Wednesday, July 8, 2026

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Nigel Farage has dramatically resigned as an MP to trigger a by-election in his Clacton constituency in protest at growing scrutiny over his personal finances, Prince Harry and six other household names have lost their legal battle against the Daily Mail publisher, and president Donald Trump lashed out at NATO members as he threatened to pull US troops from Europe.

Top stories

1 | Farage’s resign and restand by-election plan branded ‘desperate political stunt’

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2 | Prince Harry loses High Court battle with Daily Mail publisher after failing to prove phone hacking claims

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3 | ‘You’re not going to have a Europe’: Trump warns NATO over immigration

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4 | Marine Le Pen says she’ll run for French president in 2027 – but must wear ankle tag

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5 | Suspect in Monaco bombing that injured Ukrainian oligarch found shot dead near Kyiv

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WATCH 

Nigel Farage loses his temper in testy exchange with Sky News

STAT OF THE DAY

£31m

The cost of a new “state-of-the-art” school built for more than 1,450 children but never used is to be demolished because of structural issues.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"“We also have a woman that is so respected and so hot and so great and such a great friend of, I don’t say conservative, I say of common sense."

President Donald Trump lusted over rapper Nicki Minaj during a lunch at the White House Rose Garden patio, calling the controversial singer “so hot.”

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