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April 18, 2025

REVOLUTIONARY WEIGHT LOSS PILL ON WAY

Drug helps type 2 diabetes patients lose the pounds without injections

3 mins

It's all mirrors

THE King joked \"it's all mirrors\" when told he looked well yesterday as he resumed his role at the Royal Maundy Service after missing last year's due to his cancer treatment.

1 min

Duffield: Apology would be nice, PM

FORMER Labour MP Rosie Duffield has insisted Sir Keir Starmer owes her an apology over the gender row after condemning her stance on the issue.

1 min

Transgender women can't use ladies loos and changing rooms or do women's sport

JOHN SWINNEY is facing huge pressure to scrap finally Nicola Sturgeon's infamous gender self-ID policy after the Supreme Court ruled against the Scottish Government.

3 mins

JK toasts 'TERF VE Day' on luxury yacht

HARRY Potter author JK Rowling is believed to be celebrating For Women Scotland's court victory on her superyacht in the Bahamas.

1 min

Bank Holiday trips set to soar with spring sunshine

THOUSANDS of Scots are heading off to the sunshine to celebrate the Bank Holiday weekend.

1 min

Works to disrupt Easter rail travel

TRAIN passengers have been warned over disruption to travel arrangements as Network Rail prepares its Easter engineering works.

1 min

Downsized daffs fury

SHRINKING £1 daffodil bouquets have left shoppers blooming furious.

1 min

Drivers told to turn up an hour early or have Channel trip cancelled

HOLIDAYMAKERS have been hit with surprise extra charges on the Eurotunnel for failing to comply with a change in the rules.

1 min

'BLINKING' TRUMP PROMISES DEAL WITH CHINA

DONALD Trump appeared to back down in his long-running feud with China over trade as he told reporters he would make a \"very good deal\" with Beijing.

1 min

Four killed in cable car crash at mountain site

FOUR people have died after a cable car crashed 90ft to the ground at a popular Italian mountain tourist spot.

1 min

PM's net zero plan 'undermines Brexit'

SIR Keir Starmer has been warned his plan to join an EU net zero scheme \"undermines\" Brexit freedoms.

2 mins

Accused's 'small boat livestream'

AN alleged Palestinian gunman who reportedly called for the slaughter of Jews livestreamed his illegal arrival into the UK on a small boat, a court has heard.

1 min

'Bully MP' in threat to sue Farage

RUPERT Lowe has told solicitors to begin defamation claims against Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson and Reform chairman Zia Yusuf after the party suspended him over bullying claims.

1 min

Pal Jason's marathon effort for Sir Chris

CYCLING champion Sir Jason Kenny is to run the London Marathon to help raise funds for Sir Chris Hoy's cancer charity fundraiser.

1 min

Three convicted of killing a woman in drug deal car chase

A DRUG dealer and two accomplices have been convicted of killing a woman in a high-speed car crash following a botched drugs deal.

2 mins

Natalie recalls her ghoul's night in

NATALIE Portman looks like she's having an early night as she poses in pyjamas for a photoshoot.

1 min

Freddie can recall 'everything' about his Top Gear crash

CRICKETING legend Andrew \"Freddie\" Flintoff has said he is \"trying to find out what I am now\" after a Top Gear car crash left him seriously injured.

1 min

If he wants power then Farage cannot be a one-man band

PARLIAMENT is now firmly in recess and politicians of all stripes will begin zig-zagging across the country, ahead of May's local elections. One person with a spring in his step is Nigel Farage. Reform UK's leader can only be pleased with how the last year has gone. His grand re-entrance into British politics had a profound impact on the 2024 general election and was a major factor in the scale of the Conservative defeat.

3 mins

PERPETUAL PRESSURE FOR EQUALITY HAS PUSHED MEN OUT OF THE PICTURE

THE WOKE mania for social engineering maintains its grip on public sector recruitment, as illustrated by the latest scandal involving West Yorkshire police, which imposed a temporary ban on applications from white candidates in order to boost diversity.

1 min

Unions due to teach Labour sorry lesson

THE PROLONGED howl of despair from the teaching unions at their annual conferences has become a venerated ritual during the Easter period. As activists give their readings from the gospel of grievance, incantations of sorrow over pay are accompanied by repeated mantras about \"Tory cuts\" and righteous talk of strike action.

2 mins

Earth calling... there is something out there

BRITISH researchers have found the “strongest evidence yet” of alien life beyond our planet.

