Daily Express - May 07, 2025

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May 07, 2025

REVERSE FUEL PAY CUT FOR ALL OAPs NOW!

LABOUR turmoil over cuts in winter fuel payments for deepened last pensioners night, after Sir Keir Starmer ruled out a U-turn.

3 mins

'Never say never' Trump taunts Carney

CANADA'S new prime minister came face to face yesterday with the man who has threatened to annex his country.

1 min

'Positive' change to dying law

WES Streeting said it was a “positive development” that pharmacists and other staff will be allowed to refuse to take part in assisted dying.

1 min

New single-sex hospital rules

HOSPITALS and other NHS services will be given new guidance about providing single-sex spaces “before the summer”, the Health Secretary has pledged.

1 min

Landmarks lit up to mark end of 6 years of darkness

LANDMARKS across Britain were illuminated last night in a display to mark the end of the Second World War after six long years of darkness.

2 mins

Queen plants final poppy for VE Day

THE Queen enlisted the help of a five-year-old schoolboy as she planted the final ceramic flower at the Tower of London's poppy display yesterday.

1 min

'I was 11 years old when I saw lined up and shot for hiding

MANFRED Goldberg survived five brutal Nazi camps before being liberated aged 15.

3 mins

VE Day delay on Bank rate decision

THE Bank of England will delay tomorrow’s decision on interest rates for two minutes because of the silence to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

1 min

'We need to change, not lurch to Right'

SENIOR Labour figures are joining forces to demand the party must not lurch to the Right in response to Reform's election triumphs.

1 min

Migrants on benefits or earning less than £38k will be booted out under Conservatives

MIGRANTS who claim benefits or have low-paid jobs would be ordered to leave Britain under a Conservative government to end \"the crisis at our borders\", the Tories have declared.

3 mins

£5bn India deal 'will hurt UK workers'

IMMIGRATION FEARS AS CRITICS SLAM TRADE AGREEMENT

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'Online posts should face more scrutiny'

SOCIAL media firms must act faster to remove misleading posts like those that fuelled last summer’s riots, a police watchdog has warned.

1 min

Criminals will be ordered to attend their sentencing

KILLERS refusing to face their victims' families in court will spend more time in solitary confinement, ministers have confirmed.

1 min

earning less than £38k will be booted out under Conservatives

Secretary Chris Philp said: “For months, this Labour Government has turned a blind eye to the crisis at our borders, as small boat crossings have increased.

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Ministers are on track to reduce the age limit of rail drivers to 18

EIGHTEEN-year-olds will be allowed to drive trains in a bid to end driver shortages.

1 min

'VE Day celebrations this week provide a chance to take stock'

CELEBRATIONS for the 80th anniversary of VE Day this week are a good chance to take stock of how victory and security are actually achieved.

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Economic strength is the best defence of British freedoms

CELEBRATIONS for the 80th anniversary of VE Day this week are a good chance to take stock of how victory and security are actually achieved.

3 mins

Console the King and send it like Beckham

WE PLODDER-PARENTS ~ the ones who can’t provide trust funds, yachts, designer togs and surnames that guarantee instant access to international VIP enclaves — could feel smug, but we don’t.

2 mins

Frances Millar

To be trank...

3 mins

Call The Midwife is going to the movies

Returning nurse Trixie

1 min

War survivor, 88, sees beloved doll restored to former glory

THE precious doll that Ruth Hayter held tight as she was smuggled out of wartime Austria has a starring role in tonight’s VE Day Special of The Repair Shop.

1 min

Vardy to pay £1.4m for Rooney Wagatha costs

Rooney Wagatha costs

2 mins

Radiohead guitarist cancels shows over 'credible threats'

RADIOHEAD star Jonny Greenwood has revealed his forthcoming shows were cancelled because of \"credible threats\".

1 min

Israeli strikes kill 18 at Gaza school and hit Houthi airport

AT least 18 people including children were killed at a school in Gaza yesterday as Israel’s airstrikes continued.

