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Farage to take to the stage at Reform conference again amid donations row

Reform UK has found itself at the centre of another row about donations as its party conference takes place.

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Burnham under fire over ‘staggering’ hike in university tuition fees

In 2015, the Prime Minister pledged to replace the charge with a graduate tax.

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Putin not looking to attack Nato territory, says Trump despite drone strike bid

The president’s reluctance to condemn the Kremlin is in contrast to the Prime Minister, who expressed solidarity with Germany

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Nigel Farage claims 'loose pub talk' in latest defence in growing Reform funding storm after undercover sting

The Met Police has been urged to investigate the latest allegations against Reform UK which are threatening to overshadow its annual rally

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Nigel Farage defends himself over foreign donation claims

The annual gathering at Birmingham’s NEC has been overshadowed by yet more allegations about party funding.

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Nigel Farage's biggest ever crisis: Why bombshell video clips are so damning for the Reform leader

Commentary: The images of Mr Farage and Reform officials caught in an ‘undercover sting’ will cut through to millions of voters

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Nigel Farage's Reform conference speech disrupted by protesters after security scare

Several protesters were thrown out of the main hall in Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre while the Reform UK leader was on stage

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Man stabbed in affluent central London square during ‘attempted robbery’

A Saudi man in his 40s was attacked in Berkeley Square on Thursday evening, and remains in hospital

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'My kids won't be able to live in London' says Reform mayor candidate as she lays out homes crisis plan

'My kids won't be able to live in London', says Reform mayor candidate as she lays out changes to ease homes crisis

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Hundreds gather in Middlesbrough for first A66 crash funeral

Jakub Matusiak was killed when a Volkswagen Passat he was travelling in hit a marked police car while going the wrong way down the A66

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Reward of up to £20,000 for information following 2024 fatal shooting in Kilburn

Tikquaan Stephenson-Walters was shot by a suspect riding a white Honda moped in Kilburn in September 2024

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Jeremy Clarkson reveals 11 sheep have been stolen from his Diddly Squat farm

The 66-year-old said he discovered the animals were missing when he went to count his flock in Chadlington, Oxfordshire.

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‘Significant’ settlement for family of Navy veteran shot by soldiers in Belfast

Thomas Burns, a father of four, died after being shot by soldiers as he left Glenpark social club in 1972.

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Judge accuses CPS of ‘wasting public money’ as 2015 robbery case thrown out

Algerian national Khaled Gestalli, now 33, was accused of robbing Basheer Al Sawafi of a Rolex watch in an incident in Argyll Street on April 19 2015.

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Man About The House and Robin’s Nest star Richard O’Sullivan dies aged 82

The actor was also famous for playing Dick Turpin.

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Jordon Ibe sentenced after pulling braid from ex-girlfriends hair

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Protesters interrupt Nigel Farage’s conference speech

Activist group Climate Resistance said it was behind the disruption, saying protesters shouted ‘Nigel, you’re bankrolled by billionaires’.

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Two broken threads discovered in Bayeux Tapestry after arrival from France

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Vets warn of ‘multiple’ deaths in equine grass sickness outbreak

A vet said it thought this year’s ‘unusual weather conditions’ may have contributed to the outbreak.

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What does 'strongest El Niño in living memory' mean for London's weather?

‘This is an unprecedented event’ - Professor Adam Scaife, head of long-range forecasting at the Met Office