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Probe into Farage's £5m donation from crypto-billionaire resumes hours after his by-election victory over Count Binface
The Reform UK leader secured a return to the House of Commons by being re-elected to the Essex seat he won at the 2024 general election.
Mark Wright has fractured his back after 'training too hard' and will be out of action for three months
Mark Wright has revealed he has fractured his back after 'training too hard' and will be out of action for three months.
Fire breaks out at Holiday Inn hotel 'housing asylum seekers'
Videos shared on social media show large plumes of thick black smoke billowing from the building on Empire Way in Wembley.
Princess Beatrice attends the funeral of her mother's colourful millionaire ex Paddy McNally in Wiltshire - but where is Fergie?
The King's niece, 38, appeared solemn and wore black as she was seen at the funeral at St James' Church in Wiltshire this afternoon.
Pair charged with attempted murder of Sara Sharif's father after killer 'had his throat slit with tuna can lid' in Belmarsh prison
Steven Sansom, 47 and Adam Watson, 39, are accused of trying to kill the child murderer in January 2025.
Farage faces renewed watchdog probe after Clacton by-election victory
The investigation into a £5m gift received by Farage reopens, as he returns as the MP for Clacton.
Ukrainian mother who fled Russia for the UK with her three young children when war broke out faces terrifying return after Home Office refused asylum claim
Oksana Guseva and her three children (all pictured) fled Moscow and her pro-Putin husband in June 2022 and travelled to Britain on the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.
Man dies following major incident at luxury Southampton hotel
Phone lines at the Harbour Hotel were temporarily unavailable as a result of the incident
Pair charged with attempted murder after Sara Sharif’s father attacked in Belmarsh Prison
Two men have been charged with attempted murder after the father of murdered schoolgirl Sara Sharif was attacked in prison.
Temporary ban on sale of disposable BBQs over wildfire risk
Government issues a temporary ban on the sale of disposable barbeques as they pose a "significant risk to the public".
British mother died after Turkish clinic ‘upsold’ Brazilian butt lift surgery minutes before operation
The cause of death was pulmonary fat embolism
Disposable barbecues banned as wildfires rage across UK
Prime minister Andy Burnham previously urged retailers to suspend selling single-use grills during extreme heat
Prue Leith gives health update after being rushed to hospital over stroke fears
Prue Leith revealed earlier this week that she was recently taken to hospital after falling unwell while on holiday in Yorkshire
Despondent Clacton reacts to Farage’s return: ‘It’s a joke of a by-election and you have to treat it like a joke’
Nigel Farage has been re-elected in Clacton with a resounding majority in a by-election against joke and fringe candidates. But not all of this seaside down is happy, as Dan Haygarth finds out
Prisoners charged over attack on Sara Sharif's father
Steven Sansom, 47, and Adam Watson, 39, are also charged with other offences relating to the Belmarsh Prison incident.
M25 Traffic LIVE: Surrey and Dartford crossing delays as air ambulance lands on road
Traffic is building after the incident.
PC Andrew Harper's mum slams 'injustice' as bombshell polling rocks Andy Burnham
Exclusive: Debbie Adlam, thanked the public for a "phenomenal response" in the fight against "the injustice this early release represents".
Stoke-on-Trent grass fire: Man and woman arrested on suspicion of arson
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Andy Burnham announces UK government is BANNING one item in bid to stop wildfires
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Two Belmarsh prisoners charged with trying to murder Sara Sharif's killer dad behind bars
Sara was hooded, burned and beaten during a "campaign of torture" that lasted two years
Lewes train crash: Police issue major update after horror derailment
Police have issued a concerning update.
Instagram accounts fuelling Ceuta crisis with paid advice for help to cross
BBC's Top Comment podcast has found a network of Instagram profiles glamourising the swim around the Morocco-Ceuta border fence.
'Glam helps mentality' says sprinter Amy Hunt, but can it give you that winning edge?
Sprinter Amy Hunt has been showing off her nails at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
Eurovision proposes new rules to reduce political voting
Organisers reportedly say politically motivated voting is "persistent" and is seen as "deeply worrying".
American missionary kidnapped in Niger freed after nine months
Kevin Rideout, who was abducted by unknown assailants in Niamey, said to be in good health and in care of US officials An American missionary who was kidnapped in Niger in October has been released, his organisation has …
DRC’s fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province
Man dies in Bas-Uele after travelling from Haut-Uele, as head of WHO says outbreak on track to be deadliest ever The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to a sixth province, officials have s…
French ambassador to CAR investigated over claims he hosted dozens of women
Disciplinary proceedings under way after security concerns raised over reported visits to official residence France has opened disciplinary proceedings against its ambassador to Central African Republic over allegations …
Zambia elections haunted by ghost of incumbent president’s arch-rival
Hakainde Hichilema is bidding for second term, but feud between him and family of Edgar Lungu, who died in 2025, continues As Zambians go to the polls on Thursday, the ghost of the current president’s predecessor hangs o…
Former Mexican governor charged in case of 43 students who vanished in 2014
Ángel Aguirre indicted in case that rocked Mexico and became symbol of its brutal cartel violence The former governor of Guerrero state in Mexico has been formally charged over his alleged involvement in the disappearanc…
At least 44 dead after overcrowded ferry capsizes on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe
Operation under way to rescue dozens missing after boat overturned by waves at world’s largest human-made lake At least 44 people have died after an overcrowded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, police said. The…