Farage claims win as vindication but watchdog immediately restarts £5m gift probe as Tories call by-election a pointless farce
Reform UK's leader was re-elected MP for Clacton with 22,239 votes, more than he won at the 2024 General Election but with a smaller than predicted share of ballots cast (63.3 per cent)
ANDREW NEIL: It's time for the Tories and Reform to stop knocking lumps out of each other, bury their egos and do what's best for Britain
Nigel Farage beat a bin on Thursday to return to the House of Commons as Reform UK MP for Clacton in an unnecessary by-election of his own making.
FRED KELLY: My bizarre (and very long) night at the Clacton by-election with Howling Laud Hope, Baron Von Thunderclap... but sadly not No-show Nigel
He triggered the by-election. He won it. And then Nigel Farage disappeared.
EastEnders and Star Wars actor who starred in James Bond film and Doctor Who dies suddenly
Nick Joseph 'suddenly passed away', a close friend said, announcing the sad news in a social media post.
Jason Arday, the former Cambridge University professor accused of plagiarism, is found dead
The high-flying academic at the centre of a Cambridge University plagiarism row has been found dead.
Harper Beckham, 15, poses for a fun mirror selfie with 'bestie' Jackie Apostel, 30, on family holiday in Italy as her brother Romeo and Kim Turnbull enjoy romantic break in St Tropez
The daughter of David and Victoria Beckham, 15, who is planning to launch her own make-up brand, made the most of the family holiday with Jackie, 30.
Search underway as 'fugitive' python escapes captivity less than a mile from Wandsworth Prison
The 'fugitive' snake, named David Hisselhoff, measures 80 centimetres in length and is still on the loose.
The popular travel trends that make you look 'naff' at the airport: Airline staff and fellow fliers are secretly looking down on you for these three no-nos
In a new fortnightly column, Lucy Sweet identifies the people we love to hate. Hiding among the tourists there's a certain strain of know-all traveller who might bore you to death.
If royal walls could talk! As Lord Snowdon's old love nest goes on the market, RICHARD KAY reveals the secrets of the country retreat where he seduced countless lovers behind Princess Margaret's back
Deep in the English countryside, but barely ten miles as the crow flies from Gatwick Airport, down a secluded lane and through fields of Friesian cows, Old House stands in chocolate box splendour.
Revealed: Incredible details of the VERY intimate friendship between Lucy Letby and her married doctor 'boyfriend' - as questions begin to swirl about whether his sudden death is linked to her ongoing case
June 24th is a date of morbid significance in the timeline of baby killer Lucy Letby's crimes. It was on that day, in 2016, that the former nurse murdered the last of her victims.
'A lot of people are nervous about what he could reveal': Inside Ireland's toughest prison where guards are desperate to stop 'drug kingpin' Daniel Kinahan being reached by his friends... or his enemies
Speaking of his return to Ireland, Daniel Kinahan described how, along with the people and their sense of humour, it was the food he was looking forward to.
Murder probe launched after teen boy, 17, dies following reported burglary - as four men are arrested
The boy, 17, was found unresponsive by emergency services after police were alerted to 'suspicious behaviour' in Linslade, Bedfordshire, at 10.25pm on Thursday.
Dementia-stricken Bruce Willis, 71, appears in rare photo at daughter Tallulah's wedding… four years after Hollywood retirement due to health battle
Bruce Willis appeared in a rare photo with his youngest daughter Tallulah at her wedding that took place over the past weekend.
Labour unveils plans to water down Net Zero targets on electric car sales as ministers admit they risk pushing up costs for drivers and won't be hit
Ministers said they were planning to loosen rules on electric car sales because they weren't 'fit for purpose' amid 'slower than anticipated' uptake.
Finlay Tarling dead aged 19: British cyclist dies after serious accident during eighth stage of Volta a Portugal
British cyclist Finlay Tarling, 19, has died after a tragic accident during the Volta a Portugal.
As The Office star Lucy Davis reveals she has incurable cancer, friends and colleagues tell the Mail they had no idea she was ill - and how SHE'S now the one offering comfort to wellwishers...
There was something terribly sad and - in its own heartbreaking way - uplifting about the brief video actress Lucy Davis posted on Instagram this week.
Joan Collins, 93, jokes she's 'spending all Elizabeth Hurley's money' as they enjoy lunch in St Tropez with Damian and Billy Ray Cyrus
The actress, 93, caught up with her friend Elizabeth Hurley in St Tropez on Friday over lunch.
How to live to 110? Good food, fresh air... and the Daily Mail! 'Supercentenarian' Catherine shares the secrets of her longevity after latest milestone
Catherine Hedges said she had read the Mail virtually every day since moving to England from her native Ireland in 1944, when the country was still at war.
Heartwarming story of the man whose heatwave lawn will leave you green with envy. He's just lost his wife of 50 years and has had six new hips - but even the drought hasn't stopped Stuart creating perfection. So how DOES he do it?
The view from above is extraordinary. While there are scorched gardens and tinder-dry fields as far as the eye can see, Stuart Grindle's lawn, in this little corner of Yorkshire, remains lush and lovely.
Golden girl Keely Hodgkinson has to settle for silver as British star loses her 800m European Championship crown with second-place finish - with Olympic champion jokingly removing her medal in disappointed post-race interview
Audrey Werro is fast becoming an unsolvable riddle for the leading lady of British sport. For the second time in 10 weeks, this Swiss phenomenon left Keely Hodgkinson staring at her heels.
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