6 h. ago Reform UK's new constituents warn party MUST deliver as Nigel Farage faces battle with council staff on Net Zero, DEI and WFH

Nigel Farage 's outfit gained more than 650 council seats and took control of 10 local authorities in last week's contests, to send a lightning bolt through Westminster.

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8 h. ago NY Times reporter filed HR complaint because editor threatened to ‘kill’ him over story length

Sources told The Independent that Times staffers were ‘baffled’ that reporter Rob Copeland filed an HR complaint because it was obvious that editor Ellen Pollock was joking about the so-called ‘death threat’

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12 h. ago He strangled her, spat in her face then picked up a knife and threatened to kill her dog

Marvin King became 'jealous and controlling' within weeks of getting with his partner

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12 h. ago Raploch residents remain in limbo six months after being given move ultimatum

The latest development at Penman Court saw residents being told they may have to move out for “approximately 12-14 weeks” - but there has been no news since then.

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14 h. ago Man found dismembered in suitcase had 'raped and blackmailed teen,' court told

A witness under the pseudonym James Smith appeared by video at the Old Bailey during the trial of Yostin Mosquera, who is accused of murdering and dismembering Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71

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14 h. ago Terror suspect tried to enter Israeli embassy with two knives, court told

Abdullah Sabah Albadri, 33, is accused of carrying a pair of kitchen knives in his trousers when he jumped onto the embassy’s eight-foot fence

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15 h. ago Poll: Nigel Farage's Reform predicted to become official Holyrood opposition ahead of Tories and Labour

The Scottish Conservatives are set to slump into fourth place in Scotland, according to a damning new poll.

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15 h. ago We asked Reform UK the big unanswered questions about Wales – they're still unanswered

Nigel Farage was busy so Reform UK, projected to win seats at the Senedd in 2026, put up a man formerly known as DJ Dowster to (not) answer our questions

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16 h. ago 'Fascinating' poll reveals huge boost for Reform as pecking order changes

Result would see Nigel Farage’s party form opposition to SNP government

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16 h. ago Five more years of Swinney would be ‘catastrophic’ for Scotland, Findlay warns

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay hit out at both the Scottish First Minister John Swinney and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a speech.

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16 h. ago Reform UK to be Scotland’s second largest party at Holyrood, poll suggests

The Survation survey suggests Nigel Farage’s party will beat the Tories and Labour to become the main opposition at the Scottish Parliament.

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17 h. ago Scotland faces a simple choice in 2026: Swinney or me, says Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader accused the First Minister of wanting to ‘defraud’ the people of Scotland during a speech in Glasgow.

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17 h. ago Reform UK could overtake Scottish Labour at 2026 Holyrood election, poll suggests

Nigel Farage's party could return more than 20 MSPs according to a survey by True North Advisors

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17 h. ago Satchwell became suspect in missing wife’s case in August 2022, court told

Ann Marie Twomey she could not comment on the previous investigating team’s 2017 search of the Satchwell home.

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18 h. ago John Swinney trying to make Holyrood election about 'bogeyman' Nigel Farage

Anas Sarwar used a speech to tell Scots they faced a "stark choice" between Labour and the SNP at next year's Holyrood election.

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18 h. ago Reform UK: Where did party come from and what are its policies?

Reform’s victory at Runcorn & Helsby has set a new record for the smallest majority at a parliamentary by-election since the end of the Second World War

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18 h. ago Who is Dame Andrea Jenkyns, Reform UK’s first regional mayor?

In a speech following her victory, the 50-year-old said there would be ‘an end to soft-touch Britain’.

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18 h. ago Farage may not be in office but he is very much in power, says Swinney

The First Minister was speaking in Edinburgh at a gathering of SNP candidates for next year’s Holyrood election.

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19 h. ago The dangers of TikTok for children as millions under the age limit use video app

The NSPCC has shared the risks involved with the popular social media platform, which millions of kids younger than the age limit are using.

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19 h. ago British 'stalker' followed American influencer to Bali with rope in suitcase after bombarding her with messages about his sexual fantasies, court told

Rob Keating, 39, allegedly sent 'incessant and constant' emails and video messages to influencer Alexandra Saper, including a threat to abduct her from her Indonesian tropical island home.

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