The Clacton by-election took place on Thursday (August 13) with Nigel Farage looking to retain his seat against 33 other candidates in an unusual contest.

03:46, Fri, Aug 14, 2026 Updated: 03:46, Fri, Aug 14, 2026 Speaking to a packed audience at the "Farage-Fest" Reform UK event in Clacton-on-Sea at 3am while the votes were still being counted, leader ...

The Met Office has announced when the UK should expect rain on the day that record temperatures were set and the majority of the country sweltered under intense heat. Temperatures provisionally ...

Stourbridge has been hit by a wildfire with multiple homes engulfed in flames. Houses have been evacuated after the blaze broke out in the area near Stourbridge Golf Course on Thursday afternoon. At ...

Tourists in region of northern Greece have been evacuated by small boats as wildfires ravaged the area. Hundreds of holidaymakers were evacuated from beaches in the Halkidiki region as water-bombing ...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a rare joint appearance last week, and the Duchess of Sussex was involved in a viral ...

01:19, Fri, Aug 14, 2026 Updated: 01:19, Fri, Aug 14, 2026 Reform UK leader and Clacton-on-Sea candidate Nigel Farage has declared he has "won" the by-election he called in July after resigning as an ...

A major incident has been declared and two patients have sustained serious injuries following a train derailment in Lewes, East Sussex. The British Transport Police (BTP) said that a further nine ...

Millions of customers are set to pay an extra £43 on their water bills after five companies secured permission to raise prices. The five firms — which supply customers in five different areas across ...

Boiling may be the go-to way to cook broccoli, but it’s far from the only option. If you want to stop the green vegetable from being soggy and bland, and bring out more flavour, there’s one simple ...

Several fires in the West Midlands have caused "extensive devastation," West Midlands Fire Service’s Chief Fire Office has said. Around 100 firefighters are in attendance at the scene near Stourbridge ...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been warned that their Montecito mansion faces serious flood and mudslide danger this autumn, putting their California Megxit dream at risk. Locals in the La Vuelta ...