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Selfless mother dies a hero after saving husband from house fire

"She was truly a carer until the end because I found out she saved my dad's life by screaming as loud as she could for him to get outside."

Protests erupt in NYC — not for Trump but for 'The Joker'

NEW YORK (AP) — Throngs of protesters gathered at the courthouse steps, chanting for freedom for their embattled hero. Police kept watch as passions flared and voices roared. Squad cars and television trucks encircled the commotion. It’s a scene New York City authorities have been bracing for as prosecutors consider an indictment against former President Donald Trump, who has invited followers to rally on his behalf. But on Saturday, it was just...

The Abandoned Wreck Of This Dictator's Yacht Has Become An Eerie Attraction

Saddam Hussein's abandoned yacht and other extraordinary shipwrecks from around the world...

Major Russian offensive 'stalled' by extreme attrition and Wagner chaos

Russian battle plans are likely to switch to defending the small gains that the Kremlin has managed to secure in months of bitter fighting, according to the Ministry of Defence.

Do YOU know the meaning of this road sign that is baffling motorists and cyclists?

This road sign was first introduced to Britain nearly eight years ago. It reads 'no right turn except in two stages', but do you know what it actually indicates?

The Conservative Party After Brexit by Tim Bale review – why conservatism turned into chaos

Napoleon was history on a horse. Since the Brexit referendum, Britain has been history in a clown car. We are now on our fifth prime minister in the six tumultuous years since that fateful vote. Some describe this revolving door of chaos as the “Italianisation” of our politics. Many have marvelled at how a country that used to have an international reputation as boringly predictable has so often resembled a banana republic with crap weather. And...

Woman accused of ‘making a scene’ at sister’s wedding over bride's ‘humiliating’ speech

A woman has shared how her sister who got married "humiliated" her when it was time for the bride to give a speech at the wedding reception. In a post to Reddit's "Am I the A**hole?" forum, the woman gave a backstory as to what led to the fall out with her sibling. She explained how her 24-year-old sister got married in a "very well planned out" we...

Pension age 'could rise to 72 by 2050s'

Government sources signalled a long-awaited report from Tory peer Baroness Neville-Rolfe (pictured) would propose the pension age rises to 68 from 2042 - two years earlier than expected

London ULEZ vandals told to 'keep up the good work' following latest attack near Sutton as TfL warns every incident is referred to police

The vandalism of cameras is intensifying but Transport for London says they are being treated as crimes

Violence hits Mykonos over efforts to preserve ancient heritage

Under the cover of darkness in an Athens side street earlier this month, Manolis Psarros, an archaeologist, was attacked as he walked towards his car. It was 8.30pm, later than usual for the state employee to return home from his office in a neoclassical culture ministry building beneath the Acropolis. “There was a general strike the next day and I needed to get through my files on Mykonos,” said Psarros, who oversees development on the Cycladic...

Boy's pet tortoise missing for seven months found at 11,000-volt electricity substation

Mary the tortoise disappeared from her home in Wigan last year leaving nine-year-old Harvey Dean-Evans ‘devastated' thinking he'd never see her again.

Boris Johnson news – latest: Ex-PM already planning ‘worst-case’ scenario by-election

Boris Johnson news – latest: Ex-PM already planning ‘worst-case’ scenario by-election - Labour expected to win an Uxbridge fight but allies say Boris Johnson ‘will be ready’

Woman 'so upset' after 'annoyed neighbour' leaves note on mother-in-law's car

Some of the most common disputes between neighbours are over noise, street parking and pets.

‘My colleague had a heart attack in front of me’: horrific toll of Ofsted inspections

Senior teacher Rob Dyson* says his last Ofsted inspection remains a “trauma”. Drinking tea in the staff room of the academy in the north of England after the inspector left, having delivered the verdict that the school had plummeted from “outstanding” to “requires improvement”, he says everyone was “ashen faced”. Noticing that the deputy head had turned a “terrible colour” and looked unwell, Dyson ushered him into the toilets. “He started having...

