EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage skips £20m 'Love Clacton' meet to schmooze backers 300 miles awayThe Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage met supporters at a private function in Newcastle instead of attending the "Love Clacton" 10-year initiativeView 5 Images Reform MP Nigel Farage was pictured being whisked into Hibou Blanc - while a "Love Clacton" meeting was taking place 300 miles away (Image: ChronicleLive/Craig Connor)Reform's Nigel Farage skipped a meeting for a £20m "Love Clacton" regeneration programme to schmooze financial backers 300 miles away at a swanky cocktail bar, the Mirror can reveal. Minutes from Tendring District Council's Clacton Town Board reveal Farage, 61, has repeatedly sent his "apologies" for missing meetings since 2024. ‌View 5 Images Nigel Farage bagged paddock passes and hotels worth £10,000 from Abu Dhabi Government to attend the Ya Marina Circuit (Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images)A spokesman for Nigel Farage said: “Nigel Farage is an active Member of Parliament for Clacton. The Brexit champion has already been nicknamed Nine Jobs Nigel after the Mirror revealed his money-spinning side hustles. Back in Clacton, where many shops lay empty, constituents Jonathan Robert, 64, said: "Farage uses Clacton for his own political purposes.

Former Minister of State Seán Sherlock has joined Solar Ireland, the solar energy industry representative group, as its new director of policy and regulation. Mr Sherlock said: “Ireland’s solar sector has reached an important stage of development. The next phase is about implementation and outcomes. Grid capacity, planning certainty, market design and affordability will determine how effectively solar can support Ireland’s climate and energy objectives.”

Daisy Ridley looked in good spirits as she stepped out with her husband Tom Bateman in London this week. The actress, 33, wrapped up in a knee-length black coat which she wore over khaki trousers and a dark top. Fellow actor Tom, 36, wore a green jacket over a navy shirt and matching trousers. She set up Fawks Ltd in 2015, the year she first starred in Star Wars and reported a £730,000 profit for the year. After her breakthrough role in Star Wars, Daisy co-starred in the film Chaos Walking in 2021 opposite Tom Holland.

Merson, Shearer and Sutton agree there's only one outcome for Nottingham Forest v LiverpoolThe pundits have got their predictions in ahead of Liverpool's trip to Nottingham Forest with massive stakes for the European qualification and relegation battlesView Image Paul Merson and Chris Sutton. Vitor Pereira has taken over from Sean Dyche at Nottingham Forest and he'll be under pressure. ‌"I think Forest have a good chance of staying up because they have decent fixtures coming up. But I think Liverpool look as if they've got some sort of normality back, so I'll go for an away win. "I think it'll be between Nottingham Forest and West Ham for who does take that third relegation place.

Later he took Emily and her daughter Delia to dinner at the Royal Marine Hotel in Kingstown. He sat in his wet clothes but drank champagne and seemed in the best of spirits.” (FSL Lyons, Charles Stewart Parnell)“It was only two weeks after this that he made his final speech in Ireland. Whether because of exposure to the rain at Cabinteely the previous Sunday, or because he was at last cracking under the accumulated strains of the past eleven months, he was quite evidently ill ...” (Ibid.) I asked ...‘Tomorrow morning if we have the scaffold up in time and unless it is raining. You would not believe how slippery the rain can make a new scaffold’.” (Ibid.)

‌As a regular at The Fourth Fiend, the popular craft ale bar in Meltham run by the same owners, I arrived with high hopes. View 4 Images The Sixth Fiend, Slaithwaite (Image: The Sixth Fiend)We called in during a busy spell and the space immediately felt overcrowded. Temperature might sound like a small detail, but on a chilly evening the bar felt noticeably cold, which only added to the sense that we couldn’t quite get comfortable. View 4 Images The Sixth Fiend, Slaithwaite (Image: The Sixth Fiend )‌The clientele was a real mixed bag, which in itself isn’t a negative, but combined with the cramped layout it made the space feel even more hectic. But for now, The Sixth Fiend hasn’t captured the same magic as its siblings.

There have been basic income trials elsewhere, but this is the first permanent scheme of its kind anywhere. In 2018, the music resource organisation First Music Contact ran a piece of research that advocated for a basic income for artists. “And our economics were conservative,” says Nadia Feldkircher who leads the Basic Income for the Arts research programme. “There are no other basic income pilots on different types of populations where we see people working more but these people do. If it’s universal basic income then why is it cyclical, impermanent and limited to 2,000 applicants?”Others – including the campaign group Basic Income Ireland – see it as a step towards a universal basic income.

