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May 15, 2025

Hannah is just pinkredible

HANNAH Waddingham set off a red carpet train reaction when she swept into the French Riviera premiere of Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

1 min

Kelly: Hopefully I'll be back into work next week

TV presenter Lorraine Kelly says she hopes to return to work next week after she had “preventative” surgery to remove her ovaries.

1 min

Devastating poll reveals difficult lives of the aged on state pension

Struggle... the charity Independent Age says pensioners are having to make 'painful and drastic cutbacks'

3 mins

Man, 26 survives car ‘hit’

A MAN is being treated in hospital after he was struck by acar in an attempted murder.

1 min

Sopranos coming to town

TWO stars of hit gangster series The Sopranos will be headlining a live show in Glasgow next year.

1 min

Council makes the call to ban mobile phones from school classrooms

Switching off... Moray Council said the move to ban phones in classrooms would 'reduce distractions'

1 min

Sarwar backs PM's migration reforms

MIGRATION must come down “across the board”, the leader of Scottish Labour has said as he backed the Prime Minister’s plans to curb the number of people coming into the UK.

2 mins

100million cyber crime attacks on NatWest

Cyber target: bank giant

1 min

Trump to stay away from peace talks after his whirlwind Middle East diplomacy tour

DONALD Trump stepped back from mediating peace talks between Russia and Ukraine today after Vladimir Putin confirmed he would not be attending.

3 mins

Lammy 'wouldn't pay £588 taxi fare'

THE Foreign Office has denied an Italian cab driver’s claims that David Lammy refused to pay a £588 taxi bill.

1 min

from peace talks after East diplomacy tour

ATTEND SUMMIT TO END WAR

2 mins

Starmer leans on Albania to help stem migrants flow as crossings top 12,000

SIR KEIR Starmer will try to revive his attempts to crack down on illegal migration today as small boat crossings continue to surge.

2 mins

Lineker is sorry for antisemitic rat re-post

Apology...Gary Lineker

1 min

MP: Reform 'weaponised justice system against me'

FORMER Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe accused his ex-colleagues of a \"sinister\" attempt to use the police to silence him.

1 min

Pressure in Commons for further safeguards

SUPPORTERS and opponents of assisted dying are gearing up for a series of landmark votes tomorrow when legislation giving terminally ill people the right to end their life returns to the Commons.

1 min

Sperm dad loses bid for control of two kids

A SPERM donor who claims to have fathered more than 180 children lacks empathy and wants to control others, a High Court judge said.

1 min

Assisted dying sparks fears for vulnerable

THE assisted dying legislation “devalues human life”, a leading Catholic Bishop has said.

2 mins

Grief is worst pain, says William

THE Prince of Wales has described grief as the biggest torment as he hailed the life-changing work of Child Bereavement UK while it announced a merger with another charity.

1 min

Medal for Coronation route guru 72 years on

A 94-YEAR-OLD retired police chief who helped plan Queen Elizabeth II's 1953 Coronation has at last been presented with a medal for the job.

1 min

HM's topper mark as teachers' host

A DAPPER King Charles yesterday raised his top hat to thousands of guests as he and Queen Camilla hosted a special garden party at Buckingham Palace.

1 min

Politicians must beware power of the pensioner

SPRING sunshine must not blind us to the reality that pensioners across Britain are worried about the winter. OAPs face a miserable life if solely reliant on the state pension. More than eight in 10 over-65s say they could not afford utilities and food if their only income was £230.15 a week.

1 min

Ban phones from classrooms for our children's futures

HERE is a school in London that has banned smartphones from classrooms and improved results by a whole grade.

3 mins

Bend it like Beckham to see son shine again

MY CHAMPAGNE GLASS IS ALWAYS HALF FULL

2 mins

The keys to unlocking a better rate

AFTER two years of rising interest rates, savers were finally starting to feel like they were winning.

2 mins

Uber offers a car share

UBER users in cities and bigger towns will soon be able to cut their taxi fare by sharing a car with a stranger.

1 min

100ft of water's spout of order

WATER shortage? What water shortage? It was bucketing down on these houses yesterday — but for all the wrong reasons.

1 min

Toll from farm feeds infection rises to 81

A PARASITIC infection linked to public animal feeding sessions at a South Wales farm has now affected 81 people.

1 min

Forget Tenerife, Glasgow will be hotter this week

SCOTLAND is set to sizzle this weekend, with temperatures to be higher than those in Tenerife.

2 mins

Vitamin D levels lifted by exercise

EXERCISE is the key to maintaining vitamin D levels in winter, a study has suggested.

1 min

'Eating chocolate biscuits may help you lose weight'

LOSING weight could be made easier by tucking into chocolate biscuits, according to scientists.

1 min

Innocent man released after 38 years is 'very overwhelmed'

A MAN who spent 38 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of murder is overwhelmed by the decision, his lawyer said yesterday.

1 min

UK neo-Nazis plotted racist murder spree with 3D-printed gun

A NEO-Nazi gang built a semi-automatic gun to launch what was intended to be Britain’s first terror attack using a 3D-printed weapon.

2 mins

Pensioner on dinghy missing

A MAJOR search is under way for a pensioner after a dinghy was reported missing.

1 min

Killer driver convicted by his dashcam

A DRIVER who killed a flight attendant while speeding at more than 120mph has been jailed after the crash was caught on his own dashcam.

