68 h. ago Infighting, broken promises and insisting on the national anthem: what seven months of Reform UK in charge actually looks like

Nigel Farage’s party is gunning for power – so what is it like in the places where they’ve already got it? We embedded with Lancashire county council to find out what happens when rhetoric meets reality22 May 2025: a new dawn for Lancashire. Outside Preston’s grand old county hall, 53 brand new Reform UK councillors in turquoise ties – and one petite woman with an enormous turquoise hair bow – are hot-footing it past a gaggle of protesters for their first full council meeting. Most keep their heads down and get into the building as quickly as possible. But Joel Tetlow, a first-time politician who has made a few unfortunate headlines before even taking his seat, is intrigued. He stands in the doorway, vaping, as a demonstrator bellows: “Reform is a far right party and Nigel Farage is a racist and a fascist!”Tetlow – late 40s with a full head of vertiginous hair, wearing a powder-blue three-piece suit – insists he isn’t bothered. “They don’t know us as people,” he shrugs. “It’s a word...

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3 d. ago Reform UK councillors 'could be killed without safety measures': Warning after protestors storm meeting

Richard Tice, the deputy leader of Reform UK, claimed councillors were left petrified after demonstrators interrupted a Staffordshire council meeting on Thursday.

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3 d. ago West Lothian first in Scotland to have councillor elected on Reform ticket

David McLennan won the Whitburn and Blackburn ward by-election with 1,177 votes, beating the SNP by 149 votes.

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4 d. ago Reform councillor sends two emails in first six months of job

Northumberland County Councillor Shaun Knowles has been accused of ‘wasting taxpayer money’

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5 d. ago Japan earthquake live: New tremor measuring 5.7 magnitude hits days after Megaquake warning issued

The megaquake warning covers approximately 800 miles (1,300 kilometres) from Chiba to Hokkaido

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5 d. ago Reform UK councillor arrested at LGBTQ festival after she accused it of being 'unsavoury and unsuitable for children' cleared of wrongdoing

Amanda Clare, 54, was charged with assault and criminal damage after she was seen taking pictures of trans performers dancing and singing in front of youngsters at Winsford Pride.

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5 d. ago Bolton gets first Reform councillor as former Labour member joins party

Sue Haworth, who quit Labour in August this year, has a new party allegiance

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6 d. ago Anger as health chiefs say sick should wear masks to beat 'superflu' outbreak sweeping across Britain

No 10 backed the call, but Kemi Badenoch warned such measures risked reigniting the 'trauma' of Covid and Nigel Farage declared it 'nonsense'.

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7 d. ago Japan earthquake measuring 7.6 on Richter scale prompts tsunami warning with 'everything wobbling'

A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's north-east coast, with fears a huge tsunami could follow

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7 d. ago Reform UK councillor’s company fined £40,000 for hiring illegal worker

Michael Andrew Harrison, who represents Seaham in Durham, is appealing against the penalty

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9 d. ago Broadcaster targeted with racist slurs accuses Farage of emboldening ‘toxic environment’ online

Farage is responsible for ‘dangerous’ culture shift, says broadcaster subject to alleged posts from Reform councillorNigel Farage is emboldening attacks on people of colour, according to a journalist allegedly subjected to racial slurs by a Reform UK council leader who the party has been forced to expel.The broadcaster Sangita Myska, whose long career in British journalism has included presenting shows for the BBC and LBC Radio, said she was told by the former Staffordshire council leader Ian Cooper that she was English “only in your dreams”, because of her south Asian heritage. Continue reading...

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1 week ago NTSB describes final moments of flight that killed missionary father and daughter in Florida crash

The National Transportation Safety Board described the fatal Nov. 10 flight that killed a Christian missionary father and his daughter in its preliminary report

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1 week ago Lawyer in wrongful death suits says UPS put profits over safety before plane crash that killed 14

A lawyer who filed two wrongful death lawsuits over the fiery UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky says the company put profits over safety by continuing to fly older planes

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1 week ago Camp Mystic announces enhanced safety plans after death of 25 girls, 2 counselors

The owners of Camp Mystic in Texas have announced new safety upgrades following a tragic July 4 flood that killed 25 campers and two counselors

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1 week ago Tragic young footballer’s pal tried to grab his hand to pull him to safety seconds before he was struck by train

A TALENTED young footballer's friend desperately tried to grab his hand to pull him to safety seconds before he was hit by a train and killed, it has been revealed. Ex-Nottingham Forest academy goalkeeper Joshua Travis, 14, tragically died following the horror incident last week in Nottinghamshire. Emergency services raced to the line in Burton Joyce...

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1 week ago Tip of an iceberg: Hong Kong's deadly blaze raises anger over corruption and safety lapses

As Hong Kong mourns after a high-rise fire killed at least 151 people, anger is mounting over building safety lapses and government oversight

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2 w. ago Revealed: Promising footballer, 14, was killed at level crossing rail safety bosses tried to CLOSE a day before tragedy

Josh Travis, a former Nottingham Forest academy goalkeeper, died on Wednesday evening after he was struck in Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire.

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2 w. ago 'Thousands' of pubs could close next year in latest blow to Britain's boozers

Chancellor Rachel Reeves used her Budget to announce measures to ease the burden on struggling pubs, but the industry warns it won't be enough given a “catastrophic” tax rise that is looming

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2 w. ago Budget 2025 live: OBR chief warns Rachel Reeves none of her measures boost growth as chancellor defends tax rises

Reeves admits Budget will mean working people will have to ‘contribute a bit more’ - but denies breaking manifesto pledge

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2 w. ago 'Chilling effect' of Budget briefings cost London jobs, say bosses as Reeves defends her tax and spend plans

They also warned the Chancellor’s measures would have ‘little to no impact on growth in the round’

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