luton must quickly get over the shock of becoming only the fourth club to drop from the Premier League to League One in successive seasons.

1 min

HAPPY DAZE AT MANOR'S PARTY

Title-clinching goal is a blur

2 mins

ICE-COLD ALEX

Isak nicks a point but Minteh hits Toon again

1 min

Hirst's thirst for a quick return to top

GEORGE HIRST admits being part of Goodison Park's farewell will only inspire Ipswich to get back to the Premier League.

1 min

Aina won't give up on a 'crazy' dream

OLA AINA issued a rallying cry ahead of tonight's test at Crystal Palace, saying: \"We can still do something crazy.\"

1 min

Cash tells nervy fans to drop grudge

MATTY CASH has let rip at Aston Villa fans, claiming some are holding a grudge against the team for their recent stumble.

1 min

THIRD YOUNGEST SIDE IN PREM IS BATTERED

YOU can't win anything with kids - not for 30 years anyway.

1 min

Child's play for Bees as United gamble fails

YOU can’t win anything with kids - not for 30 years anyway.

1 min

REDS HAVE A HANGOVER

Chelsea cash in as Liverpool are still celebrating title win

2 mins

Spurs settle for draw ahead of Europa date

GUGLIELMO VICARIO'S late save from Jarrod Bowen rescued Tottenham from an unwanted record.

2 mins

COLE TURNS AIR BLUE

Palmer ends drought but swears and blasts 'social media idiots'

1 min

Amorim's claims do not add up

RUBEN AMORIM said Manchester United were improving despite a 16th league defeat in 35 games.

1 min

The greatest crime in history

BRIGADIER Peter Vaux was a stickler for the rules of war, but he once confessed to me that he nearly shot a German POW. He'd been an intelligence officer in 7 Armoured Division in North Africa — one of the 'Desert Rats' — and the prisoner was just an ordinary infantryman but in his pocket were some photographs.

6 mins

The Daily Express rejoices to announce the report of Adolf Hitler's death...

No inch of space wasted upon his career as evil of his deeds is all too well-known

5 mins

Finally,after six years and one day, the Second World War was over

In March 1940, in an unremarkable Birmingham University office, German-born physicist Rudolf Peierls and his Austrian-born colleague Otto Robert Frisch wrote a memorandum. In it they argued that a small quantity of uranium could be used to produce a chain reaction, releasing a force equivalent to many thousands of tons of TNT. The wartime government of Winston Churchill realised the potential of their discovery and soon the highly secret MAUD Committee was created to help advance their work. The committee concluded that a nuclear weapon was feasible and this led to a project with the codename Tube Alloys.

3 mins

The attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki cost at least 200,000 lives but almost certainly saved many millions more

IN March 1940, in an unremarkable Birmingham University office, German-born physicist Rudolf Peierls and his Austrian-born colleague Otto Robert Frisch wrote a memorandum. In it they argued that a small quantity of uranium could be used to produce a chain reaction, releasing a force equivalent to many thousands of tons of TNT. The wartime government of Winston Churchill realised the potential of their discovery and soon the highly secret MAUD Committee was created to help advance their work. The committee concluded that a nuclear weapon was feasible and this led to a project with the codename Tube Alloys.

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