Juan Mata rolled back the years with two sensational finishes - including a 40-yard stunner - for A-League side Melbourne Victory. The former Chelsea and Manchester United man, 37, is enjoying something of a renaissance in Australia having won the top flight's Player of the Month for January. However, he fell out of favour under Jose Mourinho and moved to Man United in January 2014. Mata made 285 appearances for United, scoring 51 times and assisting 44 goals for his team-mates. The Spaniard won the 2012 European Championships with his nation, and last played for the country in 2016.

Kai Rooney sends four-word message as he learns harsh reality at Man UtdKai Rooney recently received some sad news at Manchester United, which he may use as motivation in the futureView 3 Images Kai Rooney still has a way to go before making it at Manchester United (Image: James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)Kai Rooney has been sent a stern reminder of the cutthroat nature of youth-team football after his friend was not offered a Manchester United scholarship. ‌Rooney, 16, has dreams of following in his legendary dad Wayne Rooney's footsteps by breaking into the United first team eventually. Wales youth international Walker confirmed his departure from United’s academy in an emotional Instagram post, which Rooney also commented on. ‌Kai Rooney has already shown his true colours with Man Utd first-team vow READ MORE :Wayne Rooney opens up on harsh change Kai had to make to fulfil Man Utd dream READ MORE :Walker wrote: "After 9 years at the club, this season will be my last. The teenager joined United’s academy aged 11 back in 2020.

A British man who died in an avalanche while skiing off-piste in the French Alps has been named as a retired company director. The tragedy happened in the early afternoon, and officials revealed that Mr Willetts was not carrying an avalanche transmitter which would have helped to locate him. More than 50 people were involved in the search and rescue for Mr Willetts, with ski instructors, mountain guides and a helicopter-deployed dog involved. On the day Mr Willets was killed the alert level was 3 out of 5. He then retired and set up Star Sports Massage, and the Facebook page of his firm is illustrated with several photographs of Mr Willetts skiing in France.

Ten people have died after a building near Rayak, Lebanon was destroyed by an Israeli strike late on Friday night. Photograph: APIsraeli air strikes on eastern Lebanon have killed eight members of the militant Hizbullah group, including local commanders, officials said. Hizbullah officials said eight militants were killed in strikes near the village of Rayak late on Friday. Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes on the east of the country killed 10 people and wounded 24, including three children. Since then, Israel has accused Hizbullah of trying to rebuild and has carried out near-daily strikes in Lebanon that it says target Hizbullah militants and facilities.

The expiry of the US-Russia New Start arms control treaty, limiting each one’s deployed missiles to roughly 1,550, is alarming. The Austrian rapporteur to the group speaks of the urgent “need for a paradigm shift away from nuclear deterrence” – a call echoed by Irish diplomacy. The TPNW prohibits the development, testing, production, manufacture, transfer, possession, use or threatened use of nuclear weapons. [ A world without nuclear arms control has begunOpens in new window ]Nuclear weapons have repeatedly not deterred conflicts involving nuclear-armed states. Under the NPT, states without nuclear weapons commit not to acquire them, as long as the weapons states made good faith efforts to disarm.

Man Utd next manager search takes massive twist as concerns over shortlist emergeManchester United have enjoyed a turnaround in form since Michael Carrick was named as interim boss, with calls for the former midfielder to land the job permanentlyView 3 Images Michael Carrick has impressed as interim Man Utd bossMichael Carrick is now firmly in consideration to be named the next permanent Manchester United manager. It was then expected that United would target a permanent successor for Amorim, with a number of high-profile candidates in the mix. Carrick made the 300-mile round trip to Oxford in midweek to watch United’s youngsters progress in the FA Youth Cup. View 3 Images Crystal Palace fans have called for Oliver Glasner to be sacked (Image: Sebastian Frej/Getty Images)FOLLOW OUR MAN UTD FB PAGE! Join our new MAN UTD WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Manchester United content from Mirror Football.

The unhappiness around Oriel Park last night went beyond the late concession of a goal for the second week in succession with Ciaran Kilduff hinting that his goalkeeper Conor Kearns possibly should have punched instead of trying to catch the punt that led to Conor Keeley’s equaliser.

Posters go up in Stoke-on-Trent beauty spot in search for missing manScott Rathbone has been missing for 117 daysView Image Missing Scott RathbonePosters have gone up around a Stoke-on-Trent beauty spot for a missing man. Scott Rathbone, 48, has been missing for 117 days. Staffordshire Police are continuing their search for Scott after he was reported as missing on December 6 2025. ‌A police spokesman said: “Officers are continuing their investigation into the whereabouts of missing man, Scott. We are continuing to carry out searches for Scott and missing posters have been issued in the Berryhill Fields area.