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Nigel Farage has insisted that the forthcoming by-election in Clacton is a "real election" and should be taken seriously, despite his main rival being a joke candidate dressed as a wheelie bin. The contest was triggered by Farage's own sudden resignation as MP amid sleaze accusations, and matters…
A 16-year-old Hungarian boy has been sentenced to two years in youth custody after breaking into the bungalow of an elderly couple in Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, in a violent robbery. Jackie Thompson, 82, was kicked to the floor of her own home while her 83-year-old husband…
An Irish traveller, Michael Delaney, 39, has been ordered to leave a seven-acre field near Crawley Down in Sussex after concreting over protected woodland to create an unauthorised caravan park he called his 'dream home'. He openly admitted during a planning appeal that he never sought planning permission,…
The 2026 Emmy nominations were announced, with Apple TV emerging as the clear frontrunner, securing 87 nominations from just 15 programmes in a result that highlighted the platform's selective, quality-focused approach. The announcement matters because it saw several long-standing streaming and industry records broken, signalling a shift in…
BBC Sport pundit Chris Sutton has given his score predictions for the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals, backing tournament favourites France to see off Morocco and expecting Spain to overcome Belgium. His forecasts are set against those generated by AI (Microsoft Copilot Chat) and the choices of BBC predictor…
The UK government has granted the Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk a 20-year life extension, allowing it to continue generating electricity until 2055 rather than closing within the next decade. The plant, which first connected to the National Grid in 1995, will now run for 60…
Sir Keir Starmer is understood to be preparing to declare a bank holiday should England's men's team win the 2026 World Cup, marking what would be the nation's first triumph in the tournament since 1966. The prime minister declined to confirm a date so as not to "jinx"…
Bruno Guimarães has told Newcastle United that he wants to leave the club and join Premier League champions Arsenal, prompting the Gunners to intensify their pursuit of the Brazil midfielder. The development matters because it places Newcastle's club captain at the centre of a potential summer saga, following…
HBO Max's medical drama "The Pitt" secured 25 Emmy nominations for its second season, nearly doubling the 13 it earned for its debut. The haul establishes the series as one of the year's most recognised dramas and places it narrowly ahead of "Hacks", which set a comedy-series record…
The full article could not be retrieved — the supplied text was only a “Just a moment…” bot-verification page, and web access was not permitted — so this summary is based solely on the headline. According to the headline, a report indicates that Obsidian Entertainment, the studio behind…