Scottish Daily Express - April 14, 2025

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April 14, 2025

£24m bill for police Bayoh inquiry

POLICE Scotland's £24million bill for the probe into the death of Sheku Bayoh will pile further strain on their finances and ability to tackle crime, it is being claimed.

1 min

Pleas over block on Peggie case

SCOTLAND'S Courts and Tribunal Service has been swamped with complaints by worried Scots over NHS Fife's attempt block the public from having access to the Sandie Peggie employment tribunal.

1 min

Upstairs, Downstairs' Jean Marsh dies at 90

ACTRESS Jean Marsh, who co-created and starred in the iconic period drama Upstairs, Downstairs, has died at the age of 90.

1 min

Call to end loophole on sexual offenders

THE Scottish Government has been blasted for failing to close a loophole which allows dangerous sex offenders to change their names - putting the public at risk.

1 min

Ex-leader: Bitter Nats orchestrated attack

THE former leader of Edinburgh City Council has claimed that his downfall was due to “bitter” SNP “orchestrating” an attack on him after he ousted them from power.

1 min

Would-be SNP MSP in row over misogyny

A BUDDING MSP has been caught up in a misogyny storm after being accused of mistreating women while a member of an independence student group.

1 min

Bid to make reporting of abuse mandatory

THE First Minister has been urged to make it a criminal offence to not report the sexual abuse of children.

1 min

Children among 34 dead in Russia's Palm Sunday attack

AT least 34 people were killed, including two children, after a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy yesterday.

2 mins

Hunt for pupil, 11: body in Thames

THE family of missing 11-year-old Kaliyah Coa are being supported by police after a body was found in the Thames.

1 min

Race against time to keep blast furnaces burning in Britain

MINISTERS are facing a race against time to get sufficient raw material supplies to keep the blast furnaces at British Steel burning.

2 mins

Bangladesh warrant 'for arrest of MP Tulip'

ANTI-corruption authorities in Bangladesh have issued a warrant for the arrest of a British Labour MP, it has been reported.

1 min

iPhones are exempt from tariffs to keep Apple sweet

DONALD Trump has quietly exempted smartphones from his sweeping trade tariffs in a boost to Apple.

1 min

'We can't buy British if jobs are going and companies are closing because of the terrible decisions Labour is making on the economy'

KEMI Badenoch has issued a rallying “Buy British” cry to protect UK businesses from Labour's punishing jobs tax and President Trump’s tariffs.

3 mins

Audit blasts £4bn EU spend on NGOs

THE European Union has “learned nothing” from Brexit, it was claimed, after it emerged the bloc has funnelled more than £4.1billion into independent groups in the last three years.

1 min

Cull of duty... loch estate is first to have law imposed

A SCOTS estate has become the first in the country to have regular deer culls imposed to protect the natural heritage.

1 min

20th wedding anniversary gift is music to royal ears

KING Charles and Queen Camilla had a song in their hearts when a new piece of music celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary was played as they attended church.

2 mins

Jail trips snub for Maddy suspect

MADELEINE McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is reportedly being denied day release from jail because prison guards refuse to be seen with him in public.

1 min

Buy British and support our great tradespeople

EVEN before Donald Trump began causing chaos on the international markets, Britain's shops, businesses and farmers were struggling.

1 min

Forcing all Britons to bear ID tags is no fix for illegal migration

THE PROSPECT of mandatory digital ID in the UK has once again reared its ugly head. This time, it is being suggested as a way of tackling illegal migration to these shores.

3 mins

Unions rotting faster than pile of bin bags

WHY DO trade unions exist? Other than to cause trouble?

1 min

Drivers facing holiday traffic headache over 'hat-trick of hold-ups'

DRIVERS face a “hat-trick” of frustrating delays as the bank holiday weekend and the end of the school Easter holidays whip up a perfect traffic storm.

2 mins

Binmen vote on deal to end all-out strike

REFUSE workers involved in a long-running dispute over pay and jobs are to vote on a “partial deal” aimed at ending an all-out strike.

2 mins

Lessons to be learnt on animal rights calls

A DAMNING report has accused the animal rights group PETA of distributing “misleading propaganda” in schools.

1 min

Bladder risk to young from soaring misuse of illegal anaesthetic

THOUSANDS of youngsters are at risk of serious bladder damage due to taking the drug ketamine.

2 mins

Battle to award SAS hero Mayne a VC after 80 years

THE family of Paddy Mayne called for justice for the SAS hero after the Government confirmed it would review the case of awarding a posthumous Victoria Cross.

1 min

'Nothing short of life-saving' ...skin cancer vaccine for NHS

DOZENS of NHS cancer patients will be offered a needle-free skin cancer vaccine to stop the disease returning in a major trial.

1 min

Give staff time off to attend screenings

A BREAST cancer survivor has called for a change in the law to give workers paid time off for routine screenings.

1 min

Nice CV, but something's not right with your aura

Energy reader Shirley Palmer uses her sixth sense to help employers get the real lowdown on potential hires, from picking up on dodgy resumes to seeing their true colours...

3 mins

‘A spot on my eye turned out to be a tumour’

Seven years ago, Jessica Zbinden-Webster noticed what looked like a blocked pore on her lower eyelid. She'd had a history of skin problems, so assumed it was a blemish and ignored it, expecting it to go away. But it didn't.

5 mins

Drooling dog on high alert

My 14-year-old female dog is acting very strangely. She is permanently alert, frightened, shaking and drooling, except when she is in her safe haven cage. Any advice would be helpful.

1 min

Fix hopes rise for problem new build

THEY want to love their home but it’s been such hard going for a family they turned to Crusader for support. Jamie and Emma Crawford and their young son got onto the housing ladder finally last year only to see their new build dream dissolve when floods swamped their garden and other problems surfaced.

1 min

Street's Feud for thought

TELL me, does your street have its own WhatsApp group? Mine does. And it drives me nuts.

2 mins

APPLEBY’S LOVE TEST

CHARLIE APPLEBY will aim to reinforce his Betfred 1,000 Guineas hand when Verse Of Love is put to the test at Newmarket on Tuesday.

1 min

Bairstow's men cut loose for record

JONNY BAIRSTOW captained Yorkshire to a record-breaking three-day win against Worcestershire.

1 min

WILLETT'S BACK ON TRACK

Augusta hero of 2016 feeling so good to be pain-free again

2 mins

Tractor Boys make life tough for Blues

IPSWICH got a glimpse of life without Liam Delap - and it didn't look that bad.

1 min

ARNE'S RELIEF AS TITLE SO NEAR

Pumped-up Reds manager delighted as trio stand tall

2 mins

Humble Hoops' burning desire key to glory

changing room has always been good. We’ve got a real good core and the players that come in, they buy into it pretty quickly. When you go to away games and the players see the fans, that’s a big one.

1 min

Happy Hibees incredible in race to third

DAVID GRAY paid tribute to his players’ “incredible achievement” after Hibs’ 4-0 win over Dundee equalled a 77-year-old club record of 17 successive top tier games unbeaten and took them clear in third place in the Premiership.

2 mins

Forrest still fired up for 16 in a row

MUCH has changed in the 15 years since James Forrest thrashed a debut goal high past Motherwell keeper John Ruddy to open his account for Celtic.

3 mins

We'll be cup for it after bottom half finish blow

NEIL CRITCHLEY is sure Hearts will bounce back from the deflation of missing out on the top six when they face Aberdeen next weekend in what is now a huge Scottish Cup semi-final for the underpressure head coach.