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April 12, 2025

Brexit fury over call for EU pact to fight migrants

FURY erupted after Sir Keir Starmer's Brexit reset minister called for a \"next level\" UK-EU security pact.

1 min

Cricket fan Sunak has ace knighted

FORMER England cricketer James Anderson has been awarded a knighthood in sports fan Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list.

1 min

Nat's Game of Clones as Fergie in new drama

GAME of Thrones star Natalie Dormer is unrecognisable in a red wig and outfit as she plays Sarah Ferguson alongside Mia McKenna-Bruce... who is also all in red.

1 min

MPs' emergency vote bid to save steelworks

AN emergency vote will be held in Parliament today in a last-ditch effort to rescue British Steel following Donald Trump's tariffs hammer blow.

3 mins

China hikes tariffs on US to 125% in Trump trade war

CHINA yesterday hiked its tariffs on US products to 125% in the latest salvo of the trade war with Donald Trump.

1 min

Cost of civil service 'doubled' in eight years

SPENDING on civil servants in Scotland has doubled over the last eight years, according to the Scottish Tories.

1 min

Colleges body warns of desperate times over funding crisis

THE funding shortage in Scottish colleges has reached crisis point, it was claimed yesterday.

1 min

Sturgeon's 'hypocrisy' over income tax dodge

NICOLA Sturgeon has been branded a \"hypocrite\" after she used a tax wheeze to dodge her own income tax rates.

2 mins

Tribute paid to motorcyclist killed in capital road crash

TRIBUTES have been paid to a motorcyclist who died in a collision with a car.

1 min

Make the most of Barbie Saturday ..because the rain's on its way

THE brilliant sunshine which has blazed for weeks is to become a distant memory this weekend.

2 mins

And the winner of the bets dressed goes to..

LADIES Day enjoyed a burst of spring sunshine yeterday as the Scottish Grand National Festival kicked off.

1 min

US wrongly links dad tattoo to killer gang

A BRITISH dad’s tattoo marking his daughter’s birth has been used in a US document identifying members of a killer gang.

1 min

Putin in no hurry to talk about peace

Allies agree £18.2billion aid

1 min

Murder bid by syringe

AN anaesthetist who tried to kill a stranger by injecting him with a lung-stopping drug has been jailed for life with a minimum of 16 years.

1 min

Killed by one punch

A MAN has been jailed after a father-of-seven died following a punch.

1 min

Family wiped out in 'copter horror

AUTHORITIES were last night probing why a New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair over the Hudson River, killing all six people on board.

2 mins

'I'm lucky to be alive after I hurt my leg in agonising fall'

Star Alison on her recovery

2 mins

Colman's new Pride

OSCAR winner Olivia Colman will star in a new version of the Jane Austen classic Pride And Prejudice.

1 min

Fury at Clarkson bid to serve up squirrels

JEREMY Clarkson is accused of being a “hideous bully” for putting squirrels on the menu at his pub.

1 min

Comedy favourite star Mike dies at 82

ARE You Being Served? star and singer Mike Berry died yesterday at the age of 82.

1 min

Rayner quick to bin union ties after rat army gnaws picket

ANGELA Rayner’s response to the bin crisis in Birmingham sums up perfectly the hypocrisy that runs through Labour’s veins like a disease.

3 mins

Daughter who smothered her terminally ill dad walks free

A WOMAN who killed her terminally ill father as an act of mercy yesterday walked free from court with a suspended prison sentence.

1 min

Daniel family dealer fled abroad 'in fear for his life'

A LEADING member of one of the most notorious crime families spent months abroad on the run after being granted home leave, a court has heard.

1 min

Top detective: We'll bring gang war thugs to justice

ONE of Police Scotland’s top detectives has revealed “significant inquiries” are being made to track down those behind an on-going gangland war which has spread across the country.

3 mins

Sorry Sam, the charity needs a lift

I ACTUALLY feel sorry for the surfer who (apart from one Donald J Trump) was a candidate for the most decried, derided and despised man on the internet this week.

2 mins

Little Hitlers testing my patience

ITHINK most of us can agree that we got a lot wrong during the Covid lockdown. As in, y'know, kind of all of it. In fact, the more time passes the more it looks like lockdown was one of the biggest blunders since the captain of the Titanic ordered full speed ahead through an icefield.

1 min

Celtic hero Petrov's son going to stand as Reform party councillor

THE son of a Celtic legend has announced that he’s standing as a candidate for Reform UK.

1 min

'True joy' as Elton scores 10th No1 album

SIR Elton John hit a new high note yesterday after notching up his 10th UK No1 album.

1 min

Corporal stole £150k of Army kit to sell

A BRITISH soldier stole almost £150,000 of military kit and tried to sell much of it on eBay, a court heard.

1 min

Ofcom blocks BBC radio station for older listeners

TONY Blackburn blasted Ofcom with furious tweets after the broadcasting regulator rejected the BBC’s plans for a station for senior listeners.

1 min

Our cats love us by a whisker

SEVEN in 10 cat owners think their pet loves them, but others believe they are seen as food dispensers, a poll shows.

1 min

Dad's Army of two coming to the West End

IF you're missing Dad’s Army, don’t panic...the classic comedy is set to hit the West End.