Prince William set to assume new role which will see him travel world

Prince William's trip to Poland last week to thank British troops on the border of Ukraine was a key staging post as he embraces his new position on the world stage, sources say.

Ajax armoured vehicle branded 'an obsolete disaster' which has cost taxpayers billions

EXCLUSIVE: Stuart Crawford believes no matter what happens now, the military vehicle will be 'forever tainted'.

Nicola Sturgeon takes driving lessons at age 52 after relying on chauffeur as First Minister

Nicola Sturgeon is in the "early stages" of learning to drive as she prepares to stand aside as Scottish First Minister. The outgoing SNP leader described the move as being "part and parcel of the next phase of life". It comes as she prepares to leave office after more than eight years at the helm of the Scottish Government. Friend Ricky Bell said ...

Xi Jinping 'sends cold chill down Putin's spine', experts claim

Russia's poor performance on the battlefield has led to new opportunities for a 'particularly assertive' China, which already enjoys substantial economic ties with the republics through its Belt and Road Initiative.

Boasting Taliban share images of repaired military vehicles left by the West

EXCLUSIVE: Photographs shared by the official Ministry of National Defence, Afghanistan, showed line upon line of military vehicles the regime said were now ready for use.

Boris accused of 'stabbing UK fishermen in back' with industry 'just about finished'

Boris Johnson had promised the UK would "take back control" of its waters after Brexit, but a former MEP has has claimed the former Prime Minister broke that promise.

Food cargo theft, including 200,000 Creme Eggs, hits £700m

Food cargo theft has risen to around £700million in just over a decade.

BBC repeated same programme 11 times in a month after axing prestigious show

The BBC has been forced to defend itself after airing the same programme multiple times in the space of just one month.

Ofsted inspectors ‘flagged concerns’ about head teacher who took own life

Ofsted inspectors flagged welfare concerns about a head teacher who later took her own life, insiders at the quango have privately claimed. The watchdog has refused to comment on circumstances surrounding the death of Ruth Perry, who was the head of Caversham Primary School in Reading, amid mounting calls to overhaul school inspections. Ms Perry to...

Rayner's attack on Sunak backfires as Labour's own policy would 'leave us all poorer'

EXCLUSIVE: Labour's tax policy has been criticised after Angela Rayner launched an attack on Rishi Sunak following the publication of his tax returns.

‘Bored' asylum seekers say living in £6.8m taxpayer funded hotels is like ‘living in jail'

Nearly 400 hotels are now being used to accommodate more than 51,000 migrants hoping to claim asylum in the UK.

Woman who left her AirPods on a flight tracked them down to an airport worker's HOME

A woman who left her AirPods on a flight and was told she couldn't retrieve them has revealed she tracked them down to an air steward's home.

Police launch investigation after Alison Hammond 'loses thousands in blackmail plot'

Police have confirmed an investigation has been launched after This Morning's Alison Hammond reportedly lost thousands of pounds to a man who threatened to blackmail her with lies.

Russian ‘storm' troops say ‘blocking units' stopped them retreating from being slaughtered

In a video posted online by a group of Russian soldiers they call their orders ‘criminal' and complain of suffering ‘very, very substantial losses' on the frontline.

How one man's war against a £100 private parking fine could invalidate EVERY ticket sent by an ANPR camera

EXCLUSIVE: Lawrence Carnie (pictured), 58, was slapped with a £100 ticket for a '22-hour' stay at a car park in Dartford, Kent in June - but he claims it was actually two half-hour stays on consecutive days.

Ukrainian troops target Russians with 'highly capable thermal scopes' in new footage

New footage shows a Ukrainian sniper hunting down targets using advanced thermal imaging technology capable of zooming up to 1,800 metres.

What the papers say – March 26

A wide variety of stories feature across Sunday’s front pages.

