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• Nigel Farage, a central figure in Britain's political instability, currently represents the Reform party in parliament after winning over 46% of the vote in Clacton. • The U.K. is experiencing significant political dysfunction, having seen seven prime ministers in a decade, most recently with Andy Burnham replacing Keir Starmer. • Farage has consistently reinvented his political presence, transitioning from the Brexit Party to the current Reform party to maintain influence.

Spokesperson for Taylor Fresh Foods told Reuters ‌that the company was informed FDA made a mistakeThe US Food and Drug ⁠Administration said on Sunday that laboratory experts re-checked lettuce sample results from Taylor Farms in an ⁠investigation into an ⁠outbreak of the ​cyclospora parasite and concluded the finding should be considered a false positive.As of Sunday, there were ⁠no confirmed positive sample results for cyclospora, the FDA added. The FDA on Saturday had said that a ⁠sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms tested positive ​for the parasitic illness that has ‌sickened thousands of ‌people in the US.Guardian staff contributed Continue reading...

Runcorn MP Sarah Pochin says parliament mounting ‘vicious and desperate campaign to stop Reform UK’A Reform UK MP has complained that the standards system investigating Nigel Farage over undeclared gifts is a “kangaroo court”.Sarah Pochin, the Runcorn MP, said Farage had called a byelection in his Clacton seat so that voters could decide whether they back him or not, and argued that “the media, the British state and the old parties have mounted a vicious and desperate campaign to stop Reform UK.” Continue reading...

• India achieved a significant aerospace milestone on Saturday, July 18, 2026, with the successful launch of Vikram-1. • As the country’s first privately developed orbital rocket, Vikram-1 successfully deployed multiple technology demonstration payloads into a low earth orbit. • This achievement marks a critical shift toward the privatization of India's space sector, reducing reliance on state-run agencies for orbital launches.

Reform leader says support from fraudster before last election is ‘totally undeclarable in every single way’Nigel Farage has admitted his close friend the fraudster George Cottrell let him use one of his London homes and paid for social media filming before the last election but insisted it was “totally undeclarable in every single way”.The Reform UK leader spoke in depth for the first time about his support from Cottrell and the £5m gift from the Thailand-based businessman Christopher Harborne in an interview with the anti-woke Triggernometry podcast. Continue reading...

• The animated film "Hoppers" debuted with $45 million in the first half of 2026, but failed to maintain long-term box office momentum. • Despite positive reviews, the film's performance lagged behind 2023's "Elemental," which eventually reached nearly $500 million globally after a slower start. • This trend highlights the ongoing difficulty of launching original animated content in a market dominated by established intellectual properties.

‘Strong confrontation’ comes at fragile moment for Reform’s relations with rightwing media as coverage turns negativeNigel Farage is no stranger to expressing his ire at what he regards as the liberal establishment, but even figures close to him were surprised at the tirade of anger he unleashed upon the editor of the Times.The exchange, which is said to have included an expletive aimed at Tony Gallagher, was triggered by the Reform UK leader’s outrage that the paper was planning to run a story about his houses, which he said endangered his family. Continue reading...