1 min

THE SPY WHO CAME FROM THE CODE

As Oscar winner Rami Malek plays a cryptologist who uses cutting-edge tech to track his wife's killers in new spook thriller The Amateur, he reveals his fondness for oddballs, St Pancras and his movie co-star Rachel Brosnahan

6 mins

McCoist: Prince interview was a career highlight

RANGERS great Ally McCoist has told how his interview with the Prince of Wales was a career highlight.

1 min

Titanic hero on run from loan sharks

THE story of a heroic seaman who died on the Titanic while trying to escape loan sharks can be revealed 113 years later.

1 min

The region that has it all: Beaujolais

LOCATED in east-central France, between the Rhone and Burgundy regions, Beaujolais is 34 miles long and seven to nine miles wide, with a diverse landscape and a continental climate influenced by the Med. The northern half features rolling hills with granite-based soils which produce structured, complex wines, while the southern half is flatter with sandstone and clay-based soils for lighter, fruitier wines. No wonder it's often described as the region that has it all.

2 mins

Tracey Emin? I'm mad on 'er...

WHO'S that girl hanging about upside down next to Dame Tracey Emin?

1 min

Judge's disgust as 'feral' gang mock the court

A GANG who brutally attacked an off-duty police officer have been locked up for almost 21 years in total.

2 mins

Forest superfan to be match VIP at 101

SUPERFAN Marjorie Graves will get a red carpet welcome as a football matchday VIP - aged 101.

1 min

'I have gone from barely surviving to thriving...'

CF patient’s comedy gig

2 mins

I'm still fighting because children are still trapped in war zones

N THE crumbling streets of Mosul, as machine gun fire crackled in the distance and Islamic State fighters advanced up the road, Sally Becker huddled in a darkened building. Ordered to keep her phone dark and her presence silent, she had just returned from the muster point in an ambulance when the warning came: “Go inside quickly, ISIS have broken through the lines.”

7 mins

Scot free!

Thrilled gran, 81, wins £4m dream Highlands mansion

1 min

BEACHCOMBER 108 YEARS OLD AND STILL HITTING THE RIGHT NOTES...

HAVING recently seen a glorious performance of Puccini's Turandot at the Royal Opera House, I suddenly saw a way to improve it which I feel sure the composer would have adopted had he not died before the work was completed.

1 min

Brixton Bard's poignant legacy

BORN to Jamaican parents, Alex Wheatle spent much of his childhood in a notoriously brutal children's home in South London.

1 min

Sticks star added heat to the beat

DESCRIBED as “the heartbeat of Blondie”, Clem Burke was one of only three band members, alongside Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, to play on every one of the band’s 11 studio albums.

1 min

CRUISE CONTROL

As Nice joins a long list of tourist hotspots bidding adieu to polluting luxury liners, JENNIFER PINTO reveals the port stop-offs where British holidaymakers may receive anything but a warm welcome this summer

5 mins

TOP 5 GARDENING JOBS

Sow French marigolds in April for vibrant summer colour and natural pest control.

1 min

Persian tug

Journey is one of two ships operated by Celestyal, a Greek line that once stuck to the Med but decided to operate year-round by adding winter sailings in the Middle East.

2 mins

Ellen Jenne finds new friends on tour of an island full of treasures

A treasure trove of historic gems, architectural masterpieces and dreamy bays, Malta certainly packs a lot into its sun drenched shores.

4 mins

Maltese pleaser

A treasure trove of historic gems, architectural masterpieces and dreamy bays, Malta certainly packs a lot into its sun drenched shores.

4 mins

Fast fashion giant's green light for London float

RETAILER Shein has received preliminary approval to float on the London Stock Exchange.

1 min

Worst hotels but sales still buoyant for 'Asylum King'

THE millionaire hotel tycoon dubbed the “Asylum King” is still raking in the cash despite his Britannia chain being ranked the worst in the UK.

1 min

THE CHOSEN ONE

WILLIE MULLINS can pull off another successful Coral Scottish Grand National raid at Ayr with CHOSEN WITNESS (3.35).

1 min

Skelton’s Ayr treble fightback

HARRY SKELTON says it would be his brother Dan’s “greatest ever achievement” if he gets his trainers’ championship bid across the line.

1 min

Italy will be Hel of a game

SCOTLAND playmaker Helen Nelson reckons Italy will be tough opponents in tomorrow's Women's Six Nations match at The Hive - even if they crashed 54-12 at home to Irefand fast time.

1 min

Beating Bulls isn't Russ job

SEAN EVERITT hopes the thought of a home Euro semi final will inspire his players to beat the Bulls.

1 min

Dan is banking on burning sixth sense

DAN CASEY recognises the magnitude of Motherwell’s league clash with Hearts today.

1 min

Shinnie: Perfect start but winter blues slowed Dons

GRAEME SHINNIE reckons Aberdeen blew their big chance to split the Old Firm in the Premiership title race this season.

2 mins

GERS' HEART OF BOLD

NICO RASKIN reckons Rangers’ big hearts and solid unity were on display yet again as the Ibrox side scrapped to a goalless Europa League draw with Athletic Bilbao on Thursday.