Body found in search for camper, 24, who disappeared five days ago

Adam Perkins, 24, was last seen at around 8pm on March 20, after he left his home in Sheffield.

Sunak pledges 'immediate' and 'visible' justice to crack down on anti-social behaviour

People convicted of anti-social behaviour will be ordered to repair the damage they have caused within two days of being told their punishment, under new plans.

Why is there a major crackdown on migrants happening in the UK?

Masked gunman goes on daylight rampage near £42,000-a-year public school Eton

Police near Eton college are on the hunt for the suspected "gunman" who is believed to have worn a facemask similar to those used during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Labour vows to ‘secure BBC’s independence’ after Lineker row

A root and branch review of the BBC’s operations – including how its chairman and board are appointed – was announced on Sunday by Labour amid growing doubts about the corporation’s political independence under the Tories, and its future as a public service broadcaster. The move follows bruising rows over Gary Lineker’s suspension from Match of the Day for criticising language used by ministers to describe immigration policy, and the appointment...

Family pays tribute after teenager found dead near railway lines

Roxy Phillips, 15, was pronounced dead at the scene after being found unresponsive in Weymouth.

Iran issues warning after US strikes on Syria left 19 dead

Strikes on Iranian-linked bases will be met with an "immediate counter-response" after the reported deaths of 19 people in US attacks on Syria, an Iranian security spokesperson has warned.

Matt Hancock is caught asking for an eye-watering £10,000-A-DAY fee

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock and ex-Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng were apparently duped into offering their services for £10,000-a-day by campaign group Led by Donkeys.

Woman passenger asks train station staff to check on 'unwell man' - only to be told it was a statue

Emma Obank (pictured) was on a train passing through Woking, Surrey, when she saw the 'man'. She contacted South Western Railway and they told her it was a statue.

Ukraine LIVE: Putin risks catastrophe with plot to 'intimidate NATO' in new nuclear threat

Russia's bid to station nuclear weapons in Belarus will be the first time the Kremlin has deployed nukes outside the country since the mid-1990s.

London drug dealers making £13,000 a week from crack and heroin named and shamed as they're taken down in raid

The drug network brought in thousands each week

DAN HODGES: It doesn't matter if Harman dons her executioner's cap - it's over for Boris

DAN HODGES: The Parliamentary Conservative Party has had enough of Boris. They're tired of his self-serving dissembling. He should just go.

Man who ‘committed senseless’ murder at Ealing pub convicted

Man who ‘committed senseless’ murder at Ealing pub convicted -

Super-tanker anchored off Yemen’s coast ‘may explode at any moment,’ says UN

Super-tanker anchored off Yemen’s coast ‘may explode at any moment,’ says UN - The FSO Safer, which contains more than a million barrels of oil, was abandoned in 2015 during the Yemen civil war and is now starting to fall apart

Sickening leaked Russian spy emails show Putin planned 'total cleansing' of Ukraine

The country's intelligence service was to inflict "house-to-house terror", the leaked FSB email shows.

'Shocked' father demands answers after his wheelchair user son 'was turned away from restaurant'

Brian Kelly, 61, claims The Bombay Cottage in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, refused to seat the family because they had not informed them that his son, Declan, 30, is a wheelchair user.

Afghan pilot who served with British forces and fled to UK in small boat facing deportation to Rwanda

Afghan pilot who served with British forces and fled to UK in small boat facing deportation to Rwanda - Air force lieutenant says he is one of many Afghan forces personnel ‘forgotten’ by coalition forces after the fall of Kabul

‘Lost £58,812!' WASPI woman furious at state pension age change - ‘robbed!'

A WASPI woman has argued she feels "robbed" by a decision to increase the state pension age when speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk.

Amir Khan tells Sadiq Khan to 'pull his finger out and do something' about London crime after gunpoint robbery

The boxer was the victim of a robbery when thieves targeted his watch