1 min

Drone attacks shut airports ahead of Putin leaders' visit

MOSCOW was forced to close all of its airports just as international leaders start arriving for Friday’s Victory Day parade after the city was targeted by Ukrainian drones for the second night in a row.

1 min

'Cars to blame for potholes'

THE sheer number of cars on the road is the main reason why we have so many potholes, an expert has claimed.

1 min

Jail for zebra crossing crash driver on phone

A DRIVER who left a woman with horrific injuries after mowing her down while sending a message about his dinner has been jailed.

1 min

'It was just a tree...it was as if someone had been murdered' says Sycamore Gap accused

A MAN accused of felling the iconic Sycamore Gap tree has told jurors he could not understand the extent of the public outrage.

2 mins

BBC chiefs admit to a 'lapse' in Duke story

BBC bosses yesterday admitted to a “lapse in our standards” in coverage of Prince Harry’s bombshell interview with the broadcaster last week.

1 min

'Hippy-dippy' Meghan on mushrooms

THE Duchess of Sussex has told how she turned to alternative medicine while pregnant with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

1 min

Royals in residence as new portraits unveiled

KING AND QUEEN PRAISE 'WONDERFUL' CORONATION PAINTINGS

2 mins

Charles joins audience for Sir David's latest film

KING Charles was among the guests at the premiere of Sir David Attenborough’s latest film last night.

1 min

Police hunt for building boss on the run after worker died

POLICE were last night hunting a building firm boss accused of manslaughter who has been on the run for more than a month after failing to attend court.

1 min

MP 'seriously alarmed' by 'aggressive' ex-Met doctor

VETERAN Labour MP Emily Thornberry suffered serious alarm and distress when she was “stalked” by an ex-Met Police doctor, a court heard yesterday.

1 min

Firms 'not ready' for cyber risk

ALMOST all major firms are not ready to withstand modern cyber attacks, a shocking report has warned.

1 min

Pontins in court over gran death

THE owner of holiday giant Pontins has appeared in court charged with corporate manslaughter after a woman died when an air conditioning duct fell on guests at a resort.

1 min

Ingrid Tarrant: I tracked cheating Chris' car

CHRIS Tarrant’s ex-wife Ingrid has told how she turned private detective to prove he was cheating on her.

1 min

Girlfriend suffers second motorbike racer crash tragedy

Grieving mum lost rider partner in 2016

2 mins

Does the arrival of 'The Cyclone' represent the final wind of change for snooker?

The sport has been in steady decline since the 1980s, with even champion Ronnie O'Sullivan declaring it 'boring'. But Chinese interest in snooker could be the cue to its survival as Zhao Xintong becomes China's first World Champion

4 mins

Gang member who went on run romanced prison nurse

Jail... Pullen has been described as 'particularly manipulative'

2 mins

Romeo drug dealer back behind bars

A DRUG dealer who had a prison affair with one member of staff and was accused of one with another is back behind bars months after his release.

2 mins

Air quality 'saves lives'

CUTTING greenhouse gases could save 250,000 lives a year by improving air quality, a study said.

1 min

On your bike! Fury over cycle lane idea

CYCLISTS scoping out future bike lanes were forced to hit the road after a 20-minute stand-off with locals.

1 min

Fire destroys 20 square miles of beauty spot

THIS massive wildfire ravaged a beauty spot after spreading rapidly across a forest.

1 min

Blast fears over plan for solar battery site

FEARFUL residents in Guy Fawkes’s former village say children’s lives will be at risk if lithium-ion battery sites are built near a primary school.

2 mins

This could take off...holiday stay puts the air into Airbnb

HERE’S a staycation for those who think it’s not a proper holiday if they haven't boarded a plane...a private jet converted into a unique Airbnb.

1 min

Workers 'keen for AI help'

HALF of employees are optimistic about the benefits of artificial intelligence in the workplace but 61% find the pace of change with the technology overwhelming.

