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13 hours ago | telegraph.co.uk | Amy Gibbons

Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leader, said earlier this month her party could work with Reform to run local councils, insisting such arrangements were not unusual in local authorities. Asked about working with Mr Farage's party, she said it would be up to local Tory leaders to "make the choice about what is right for their councils" after the local elections on May 1.

14 hours ago | telegraph.co.uk | Sarah Newey

The latest funding cuts - which are exacerbated by misinformation and humanitarian crises - come as infectious diseases gain ground across the world. Measles cases jumped by 20 per cent between 2022 and 2023 globally, with 61 countries reporting large or disruptive outbreaks to the WHO in the last 12 months. Meanwhile, meningitis and yellow fever are rising sharply in Africa, while more than 116,000 cholera cases have been reported so far in 2025.

20 hours ago | telegraph.co.uk | Nick Gutteridge

Ms Rayner is overseeing plans to introduce a formal definition of Islamophobia to combat anti-Muslim hatred. She has set up a five-person working group, led by Dominic Grieve, the former Tory attorney general, to come up with "appropriate and sensitive language". While in opposition, Labour said it would adopt a controversial definition of Islamophobia that was drawn up in 2018 by an all-party parliamentary group.

21 hours ago | telegraph.co.uk | Adam Luck

After fooling the conjuring body into believing she was a man, Sophie Lloyd was kicked out when she came clean - and now she's reappearedIn 1991, Sophie Lloyd performed her greatest trick before the Magic Circle: she vanished. It wasn't to a roar of applause, however - instead, it was in a cloud of recrimination and ignominy. Her sin?

1 day ago | telegraph.co.uk | George Chesterton

Meanwhile, Farage faces no such potential revolt from his party members and activists. He took over the leadership just 11 months ago, but his prior involvement with UKIP and Brexit has long endeared him to voters who believe he possesses uniquely patriotic credentials.