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‘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.

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 ...

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.

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’

Putin's regime ‘becoming more brittle but could be around for some time'

EXCLUSIVE: One expert has said the Russian President's weakened regime could be brought down by the unexpected - but whether that will be in this month or this decade remains unknown.

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 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.

Lebanon has two times of day amid daylight savings dispute

By Timour Azhari BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon woke up in two time zones on Sunday amid an escalating dispute between political and religious authorities over a decision to extend winter time for a month. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati issued a decision on Thursday to roll clocks forward an hour on April 20, instead of entering daylight savings time on the last weekend of March as is usually

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.

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.

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.

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

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'.

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...

Highland cows attacked by off-leash dog in 'distressing' incident at Scots park

A Glasgow Council spokesman said they would report the "shocking" incident that likely caused "significant distress" to the Highland cattle to local police.

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.

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.

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

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

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

MPs Hancock and Kwarteng tell fake firm they will advise for £10,000 per day

MPs Hancock and Kwarteng tell fake firm they will advise for £10,000 per day - A non-existent overseas company, made up by campaign group Led By Donkeys, approached MPs to work as consultants.

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.

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?

‘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.

'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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

Man stabbed to death in Hull as four people are arrested on suspicion of murder

Humberside Police officers were called to reports of an altercation on Princes Dock Street at around 11.20pm on Friday and discovered a man had sustained a stab wound.

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.

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."

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

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...

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.

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

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...

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

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.

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

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

Jonathan Majors arrested on assault charge in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — The actor Jonathan Majors was arrested Saturday in New York on charges of strangulation, assault and harassment, authorities said. New York City police said that Majors, star of the recently released “Creed III" and “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania,” was involved in a domestic dispute with a 30-year-old woman. Police responded around 11 a.m. to a 911 call inside an apartment in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea. “The victim...

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.

What the papers say – March 26

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

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.

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.