1 min

Now exam results are on an app

THOUSANDS of GCSE pupils will receive their exam results via an app this summer as part of a trial.

1 min

Swindler told school pal he was dying

A CONMAN has been jailed for a year after swindling an old classmate out of £2,700 by falsely claiming he had weeks to live.

2 mins

Moan about neighbours' fence backfires as couple are ordered to rip up patio

AN accountant who claimed her neighbours' new fence interfered with her garden picnics has been ordered to rip out the patio and central heat-ing system at her cottage.

1 min

Solo seniors must make every single penny count

BEING a pensioner is always a financial challenge but it’s even harder if you're single.

1 min

Reeves to put more savers in the stocks

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves has shocked savers by floating plans to slash the annual Cash ISA allowance to just £4,000. Now she may target Stocks and Shares ISAs too.

2 mins

How to avoid car hire hell

SUMMER holidays are looming fast and millions of Britons will be gearing up to sort out their car rentals.

2 mins

Tex-Mex is the meal deal

Maisha Frost

2 mins

Racing brothers in arms

Golly me, what a thoroughly heartwarming conclusion we had to last week's RACE ACROSS THE WORLD (BBC1, 9pm).

2 mins

Club sandwich

VE Day buffet food Good Food daily recipe to collect

1 min

Help for paw relation

PERENNIALLY popular TV gardener Monty Don is designing his first garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show the BBC Radio 2 Dog Garden - and although we won't know exactly what a dog garden looks like until the show starts on May 20, most dog owners know what happens when your faithful friend returns indoors from a sniff around the flower borders.

1 min

NatWest set for bumper year as profits soar by £1bn

NATWEST will \"outperform\" the banking sector with a bumper 2025, analysts have predicted.

1 min

Market turmoil sent UK's service sector into decline

BRITAIN'S output fell for the first time in a year and half following market turbulence last month, prompting fears that Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s £40billion tax raid has damaged the services economy.

1 min

HARRY'S ON CUP RUN

HARRY DAVIES has landed the plum ride on ante-post Ladbrokes Chester Cup favourite East India Dock.

1 min

ROME COMFORTS

Emma's buzz at Italian Open

1 min

Versatile Asher backed for Lions call

SALE director of rugby Alex Sanderson believes a group of his players - including rookie prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour - fit the bill for the Lions this summer.

1 min

Cyclone's eye on the richest pot in history

ZHAO OUT TO CASH IN

2 mins

WATFORD GAP TO REALITY IS HUGE

TOM CLEVERLEY'S sacking by Watford leaves English football's most fickle club searching for their 11th head coach since 2020.

1 min

ROBINS ARE READY TO HIT NEW HEIGHTS

Manning reckons underdogs can shock Blades in play-offs

2 mins

Bruno will refuse Saudi coin

MANCHESTER United are confident Bruno Fernandes will snub offers from Saudi Arabia this summer.

1 min

A BILLION REASONS TO VENT

THE seeds of Manchester United's crisis were sown 20 years ago, when the Glazer family gained control of the club.

3 mins

Will looks beyond final task

Crystal Palace midfielder Will Hughes says there will be no let up in the pursuit of a club record points haul in the Premier League despite the FA Cup final looming large.

1 min

Hakimi counting on PSG fans to turn up heat

MIKEL ARTETA has been warned Arsenal face an “insane” night in the Champions League.

1 min

GUNNERS SEEK SILVER BULLET

Rice certain lifting Euro trophy would spark golden era for club

3 mins

Enrique ended a draining cycle of superstar behaviour

LUIS ENRIQUE helped ditch the superstar bling culture at Paris Saint-Germain and now cycles into work every day.

1 min

CHANGE OF DATE HITS OUR FANS SAY VILLA

ASTON VILLA claim there has been “clear prejudice” against them after they reluctantly accepted the date change for their Premier League game against Tottenham.

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