Reform’s plan to ‘end illegal working in Britain’: “Pass the ‘Deliveroo Law’ to make CEOs and directors of large companies profiting from illegal workers personally and criminally liable for illegal working, regardless of knowledge of workers’ legal status. Introduce a fine of 10% of global turnover for large, multinational companies using illegal workers, to be paid into redress funds for victims of migrant crime and high street regeneration (including enforcement). Establis

Leicestershire County Council, currently under a Reform UK minority administration, has commissioned Progressive Masculinity Ltd to deliver workshops and training aimed at secondary school pupils and staff across the county. The contract is valued at £124,300 and runs from September 2025 to the end of December 2026. The programme involves creating what the company describes as “safe, non-judgmental spaces” for boys and young men to explore masculinity. According to Progressiv

A mother from Essex is urgently calling on Meta and Instagram to restore an account that documented her young daughter’s fight against a rare brain tumour, after it was permanently disabled in what she describes as an automated error.Louise Paterson-Rees, who created and managed the Instagram page @Dotties_journey, says the account was wrongly flagged as belonging to a child under 13. The page, which had more than 4,000 followers, served as a detailed diary of her daughter Do

The UK Home Office announced on 4 August 2026 that its new border security partnership with France is now under way, stressing that for the first time a significant portion of the funding uplift will depend on results in stopping small boat crossings of the English Channel. In a post on X, the department outlined the core elements of the agreement: a roughly 40% increase in law enforcement, intelligence and military officers on French beaches; a new 50-strong unit of police s

Newly appointed UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to begin his first holiday in office tomorrow, 4 August 2026, according to multiple reports circulating on Monday evening. The 56-year-old Labour leader, who formally took office on 20 July after succeeding Keir Starmer, will step away from Downing Street during the parliamentary summer recess. Critics have already labelled the break a case of “bunking off for a jolly abroad,” with First Secretary of State Louise Haigh exp

Jeremy Clarkson has once again stirred debate with a characteristically blunt column in The Sunday Times, arguing that people claiming benefits should be required to send genuine thank-you emails to randomly selected working taxpayers each week—or risk losing their payments. In the piece, published around 1 August 2026 and titled along the lines of “The biggest welfare scroungers? Dogs,” the Clarkson’s Farm star and former Top Gear presenter compared some benefits claimants t

In late July 2026, a newly emerged cybercrime group known as ExfilSquad claimed responsibility for breaching the Police National Legal Database (PNLD), a key online resource used by UK police forces for criminal law guidance and legal assistance. The attackers published the personal and professional contact details of more than 100,000 police officers, staff, and other criminal justice professionals on the dark web. What Happened The incident was identified on Sunday, 26 July

A landmark clinical trial examining the use of puberty-blocking drugs in gender-questioning children can begin recruiting participants from August after the High Court rejected a legal challenge seeking to halt it. On 31 July 2026, Mr Justice Chamberlain refused permission for a full judicial review, ruling that none of the campaigners’ claims had a realistic prospect of success. The decision clears the way for the NHS-funded Pathways trial, run by King’s College London, to s

A social media influencer has sparked widespread condemnation after posting a video in which he and his friends joked about the recent killing of former MP Ann Widdecombe while standing next to a controversial art installation. Danny Karne, who goes by the name Danny Lambo and describes himself as a playboy millionaire and entrepreneur with nearly 100,000 Instagram followers, filmed the clip during an arts festival at Eastwell Manor hotel in Kent. In the now-deleted video, ca

No candidate secured more than 50% of first-preference votes in the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election, forcing a second-round runoff between Labour’s Bev Craig and Reform UK’s Sian Astley. Counting officials confirmed the result on Friday afternoon (31 July 2026), eliminating the Green Party, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Restore Britain and Independent candidates. Second-preference votes from those eliminated ballots are now being redistributed under the supplementa

The Reform UK leader made the disclosure while campaigning in the Clacton by-election, which he triggered after resigning as MP amid scrutiny of his finances. He described the timing as “spooky,” noting that Widdecombe was killed while actively defending him. The surgery revelation Farage told The Spectator and The Sun that he went “under the knife” for a routine abdominal procedure under general anaesthetic the day before Widdecombe’s death. He did not disclose the specific

A childhood rape survivor has accused Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Defence Secretary Wes Streeting of “laughing at victims” after the pair were caught on a hot mic joking about the government’s early prisoner release scheme. Jade Belgrove, a 30-year-old mother of five, said she felt “physically sick” watching the footage. She described the remarks as a “disgusting” cheap laugh that dismisses the trauma faced by survivors Mother-of-five Jade Belgrove, 30, accused newly a

Mohammad Bashir, the associate of the Manchester synagogue attacker who helped conduct hostile reconnaissance of a major UK defence site, is due to be sentenced after admitting preparation of terrorist acts. The 31-year-old, from Shaftesbury Road in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey on 5 June 2026 to a single charge under the Terrorism Act 2006. The offence relates to 14 August 2025, when he drove Jihad Al-Shamie to the UK Defence Academy in Shrivenh

The UK Home Office is reportedly in discussions that could lead to abandoning proposals to house up to 1,200 asylum seekers at the former RAF Barnham site in Suffolk. On July 21, 2026, the Home Office department requested a meeting with Reform UK representatives within weeks, crediting local campaigners with new police crime commissioner Colin Sutton and including Dee Hilton, David Bick and Tom Dickerson for their efforts. The small village of around 585 residents has strongl

In a major vindication for conscience, free speech and biological reality in the NHS, nurse Jennifer Melle has been cleared of all charges by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The regulator has closed its investigations with a finding of “no case to answer,” confirming she presents no risk to the public and that her fitness to practise is not impaired. The decision, dated 1 July 2026 and widely reported in early July, brings to an end a nearly two-year ordeal that bega

According to GB News, nearly 100 small boat migrants crossed the Channel this morning onto the shores of the United Kingdom. More than 12,000 have crossed in total so far this year. More boats are expected in the rest of the week due to the hot weather. Anchor: Mark White

An embarrassing morning for Good Morning Britain after Reform’s Robert Jenrick called his interview with Ed Balls and Susanna Reid a “waste of time.” His mic was still on after the interview ended. Jenrick was invited on mostly to talk about the video of Streeting and Mahmood by Guido Fawkes, which they reported on it yesterday. Instead he received hostile questioning about the Tories’ record on prisons. The presenters reacted to his hot mic remark: “Oh dear, I think it wasn

George Cottrell has written to the NCA: “Dear Mr Biggar, I am concerned that there may have been an unauthorised disclosure of information derived from Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), or other confidential financial intelligence held by the National Crime Agency or shared within the UK anti-money laundering regime. As a long-standing member of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), and as the

This week Britain votes again we have more by-elections in Britain; they are: East Devon – Exmouth Brixington (Defending: CONSERVATIVE) Medway – Cuxton, Halling & Riverside (Defending: CONSERVATIVE) South Gloucestershire – Longwell Green (Defending: CONSERVATIVE) Thurrock – Grays Town (Defending: REFORM) Thurrock – Grays Riverside (Defending: REFORM) Keep an eye out for the results on our website; you can see the results by clicking here

Andrew Tate, the controversial online influencer and former kickboxer, now faces a total of 42 criminal charges in the United Kingdom, according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). His brother Tristan Tate faces 17 charges. UK authorities are seeking their extradition from the United States following their arrest in Florida. Details of the Charges The CPS authorised 38 new charges against the brothers on or around 19 July 2026, after receiving further evidence from Bedfor