Farage's rivals rule out standing in Clacton by-election
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

The Reform UK leader says he wants an "establishment versus the people by-election" but Labour calls it a "circus".

Chris Mason: Farage attempts to seize back the agenda
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

His aim throughout the forthcoming campaign is to clearly frame this by-election as "the people versus the establishment".

Amber heat health alerts in effect as UK set for one of longest-lasting heatwaves since 1976
Posted on Tuesday July 07, 2026

Temperatures are set to rise as high as 36C (97F) for parts of southern England this week.

Virgin Media fined £28m for preventing customers from cancelling contracts
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

Millions of phone calls from customers were "likely mishandled" over nearly a three-year period, the regulator says.

Tom Holland on how getting Odyssey role was 'a real pinch-me moment'
Posted on Wednesday July 08, 2026

The Spider-Man star and other cast members talk about the hotly anticipated Christopher Nolan movie.