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March 17, 2025

SARRA OPENS UP ABOUT DOUBLE BATTLE

Brave wife of Sir Chris Hoy gives exclusive interview on cancer and MS anguish

4 mins

Labour grandee Straw: UK doesn't need ECHR

FORMER Labour home secretary Jack Straw has suggested Britain should no longer be bound by the European Court of Human Rights.

1 min

Gilruth bats away university challenge

JENNY Gilruth was yesterday accused of displaying a “staggering lack of accountability” over the funding shortfalls at universities.

1 min

iPad-scandal Matheson to quit Holyrood

DISGRACED former SNP health secretary Michael Matheson has announced he will step down at the next election.

1 min

A stag-gering 19C on the way

A PAIR of stags bask in the sunshine yesterday, getting a taste of what's to come this week.

1 min

Slime pickings for slugs

IT’S the news all gardeners have been dreaming of.

1 min

I can't control my but we vowed not

Devoted... the Hoys revealed their double distress last year but have faced it with courage and dignity

4 mins

MARRIED TO OUR GREATEST OLYMPIAN... AND A NATIONAL TREASURE

SIR Chris married Sarra Kemp at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh in 2010.

1 min

Putin and Trump to have 2nd phone call

US president Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin are expected to speak on the phone this week as the US tries to broker a ceasefire on Ukraine.

1 min

'This feels one step closer to living without a reminder we even have cystic fibrosis. There's a wonderful future on the horizon'

A WONDER drug that makes most signs of cystic fibrosis \"vanish\" has been approved in a major boost for thousands of UK sufferers.

4 mins

Reeves to set out plans to slash red tape

REGULATORS have been summoned to Downing Street today to meet the Chancellor as the Government continues its war on red tape.

1 min

Benefit cuts U-turn on cards amid party split

SIR Keir Starmer is considering a humiliating U-turn on cuts to benefits for disabled people.

2 mins

Space vigil set to end

RETURN is in sight for two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station.

1 min

Mobile and broadband complaints on the rise

CITIZENS Advice helps a consumer with a telecoms problem every three and a half minutes, the charity has revealed.

1 min

'Evil brother murdered my innocent boy'

THE father of a teenager murdered by Kyle Clifford’s brother has called the siblings “evil men who the public need protecting from forever”.

1 min

Clifford's lifetime in prison will make him most expensive inmate

CROSSBOW killer Kyle Clifford will become Britain's most expensive prisoner — costing taxpayers many millions for his whole-life incarceration.

2 mins

King urged to show his solidarity for Canada

SPECULATION was mounting last night over whether King Charles will attend Canada’s state opening of Parliament amid its trade tensions with the US.

1 min

31 killed as Trump orders air strikes on Houthis to protect Red Sea ships

AIR strikes by the US on Houthi-held areas of Yemen killed more than 30 people.

1 min

Chagos women to sue UK over handover deal

TWO British women born on the Chagos Islands are set to bring legal action against the Government, insisting they should remain in UK hands and not be given over to Mauritius.

2 mins

Two hurt in beauty spot crash

A HORROR crash has left two women in a critical condition in hospital.

1 min

Decades-old scan kit being used in 'crumbling' NHS

SCOTS patients are having to rely on MRI scanners and X-ray machines that are decades old, Scottish Labour has warned.

2 mins

Life-changing drugs must be an NHS priority

THE regulatory approval of cystic fibrosis \"wonder drug” Alyftrek, which has been shown to make most symptoms of the life-limiting genetic disorder “vanish”, is a potent reminder why the health service must prioritise quality of life over red tape and penny pinching.

1 min

No one's buying the Chancellor's foolish finger-pointing

POLITICS has always been a blame game, but Rachel Reeves deserves a red card for pointing the finger at Donald Trump for her economic woes. New figures show the economy shrank at the start of the year against economists' expectations. Whether economists are any good at having expectations is another story.

3 mins

Bickering Reform is a turn-off for voters

WHAT happens to people who go into politics? Do their egos suddenly explode out of control? I ask while watching the self-destruction of Reform. It makes me wonder what rogue MP Rupert Lowe and former deputy party leader Ben Habib actually want.

