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May 16, 2025

WARNING OVER WATER USE AMID DRIEST SPELL FOR 60 YEARS

SCOTS have been urged to ditch hosepipes for watering cans and take shorter showers after the country experienced its driest start to the year since 1964.

3 mins

'Reckless Reeves destroying jobs'

UK grows but taxes to take toll

1 min

'Hold off on family farm tax for a year'

LABOUR has been urged to delay its inheritance tax raid on farmers by a year.

1 min

More state pensioners underpaid

SIX in 100 state pensioners were underpaid last year, figures reveal.

1 min

Hollywood royalty

Joan stars as former king's wife Wallis Simpson

1 min

Made our minds up: Bucks Fizz are No1

THE best UK Eurovision entry of all time is Bucks Fizz’s 1981 winner Making Your Mind Up, a poll found.

1 min

Wildfire near homes amid 'extreme' risk

A LARGE blaze broke out near a Scottish housing estate as an “extreme” warning for risk of wildfires was issued.

1 min

Albania snubs role as Starmer's Rwanda-style hub for migrants

SIR Keir Starmer’s latest attempt to curb illegal migration hit the buffers after Albania ruled out hosting one of his Rwanda-style “return hubs”.

3 mins

EU threat to Brexit reset plan

THE Prime Minister is still “confident” over his Brexit reset plans despite demands from EU countries for more concessions on fishing rights and free movement for under-30s.

1 min

Man due in court over Keir arson

A MAN has been charged with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life at properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer, said the Metropolitan Police.

1 min

'PM can’t even be bothered to vote for his own border Bill'

THE Prime Minister failed to vote for his own plan to end the Channel migrant crisis, the Daily Express can reveal.

2 mins

Plea for urgency to deliver NHS rise

SNP ministers have been told a salary rise for NHS workers must get into pay packets “as soon as possible” after Scotland’s largest health union became the latest to accept an 8% wage hike.

1 min

Zelensky 'theatre prop' blast for Russia team as peace talks collapse after Putin no-show

VLADIMIR Putin was scolded by rival Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday for dodging peace talks and sending a “low level” delegation as he dragged his attritional war on.

3 mins

'It is Putin who is causing the delay in a ceasefire'

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said: “It is Putin who is causing the delay in a ceasefire. Ukraine have long been clear they would have a 30-day unconditional ceasefire and we have long said it’s Putin who is standing in the way of that peace.

1 min

Police warn football fans as thousands set to gather

POLICE Scotland say they are well prepared ahead of a potential powderkeg as rival groups gather in central Glasgow tomorrow.

2 mins

'The buck must stop with Swinney' for £460m ferry fiasco

JOHN SWINNEY has been challenged to take responsibility for the ferry fiasco that has left taxpayers footing a bill of nearly half a billion pounds.

2 mins

Nats waste £160k of publish cash in a bid to defend stance on gender

SNP ministers wasted almost £160,000 of public cash in a doomed attempt to defend the government's stance on gender, it has emerged.

1 min

'Ferry fiasco' is a fitting name for years of chaos

RECENT events have aptly summed up the story that will forever be known as the SNP's ferry fiasco. Earlier this week, we learned the Glen Rosa will not be in service until at least the summer of 2026.

1 min

End the tech scams targeting Britain's vulnerable OAPs

ACROSS the UK, older people are facing a growing threat that too often goes unrecognised in policy circles and corporate boardrooms: digital scams.

3 mins

Bluff 'n' Boris cannot heal dismal duopoly

BRITISH politics has hit a new level of surrealism.

3 mins

Mission accomplished

IT'S been a couple of years since Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One hit cinemas, leaving fans with a literal cliffhanger.

2 mins

Bond’s Joe Don Baker dies at 89

Three 007 films...Baker

1 min

Celebrate Sir David, says Chris

Legacy of love and life... Chris, left, and Sir David

1 min

Star Tom goes out on a wing for Impossible film premiere

TOM Cruise was a runway hit when he touched down for the UK premiere of his latest action film, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.

1 min

Charles 'on better side' of his cancer treatment

THE King yesterday revealed he believes he is on the “better side” of his cancer treatment.

3 mins

Duchess's delight at top show's tasty treats

THE Duchess of Edinburgh gets a taste for wine and food samples as she tours the trade stands on the first day of the Royal Windsor Horse Show yesterday.

1 min

Woman dies in crofting fire

A WOMAN has died in a house fire at a crofting community in Lochaber.

1 min

'I thought it was just a verruca, but I had stage four cancer'

Retired doctor on living with shock diagnosis

2 mins

Hoax 999 gorilla call

POLICE have blasted a prankster after he rang 999 and asked officers to deal with a “gorilla”.

