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May 08, 2025

Car deal 'on way'

A TRADE deal with the US set to save Britain's carmakers could be confirmed this week.

1 min

Scotland put on 'high risk' wildfire alert

MOST of Scotland will remain at “high risk” from wildfires until Monday, the fire and rescue service has warned.

1 min

So sad to sea...

But Sir David says we can still save our oceans

2 mins

It is important that we remember those who fought so tenaciously in defence of our freedom

THE flames of national pride are burning high across Britain. In this remarkable week of commemorations for the 80th anniversary of our Victory in Europe, reverence for our heroic past has stirred the soul of the nation.

5 mins

Little flag girl whose image helped to capture the joy of VE Day

Eighty years ago today, Maureen Jenkins was playing with friends near a South London bombsite when her picture was taken. Today she reflects on those eight decades and the lost friend whose tragedy just weeks after the end of the war tore apart their community.

5 mins

Holyrood accused of £14m waste on asylum

JOHN SWINNEY has been accused of wasting taxpayers’ cash after setting aside £14.4 million to help asylum seekers settle in Scotland by knowing their rights.

1 min

SNP sets out its stall for next year's poll

THE SNP has unveiled its slate of budding MSP candidates including 10 former MPs and two current Westminster parliamentarians.

1 min

First Minister repeats Indy mandate claim

JOHN SWINNEY attempted to restart the SNP’s failed independence campaign yesterday by insisting that a pro-Scexit majority would lead to a referendum.

2 mins

'We will take steps to defend Pakistan... at all costs'

OPEN conflict erupted between India and Pakistan after New Delhi launched air strikes on nine “terrorist infrastructure” sites in the wake of the recent attack in Indian-administered Kashmir.

3 mins

VE Day shines on if what Britain fought for is never wasted

TODAY marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day and it should stir something deep and profound in every Briton's soul.

3 mins

Guilt-edged profession has lost its sex appeal

MY CHAMPAGNE GLASS IS ALWAYS HALF FULL

1 min

Cushty...Del scripts sale

SIR David Jason has a trove of Only Fools and Horses memorabilia and is waiting for the right price to flog his scripts.

1 min

'Mini Jaws' patrols UK beach

A RELATIVE of the Great White Shark had swimmers racing for safety after it was spotted very close to the UK coastline. Others ran into the sea to try to help the porbeagle - a species closely related to the killer shark in Jaws - after it seemed to be struggling in shallow water.

1 min

Motown legend accused of rape in £410m lawsuit

US SINGER Smokey Robinson is being sued for more than £410million by four former housekeepers who have accused him of sexual assault.

1 min

Biden slams Trump over ‘appeasement’

Ex-president fires warning

1 min

Investigators 'have evidence missing Madeleine is dead'

A HARD drive found at a disused factory is believed to contain evidence suggesting that missing Madeleine McCann is dead, it was claimed yesterday.

1 min

Housing costs for triple to £15bn says

MIGRANT hotels and accommodation will cost £15billion over a decade, a spending watchdog has revealed.

3 mins

Youth pact 'a betrayal of Brexit'

EU scheme...Nick Thomas-Symonds

1 min

Sir Keir: OAPs' chilly winter fuelled India deal

SIR Keir Starmer has been mocked for claiming his decision to rob pensioners of winter fuel payments helped secure this week’s Indian trade deal.

1 min

Warning on benefit cuts

CUTS to disability benefits “are going to lead to deaths”, MPS have been warned.

1 min

Wind dies for North Sea project

THE world’s largest offshore wind farm developer has pulled the plug on a major North Sea project.

1 min

asylum seekers will spending watchdog

THE House of Commons yesterday looked as if Madame Tussaud had assembled her own set of waxworks of every Labour MP.

1 min

Poisoned guest 'raved' about food just hours before she died

A GUEST who died after eating a dish laced with death cap mushrooms had praised the culinary skills of triple murder suspect Erin Patterson, a court heard.

1 min

Here comes the son's home... George Harrison estate plans

GEORGE Harrison’s son has won permission to develop the late Beatles star’s estate.

1 min

Lover gets 8 years for knifing dealer to death

A WOMAN who killed her drug dealer boyfriend by stabbing him in the heart has been jailed for eight and a half years.

2 mins

TV comic Victoria's last laughs

Diaries Vistoria Wood

1 min

Cheryl in charge of Liam's will

FORMER One Direction star Liam Payne left a £24.3million fortune after dying without a will aged 31 last year.

1 min

Feathered friends form close bonds just like humans

Birds flock to do favours for their buddies

1 min

'Our malaria research helps us to respond to new threats like Covid'

FUNDING VITAL FOR UK AND WORLD

2 mins

TIME FOR A FROND FAREWELL?

