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The Clacton parliamentary by-election will be held on Thursday, 13 August 2026, with Nigel Farage facing a record field of 33 other candidates.
UK health officials are urging holidaymakers to take additional food and water precautions following a sharp rise in cyclospora infections, with most cases linked to travel in Mexico.
Former SNP MP Mhairi Black is moving from Westminster to television with a police detective role in the forthcoming BBC legal drama Counsels.
John Charlton says he cannot take ownership of his father Jack Charlton’s 1966 World Cup winner’s medal because of an inheritance tax demand he puts at £200,000.
BP has launched a formal process to sell its UK North Sea oil and gas business, which operates five production hubs and employs around 1,100 people.
Plaid Cymru has retained the Bro'r Llynnoedd seat on the Isle of Anglesey County Council after Jon Paul Taylor defeated Reform UK in the 30 July 2026 by-election.
Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid has been restored to the Parliamentary Labour Party after an independent review, saying she was never a suspect or witness in any police investigation.
Andy Burnham has called for a new cross-party approach to social care, with Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey backing efforts while Reform UK leader Nigel Farage criticised the talks.
Greater Manchester votes for a new mayor on Thursday 30 July 2026. Here's what the top four candidates by polling, Labour, Green, Reform UK and Restore Britain, are promising voters.
The University of Manchester has confirmed that UK Research and Innovation will not renew funding for the e-MERLIN radio telescope network beyond March 2028, prompting efforts to secure alternative financial support.
Whitbread has announced plans to close all remaining Beefeater restaurants, saying significant cost increases, including measures announced in the Government's Autumn Budget, have made the business unsustainable.
Lord John Horam, the former Gateshead and Orpington MP who served as a minister under both Labour and Conservative governments, has died aged 87 following a fall.