- 6d ago
Farage regains Clacton seat with 62.8% as standards probe into £5m gift resumes
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage regained his Clacton parliamentary seat with 62.8% of the vote on August 14, but the parliamentary standards probe into a £5 million undeclared gift resumed hours later. Comedy candidate Count Binface secured a record 26.7%.
- Jul 21
Former UK minister Ann Widdecombe killed by 21 hammer blows to the head, court told
Camera footage shows 28-year-old Joshua Kerry entering her southwest England home, demanding bank cards, then striking her 21 times after she failed to appear for a live interview on 8 July.
- Jul 17
Burnham pushes for written constitution as Labour's Bev Craig wins Manchester mayoral race
Prime minister says decentralisation programme strengthens argument for codified rules, as Labour's Bev Craig wins Manchester mayoral contest.