1 min

Tributes to Radio 2 star Colin

FORMER BBC Radio 2 DJ Colin Berry has died at the age of 79.

1 min

Lithgow is daunted by Potter role

JOHN Lithgow says he is \"intimidated\" taking the late Sir Michael Gambon's role of Hogwarts head Albus Dumbledore in a new Harry Potter TV show.

1 min

'You're acting like this is the last time you're ever going to see me...'

LIAM Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy has revealed his heartbreaking final words to her just days before his fatal balcony fall.

1 min

Dean feels the heat but triumphs in Apprentice

HIS journey was far from smooth, but in spite of behind-the-scenes gaffes and tears, Dean Franklin kept his cool to be crowned the winner of The Apprentice.

1 min

Killer who stabbed teen left knife at royal palace

A MURDERER who knifed a teenage sports instructor to death later dumped the weapon in the grounds of His Majesty the King's official residence in Scotland.

2 mins

28 Years Later...and still dead scary

FOUND a cure? Over my dead body...It might be nearly three decades since they first rose from their graves, but this scary skeletal zombie is definitely not looking any better.

1 min

'Stay indoors from 9am till 2pm to dodge pollen peaks'

HAY fever sufferers have been urged to stay indoors for five hours each day over the Easter weekend to avoid the scourge of runny noses, watery eyes and sneezing fits.

1 min

RAF base bans Chinese EVs

ELECTRIC vehicles with Chinese parts have been banned from UK military sites over spying fears.

1 min

Vegans demand an apology from MP who branded them 'extremists'

OUTRAGED vegans have called for an apology after a Tory MP branded their lifestyle as \"extremism\" promoted by Liberal Democrats.

1 min

£1million target to fund heroes' trips to tributes

A BUSINESSMAN determined to honour our D-Day veterans has humiliated the Government by pledging to raise £1million so they can attend ceremonies commemorating their fallen comrades.

2 mins

Vow to 'stop the rot' of mouldy forces family homes

DEFENCE Secretary John Healey has pledged to stop armed forces families living in squalor.

1 min

Check out Rio as the smiling new face of Burberry

A LITTLE boy with Down's syndrome is modelling for Burberry in its summer childrenswear campaign Seven-year-old Rio Williams has broken boundaries after being photographed wearing £220 cotton shorts, a £260 check cashmere scarf and a £950 trench coat in the pictures which appear on the British fashion brand's website.

1 min

Police chief will not face charges over sex claims

DEVON and Cornwall's suspended chief constable will not be prosecuted over allegations of sexual offences.

1 min

Findlay calls out SNP for 'lies' over net zero policy

THE Scottish Government's environmental \"lies\" were called out by the Scottish Tories yesterday.

2 mins

Sheryl and pals stand by their man Michael J Fox at his Parkinson's gala

MICHAEL J Fox and Sheryl Crow cuddle up as he makes a rare appearance on the red carpet for a Parkinson's fundraiser.

1 min

Tribunal: Smoking remark to a black woman was racist

ASKING if a black woman had been \"smoking something\" was racist, a tribunal ruled.

2 mins

Plush home of gang leader's pal is torched as his kids sleep inside

A BUSINESSMAN yesterday became the latest victim of the ongoing gang wars which have engulfed the country on the anniversary of the murder of his \"very, very good friend\".

2 mins

Dove chicks' extinction rebellion

THESE Easter chicks at London Zoo are a milestone in efforts to bring the Socorro dove back from the brink of extinction.

1 min

'Kind carefree soul' found naked in field had frozen to death

A NATURE-lover who liked to walk alone for miles and live off the land was found lying naked in a field after freezing to death under the influence of drugs, an inquest has heard.

1 min

Four new history books to read this week

1945: The Reckoning By Phil Craig, hardback, £25

2 mins

Peter enjoys this role

Don't dismiss this as an actory vanity project from former Doctor Who and The Thick Of It star Capaldi.

3 mins

It's a dog eat dog Easter

QUESTIONS, questions, questions. Our lives are full of them. But a good TV documentary can play an important role in helping us find answers.

2 mins

Quay change

NEW housing developments usually get a mixed reception. Some Icoals welcome them as an opportunity to move to a better home, others see them as the cause of unwanted pressure on school places and doctors' surgeries as well as the cause of increased traffic and parking competition.

2 mins

Gender verdict has been made, now it must be applied in schools

THE Supreme Court ruling that a man and a woman are defined by biology at birth is common sense written into law (\"\"Verdict protects the rights of women and girls\", Scottish Daily Express, April 17).

1 min