BBC News:
| Chris Mason: Where does this unorthodox by-election victory leave Nigel Farage? | Fri 14th Aug 2026 15:50 BST |
As expected, the Reform UK leader easily won the Clacton by-election but was nowhere to be seen after the result. | |
| Prisoners charged over attack on Sara Sharif's father | Fri 14th Aug 2026 14:21 BST |
Steven Sansom, 47, and Adam Watson, 39, are also charged with other offences relating to the Belmarsh Prison incident. | |
| Temporary ban on sale of disposable BBQs over wildfire risk | Fri 14th Aug 2026 16:36 BST |
Single-use grills pose a "significant risk to the public" in current drought and heatwave conditions, the government warns. | |
| Mother jailed for killing baby by burning her with a hairdryer | Fri 14th Aug 2026 13:22 BST |
Courtney Gartshore, 28, used the appliance to subject three-month-old Dahlia-Rose to "significant and sustained heat" on her head and body. | |
| Woman cleared of owning XL bully which fatally bit man | Fri 14th Aug 2026 16:17 BST |
Chanel Fong’s partner’s father, Keven Jones, died from severe blood loss after he was bitten on the leg. | |
| Sign of life as bright orange 'fire fungus' grows at park ravaged by wildfire | Fri 14th Aug 2026 09:47 BST |
Forestry and Land Scotland says the fungus is among the first signs of life in areas of burned woodland, following a major wildfire last month. | |


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