1 min

Daisy: I'm setting the stage for UK's youth

NORMAL People star Daisy Edgar-Jones has told of her excitement at being able to mentor teenage filmmakers.

1 min

Court orders release of Harry's US visa application

FILES relating to Prince Harry's US visa application must be made public by tomorrow, a court has ruled.

1 min

Falklands warship could swoop in to save medals haul

A FALKLANDS warship could sail to the rescue of a priceless collection of bravery medals at risk of being shipped out of the UK.

1 min

Hay fever fears rise over 'severe' year for tree pollen

HAY fever sufferers could be in for a bad spring as experts warned of a severe year for tree pollen.

1 min

Businesses 'starting to hire again'

VACANCIES are on the rise in the construction industry as well as for teachers, gardeners and maintenance workers.

1 min

Tax raid on our family firm could be end of us

A MAJOR family business within the construction industry has warned it could be forced to sell up due to Labour's inheritance tax raid.

2 mins

Scammers target 'less savvy' older people on social media

INTERNATIONAL scammers are targeting older people using social media accounts such as Facebook as they are not as savvy at ensuring security settings are watertight.

1 min

EV drivers' £425 tax hit

ELECTRIC car buyers are more likely to be hit by a luxury tax rate, figures suggest.

1 min

'Gene's wife called day after police say she died'

A DOCTOR has claimed that Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy called his clinic a day after police say she died.

1 min

Roadside camera's 851 fines in one day

A SINGLE roadside camera generated more than 800 fines for motorists in just one day.

1 min

Recalling happy memories after dementia strikes

DEMENTIA patients could benefit from a virtual reality headset to help them revisit comforting memories.

2 mins

Mint boost in one cup

DRINKING one or two cups of mint tea each day can power the brain and heart, researchers have found.

1 min

Husband 'in danger' as jailed pair are split up

A BRITISH couple jailed by the Taliban have been separated and moved to a high-security prison cells, their daughter says.

1 min

Tobacco black market 'out of control' as legal prices ramp up

A BOOMING black market in cigarettes has cost taxpayers £2billion while the amount of legally bought tobacco slumped, figures reveal.

1 min

I felt like James Bond being shown his latest deadly gadgets by Q

In his latest dispatch from Ukraine, as US/UK-brokered peace talks continue, LORD ASHCROFT visits a top-secret drone facility where the embattled nation's state-of-the-art weapons that can strike increasingly deeper into Russian territory are on display

5 mins

Crippen's final hope

A PRAYER book read by killer Dr Crippen as he awaited hanging is up for auction.

1 min

‘Why we're encouraging our kids to game more’

Far from worrying that it's damaging, some parents see gaming as lucrative and - as the UK's first gamer film comes out - a sign of success

3 mins

Finally cleared for take-off after refund

GOING on holiday lost its allure for a traveller when, after almost two years, she was still struggling to get a refund for return flights to New York that she had cancelled.

1 min

Gord's cookie monsters

CAN you believe that we've reached the ninth series of MASTERCHEF JUNIOR USA, hosted by Gordon Ramsay? Me, I’m absolutely flabbergasted, not least because the first eight passed me by.

2 mins

CHELTENHAM PRICE FREEZE

Course chief vows to halt fall in Festival attendances

1 min

Duplantis in pole position for new mark

ARMAND DUPLANTIS has redefined pole vault by raising his own world record on 10 different occasions.

1 min

EUBANK'S PLEA

Chris Jr hopes to mend fences with dad ahead of the big Benn showdown

2 mins

Niemann vows to be a Major player soon

JOAQUIN NIEMANN claimed his fourth LIV Golf title to close on a place at the US Open, and declared: “I know I’m going to win a Major.”

1 min

ORDER FROM CHAOS

Cool Norris seals 'team effort' to weather late storm from Max

2 mins

No time to quit, insists Townsend

GREGOR Townsend believes there’s more to come from this Scotland team—and wants to be the man to lead them.

1 min

Merino pulls trigger again for Gunners

ARSENAL head coach Mikel Arteta said stand-in No.9 Mikel Merino is \"winning matches\" for his side after he scored his fifth English Premier League goal of the season in a 1-0 home win over Chelsea.