1 min

Maggie's doing time...of her life on 97th birthday

MISCHIEVOUS Maggie “loved it” when she was “arrested” on her 97th birthday as part of a surprise by care home staff.

1 min

Billionaire yacht tragedy 'caused by 80mph winds'

TYCOON Mike Lynch’s superyacht was blown over by 80mph winds and could not recover, say investigators.

1 min

Infamous Menendez duo could get parole

Sorry...Erik Menendez

1 min

'I have a black eye and a fat lip. Stay far away from me'

Girlfriend's message to Combs after 'vicious hotel beating'

1 min

Ex-Celtic stalwart McGinn dies at 92

THE former Celtic chairman and Scottish FA president Jack McGinn has died at 92 He spent almost 40 years in football with the Parkhead club and the Scottish game's governing body.

1 min

UK 'one of Europe's worst countries' for nanny state issues

BRITAIN has the seventh biggest \"nanny state\" in Europe, a think tank has claimed.

2 mins

There's no calling time on Speaking Clock

THE Scot who is the voice of the Speaking Clock has revealed he is still telling the time to more than 10 million people every year.

2 mins

Bill still pulls out all the stops in 56 years at museum

A MUSICIAN has celebrated almost six decades of entertaining his audience with a special organ recital.

2 mins

Police force recruits Al in a bid to catch stalkers earlier

A POLICE team has become the first in the UK to use artificial intelligence to improve its stalking investigations.

1 min

Driving test traffic jam... 600,000 stuck in the queue

THE driving test backlog has accelerated over 600,000 for the first time.

1 min

Two arrests as officers swoop in illegal cockfighting crackdown

TWO men have been quizzed after stables with 27 cockerels were raided in a cockfighting crackdown.

1 min

Roarsome stamps honour 75 years of Narnia novels

A DELIGHTFUL sneak peek of magical stamps celebrating The Chronicles of Narnia has been provided by Royal Mail.

1 min

Church does a varnishing act

BEAUTY entrepreneur Annabel Maginnis is in the pink over her new nail salon - set up in an old village church.

1 min

WW1 hero finally laid to rest

A BRITISH soldier killed in the First World War has been laid to rest in a full military funeral 108 years later.

1 min

'Disasters taught me to live with great joy'

Emergency planner Lucy Easthope helps communities after catastrophes such as Grenfell and 9/11, but the horrors she has seen have had a surprising effect on her own life

2 mins

What made me become an unlikely influencer

When plus-size mum Caroline Sigamoney couldn't see anyone like her on social media, she overcame her 'extreme' shyness to do something about it

3 mins

Prairie nice

When temperatures rise, you want easy breezy pieces that you can just throw on, and be done and quickly out of the door.

1 min

Super SPFs

Hello heatwave! And with the welcome return of the sun should come a daily application of protective SPF to keep skin safe from its damaging effects.

2 mins

Dam fine British classic

HEAVEN knows how long it’s been since I’ve sat down and watched THE DAM BUSTERS, the classic British war film starring Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave.

2 mins

All at sea... ministers should be held accountable for ferry delays

Ferry bad news... Glen Rosa has been delayed yet again. What does SNP's Kate Forbes plan to do about it?

1 min

Evri-DHL package deal to deliver billion parcels

COURIERS Evri and DHL are set to merge and form a package delivery super firm.

1 min

M&S to claim £100m on cyber insurance after hack disaster

MARKS and Spencer may claim as much as £100million from its insurance policy for the disastrous cyber attack that has hobbled operations as it prepares to update the City on the financial impact.

1 min

Oaks bid uncertain for York hero Whirl

WHIRL put them in a spin in York’s Musidora Stakes — but is a doubt for the Betfred Oaks on June 6.

1 min

JACKETS OFF NOW FOR RORY

Grand Slam champion is ready for Major fun

2 mins

Fleetwood anxious to end his American drought

TOMMY FLEETWOOD knows he must raise his game if he is to land a first Major title at the 107th US PGA Championship.

1 min

Donald's ducking question of rebels

LUKE DONALD has given “no assurances” to LIV Golf rebels Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton over their Ryder Cup chances.

1 min

Draper doesn't want to be 'normal'

JACK DRAPER admits he wants to become a tennis superman after struggling with fatigue as he lost 6-4, 6-4 to Carlos Alcaraz in the Rome Masters quarter-finals.

1 min

I WON'T LET THE SIDE DOWN AGAIN

ADAM HASTINGS says Glasgow Warriors need to keep their discipline if they’re to get revenge on Leinster.

1 min

Rennes open exit for Kyogo

RENNES have reportedly agreed to cut their losses on former Celtic hero Kyogo Furuhashi - after he cost them a staggering £83,333 for every minute he played for the French club.

1 min

Simo’s Saints tumble through the trapdoor

ST JOHNSTONE’S 16-year stay in the William Hill Premiership is over after their 2-1 defeat away to resurgent Hearts in the penultimate game of the campaign ensured they can no longer climb off the foot of the table.

2 mins

DEL IN FIRING LINE AS WELL RUN SHOW

KILMARNOCK fans turned their ire on Tynecastle-bound manager Derek McInnes as they fell to a 3-0 defeat against Motherwell.

1 min

Back-to-back wins as Dessers hits landmark

CYRIEL DESSERS scored a landmark 50th Rangers goal as the Light Blues beat Dundee United 3-1 in their final home William Hill Premiership game of the season.