70 m. ago Five weirdest things we saw at Reform Conference – double pints, Farage gaffe and fireworks

Intrepid Daily Star reporter Sian Hewitt bravely visited the Reform Conference for the first day of the annual extravaganza - and this is what she spotted

Events

92 m. ago Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf praises Tommy Robinson for grooming gang campaigning

Mr Yusuf said Mr Robinson deserves ‘some credit’ for comments on grooming gangs but repeated that he will not be allowed to join Reform UK.

Events

2 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: By the time she reached the lectern, Dame Andrea

On a day of dizzying politics, nothing quite topped Dame Andrea Jenkyns's arrival on stage at Reform's party conference.

Politics

3 h. ago Special meeting of Falkirk Council called in wake of controversial social care decision

Councilor Brian McCabe says changes that will affect councillors' wards should be made clearly.

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4 h. ago Pope feeds fish as he opens Vatican's ambitious model of sustainable farming and education

Pope Leo XIV has inaugurated a new sustainable farming project run by the Vatican

Culture

4 h. ago Minister for Children and Young People visits Kibble Safe Centre in Paisley

Natalie Don-Innes, the Minister for Children and Young People visited national charity and care provider, Kibble, at its Paisley campus this week to get a first-hand experience of the sector leading, trauma-informed work taking place in one of Scotland’s four secure units.

Politics

4 h. ago Controversial Falkirk care complex decision to go ahead but 'lessons must be learned'

Falkirk's Integration Joint Board heard that changes to care at Tygetshaugh Court are necessary to save money

Politics

4 h. ago Voices: As Angela Rayner falls on her sword, Keir Starmer will also take a hit

The prime minister is not just losing someone he has learned to value, says John Rentoul – his holier-than-thou pitch has been destroyed and the deputy leadership election will tip Labour into a civil war

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5 h. ago Voices: Readers clash over digital ID cards – from ‘Big Brother state’ fears to ‘making life easier’

Readers are split over digital ID cards, with some fearing a ‘dystopian nightmare’ and others saying they would ‘close loopholes’ and reduce fraud

Politics

5 h. ago We are on course to win a general election in two years, triumphant Farage tells his party 

The Reform leader used his keynote address at his party's confernece in Birmingham to twist the knife into Labour's wounds following the Deputy Prime Minister's exit.

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5 h. ago Nadine Dorries issues rallying call for Tory members to 'do the right thing' and copy her by switching to Reform as ex

The former Conservative minister, who served in Boris Johnson 's Cabinet, spoke at Reform's conference in Birmingham following her defection to Nigel Farage 's party.

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5 h. ago Andrea Jenkyns belts out own song in bizarre Reform conference entrance

Dame Andrea Jenkyns walked onstage at the Reform UK conference, belting out a song entitled "Insomniac" that she said she wrote.

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5 h. ago Nigel Farage: 'Reform UK will take winning London and ousting Sadiq Khan seriously'

Reform leader encourages members to volunteer as councillor candidates ahead of the local elections in May next year

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5 h. ago Voices: Does firing your worst employees ever make business sense?

As Lloyds plans to cut its bottom 5 per cent of staff, James Moore asks if threatening thousands of ‘underperformers’ with the sack can have an energising effect on the workforce

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5 h. ago Moment Dame Andrea Jenkyns makes rock star entrance to Reform UK conference in a blue sparkly jumpsuit singing 'I'm an insomniac' song she co

Wearing a sparkly blue jumpsuit, the Reform UK Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire belted out 'I'm an insomniac' to a sell-out crowd at the party's rally in Birmingham today.

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5 h. ago Cringe moment Reform UK mayor Andrea Jenkyns breaks into song in full sequin outfit

Greater Lincolnshire Mayor Andrea Jenkyns - who branded herself 'a bit of a rebel' - then entered the stage in a fully sequinned blue jumpsuit singing about 'insomniacs'

Politics

6 h. ago North Lanarkshire Council writes off £163,000 in debts relating to adult care and social work services

The local authority charges for accommodation in nursing and residential homes and community alarms. It also sends invoices to organisations such as other councils and universities.

Economics

6 h. ago Farage no. 10: Reform selling football shirts in party colours at Birmingham conference

Reform fans are queueing up to buy the football shirt of their politician as merch flies off the shelves

Politics

6 h. ago 'It's happening': Nigel Farage says he could be PM as early as 2027 as he slams Labour as 'not fit to govern' in wake of Angela Rayner's resignation

The Reform leader used his keynote address at his party's confernece in Birmingham to twist the knife into Labour's wounds following the Deputy Prime Minister's exit.

Politics

6 h. ago Farage tells members to expect election in next two years as Rayner quits

Reform UK’s leader has told his party’s conference in Birmingham that progress made in the last year is only the beginning.

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