A drugs kingpin from Oldham claimed to have met Pablo Escobar's brother in Colombia, police have said. Toseef Mohammed is behind bars after detectives smashed a heroin and cocaine ...

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Nigel Farage is the latest in a long line of politicians to face questions about his financial affairs. Despite this, the Reform UK leader comfortably avoided a binning by his constituents in the ...

Regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into Sky News over claims of harassment made by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Last month, Farage accused the broadcaster of infringing his family's ...

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Vanessa Scanlan says the constituency is desperately in need of a decent MP who would offer genuine support for the problems it faces. Plus letters from Leila Roberts and Richard Ellis I live in the ...

Vladimir Putin is displeased. British drones have been used by Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory. The Russian embassy has warned that “London’s actions will inevitably carry consequences ...

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The Reform leader now looks like the one who can’t take a joke By Jonn Elledge The traditional choice after winning an overwhelming victory in a by-election you triggered yourself would be to do some ...

George Cottrell’s close alliance with Mr. Farage is back in the spotlight now that the Reform U.K. leader has returned to Parliament. By Michael D. Shear Reporting from London Before George Cottrell ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Last Thursday’s Clacton by-election was one of the oddest, and most pointless, in British electoral history.