1 min

Marine to take over as Royal Navy chief

GENERAL Sir Gwyn Jenkins was yesterday named as the new head of the Royal Navy following the earlier than expected departure of his predecessor.

1 min

Dozens killed in second night of Gaza airstrikes

MORE than 50 people perished in overnight airstrikes that blitzed southern Gaza for a second night.

2 mins

BROTHERLY LOVE

Dire Straits released their seminal album Brothers In Arms 40 years ago tomorrow. It struck a chord with listeners, becoming the first album to sell more than a million copies on CD... and remains a modern classic for rock 'n' roll fans

5 mins

Crown star 'in awe' of uncle with dementia

ACTOR Josh O'Connor says he is \"in awe\" of his uncle who is battling Alzheimer's disease.

1 min

'Failures' in yacht tragedy

THE family of a chef killed in the sinking of British billionaire Mike Lynch’s superyacht off Italy have told of their concerns over a “series of failures”.

1 min

'Stalker' accused of targeting socialite

AN alleged stalker mounted a harassment campaign against an aristocrat, including standing outside her home, staring and making strangling noises, a court heard.

1 min

Trans lag fury over 'lads' chat

A TRANS woman prisoner has complained about warders saying \"OK fellas\", \"Right, lads\" and \"Come on, gents\" in their male jail.

1 min

Smirk and silence... suspect is asked if he killed Madeleine

MADELEINE McCann suspect Christian Brueckner remained silent yesterday when asked if he snatched the missing girl.

2 mins

WIN tickets to garden festival

THE Scottish Daily Express has teamed up with the Scottish Garden Festival to offer four pairs of tickets for the country’s premier celebration of horticulture, culinary delights and amazing gardening talents.

1 min

Did the creator of Sherlock Holmes send his widow a message from beyond the grave?

Days after Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's death, 10,000 people attended a mass séance at London's Royal Albert Hall with the author and spiritualist's family. What happened next is set for a reconstruction by playwright and 'sceptical believer' Danny Robins

6 mins

Gem toys with my heart

HALFWAY through tonight's episode of HIDDEN TREASURES OF THE NATIONAL TRUST, the first in its new series (BBC2, 9pm), it suddenly occurs to me that I'm watching a lady mending a sofa. Not only that, but I must confess I'm rather enjoying it.

2 mins

Shrewd buyers' question time

DREAM homes often cost a pretty penny but there may be even more to pay if you don’t ask the right questions to uncover hidden faults before you buy.

2 mins

End of life debate has highlighted the importance of palliative care

MARIE Curie remains neutral on the matter of assisted dying, but we are absolutely not neutral on the need to urgently fix end of life care (\"Assisted dying sparks fears for vulnerable\", Scottish Daily Express, May 15).

1 min

NatWest eyes private future as share price soars

SHARES in NatWest hit a 10-year high yesterday as the Government continued to whittle down its stake in the lender.

1 min

Slash interest rates to boost economic growth, Bank told

FURTHER interest rate cuts by the Bank of England would encourage consumers to spend more and give the economy a boost, business leaders have said.

1 min

Everitt: Gunner make it a double

EVER READY: Everitt is looking to next season

2 mins

LEW DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE SO TOUGH

Ferrari switch is ‘challenging’

2 mins

GREEN MILE TAKES SOME BIG-NAME PRISONERS

THE dreaded 'Green Mile' will decide the US PGA Championship on Sunday — as the world's top three players found out the hard way in their opening round.

2 mins

MacIntyre is a bright spark again

ROBERT MACINTYRE found his \"spark\" to put himself in the hunt early on at the US PGA Championship.

1 min

Tough stretch leaves Mcllroy and rivals on shaky ground

THE dreaded 'Green Mile' will decide the US PGA Championship on Sunday — as the world's top three players found out the hard way in their opening round.

2 mins

It's not too Leight for something completely different at Hampden

WILLIAM HILL PREMIERSHIP EXTRA

2 mins

Anger will fuel belief

TIFF: SURVIVAL IS THERE FOR

2 mins

BREAKING NEWS WAS A HOLT FROM THE BLUE

BACK-TO-BACK Premiership relegations is not a proud entry on Jason Holt's CV.

2 mins

Del called time at Fir Park

FROM BACK PAGE

1 min

Saints sticking with Simo

ST JOHNSTONE chairman Adam Webb will give Simo Valakari the chance to bounce back to the Premiership at the first time of asking.

1 min

EURO ADVENTURE HAS HOILETT ON WORLD CUP ALERT

Hibs ace relishing possibilities

2 mins

IT WAS GAME OVER AT FIR PARK, SAYS DEL

DEREK MCINNES has revealed he informed his Kilmarnock players that he'd taken charge of them for the final time following their defeat against Motherwell on Wednesday night.

1 min