They're one of Los Angeles' most iconic symbols but palm trees could be facing the chop over concerns they helped spread this year's devastating wildfires in California

5 mins

Curiosity can keep you sharp as you age

Prevention...dementia

1 min

Driver humbled by grieving family's support spared jail

A MAN “humbled” by the kindness shown by grieving relatives of a pal whose death he caused by careless driving has avoided jail.

1 min

'Now everyone can write to their lost loved ones'

Matilda Handy, 11, came up with the idea of a postbox for grieving relatives to send letters to deceased loved ones after her granny Pat died. Now her story is a moving children's book

4 mins

Can red light heal my acne scars?

As an LED mask made by vacuum-makers Shark promises to help reduce blemishes, Cally Brooks trials it for 30 days

3 mins

Ship-shape style

Fashion has long been fascinated with all things nautical. Sailor collars, wide-leg trousers, brass buttons, anchors and Breton stripes – they roll in season after season.

1 min

The mother of all crimes

THE year is 2035. Not for real - not unless your paper boy is somewhat behind with his round - but in a new one-off drama tonight on 5. THE TRIAL (9pm) finds a teenage girl’s parents (played by Claire Skinner and Ben Miles) facing life behind bars, not for any heinous crime they appear to have committed themselves (although I do get the impression they'd be pretty insufferable company if you met them) but for the actions of their wayward child.

1 min

Forget the freebies, government must maintain buoyant economy

TAXPAYERS beware, desperate First Minister John Swinney has enthusiastically bolstered his blockbuster, The World of the Freebie (“Desperate bid to keep ‘flimsy’ Nats’ rule”, Scottish Daily Express, May 7).

1 min

Trainline shares buffering due to market uncertainty

TRAINLINE shares fell nearly 8% in early trading despite ticket sales reaching almost £6billion across its platform.

1 min

BAE to recruit thousands in UK after defence boom

BAE Systems plans to hire thousands more staff as the company prepares for an increase in global defence spending.

1 min

SHOEMARK LOSES NO1 ROLE

Gosdens demote jockey after Guineas loss

1 min

All change at Alpine

FORMULA ONE

1 min

Rory's Masters mind is at ease

RORY McILROY believes “defeating my own mind” was key to winning The Masters and will take “nothing but positive vibes” into next week’s US PGA Championship.

2 mins

Norrie rallies after his lucky loss

CAMERON NORRIE made the most of his second chance at the Italian Open by booking his place in round two.

1 min

LIONS BOSS URGED TO HAVE FAITH IN SIONE

MOSESE TUIPULOTU insists big brother Sione is fit enough to earn a place in the British & Irish Lions squad.

2 mins

Eyes down for a Euro full house

ENZO MARESCA is targeting the full set of European silverware by winning the Conference League and proclaiming: “Chelsea are back.”

1 min

Nothing's certain for Amorim with Reds form lottery

MANCHESTER UTD (3) V A. BILBAO (0) 8PM, TNT 1

2 mins

'IT'S AN ISSUE NOW BECAUSE IT'S SPURS'

ANGE POSTECOGLOU claimed Tottenham “does crazy things to people” after Arsene Wenger said the Europa League winners shouldn't qualify for the Champions League.

2 mins

WE WILL PROTECT ENGELS

FROM BACK PAGE

1 min

GLENN'S A WANTED MAN AT TANNADICE

DUNDEE UNITED are to open talks with Glenn Middleton over a new deal.

2 mins

Turner's hoping for a change in fortune

KYLE TURNER is no stranger to play-off drama but he could do with a change in fortune as he attempts to help Partick overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit to Ayr United.

1 min

TYNECASTLE TALK NO SHOCK

KILMARNOCK assistant Paul Sheerin is \"not surprised\" manager Derek McInnes has been linked with the Hearts vacancy.

1 min

Lennon open to overseas switch

SCOTS WAHEY: Gilmour and McTominay have taken Napoli to the brink of the Serie A title

2 mins

PARIS PAIN FOR NEARLY MEN

PSG outclass an Arsenal team who fall short again

4 mins

WE MUST PROTECT ENGELS

CALLUM MCGREGOR has vowed the Celtic dressing room will \"protect\" Arne Engels and accused his critics of forgetting how young the Belgian is.

2 mins

HEART WON'T RULE HEAD

King: An emotionally-detached Gers board can only be positive

2 mins

My dear friends, this is your hour... a victory of the great British nation

LITTLE after 3pm on May 8, 1945, an open-topped car nosed its way out of Downing Street as an exuberant mass of people surged back and forth along Whitehall. Mounted police tried all but in vain to clear a way for Winston Churchill who was due in the House of Commons to announce formally that the war in Europe was over.

4 mins

Amid the joy and relief, many were thinking, 'What next?

There was a great outpouring of love but, for those who had lost loved ones, not necessarily a sense of closure. RAF veteran JOHN NICHOL shares some of his many poignant encounters with those who survived to mark victory