11 minutes ago Former Tory minister and MP Andrea Jenkyns defects to join Nigel Farage's Reform UK as party passes 100,000 members

The former skills minister, who lost her Morley and Outwood seat in Yorkshire in the Labour landslide, will stand to be mayor of Greater Lincolnshire in May.

Politics

12 minutes ago UK politics live: Double blow for Tories as MP defects to Reform and Farage’s party boosts membership

‘Today I have joined the party of the brave,’ former Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns said after being unveiled at a press conference in London.

Politics

14 minutes ago Debenhams shoppers rush to buy 'chair of dreams' as price slashed by £186

Debenhams is offering the Wool Rocking Chair for just £122, down from its full price of £308

Economics

15 minutes ago British beautician caught with £15m of cocaine in her suitcases says she accepted free Cancun holiday from strange men because it would be 'a breath of fresh air'

Kim Hall, 28, from Middlesbrough, was stopped at Chicago 's O'Hare airport as she prepared to board a connecting flight to Manchester on August 18.

Economics

15 minutes ago Lloyds Bank launches new tool to help households claim thousands in missed benefits

The banking giant has launched a new tool to help its customers determine if they are eligible for any extra benefits, as well as how to claim them

Politics

16 minutes ago Daniel Khalife’s jailbreak laid bare crisis and chaos at HMP Wandsworth

The prison was “still reeling” from Khalife’s “very high-profile” escape and that security remained a “serious concern”

Events

21 minutes ago How to spot virus which affects babies, and when you need to take them to hospital

The NHS has issued guidance amid a rise in cases across Greater Manchester

Science

21 minutes ago Greater Manchester to get new powers to protect victims of domestic abuse

As the M.E.N campaigns to protect victims of domestic abuse following the death of Wigan mum, Caroline Gore, the Government today announced the creation of new Domestic Abuse Protection Notices and Orders

Events

23 minutes ago Former Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns has joined Reform UK, says Nigel Farage – UK politics live

Reform UK party leader says Jenkyns will be party’s candidate in election for mayor in LincolnshireHere is a chart from the ONS report illustrating the latest figures.Here is the PA Media story on the figures.Net migration to the UK hit a higher than previously thought record of 906,000 in the year to June 2023, revised official estimates show.The measure for the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving the country then dropped by 20% in the latest period, the 12 months to June 2024, and now stands at 728,000. Continue reading...

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24 minutes ago Over 90 tonnes of illegal 'party drugs' seized at UK border in first six months of 2024

The confiscations included "significant quantities of so-called party drugs" cocaine and ketamine, the Government said

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