Ukip's emergence from the fringe is no laughing matter

Ukip leader Nigel Farage has hung up on a BBC reporter after a tense interview about his disastrous appearance in Edinburgh last night. Share article Farage said he was disgusted by the "hatred" he was getting from the BBC Scotland interviewer, ...

COMPLICATED, isn't it? David Cameron calls Nigel Farage's Ukip a bunch of "fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists". Mr Farage comes to Edinburgh and denounces demonstrators as racists after they accuse him of racism. He calls them scum, they call ...

Former England boss Tony Smith is predicting "mayhem" if clubs give the go-ahead for plans for a radical shake-up of rugby league. PA Sport 24 minutes ago Email 0 Share 0 Tweet 0 Eurosport - Tony Smith says he is 'over the innovative tage for ...

The five things you need to know on (bank holiday) Monday 6 May 2013... 1) DEPUTY SPEAKER STANDS ASIDE. FOR NOW. "Nigel Evans is to stand aside on a temporary basis as deputy speaker of the House of Commons as he fights 'completely false' ...

Nick Clegg says leaving the EU would increase unemployment and make the UK "less safe", after Nigel Lawson becomes the most senior Tory figure to call for a European exit. Writing in the Times, Lord Lawson pledged to vote 'no' in a referendum on EU ...

UKIP's triumph in the local elections did not just damage the Tories The overall results of the local elections of 2013 were towards the middle of the spectrum of expectations. A net gain of 291 seats was not at all bad for Labour, and there are ...

Neil Wagner pressed his claims for a place in New Zealand's Test team against England next week with a five-wicket haul as the tourists completed a 107-run win over Derbyshire in their opening tour match at Derby. PA Sport 8 minutes ago Email 0 ...

While the Tory MP Nigel Evans strongly rejects rape allegations against him, the United Kingdom Independence party promises a political «earthquake» in next year's European parliamentary election. Today, 13:02 3 US states ban burial of suspected ...

Mick McCarthy won't rush to sign his former Wolves players if they are relegated. Photograph: Nigel French/PA Mick McCarthy has played down the idea that he might come to the rescue of some of his former Wolves players if, as is almost certain, the ...