Standing at the lectern in a blue suit and red tie, Nigel Farage is his usual blend of bonhomie, backroom bar bore, and over-confident public school boy, tinged with a gentle whiff of self-pity.“I have never been and wanted to be a career politician,” he is saying. “My aim of being in politics was to get Britain out of the European Union. I’ve done my bit! I couldn’t POSSIBLY have done more!” But he added, “it has come at a cost to me…. During the campaign I said I want my country back. Now I’m saying I want my life back.…

One BBC presenter suffered an embarrassing moment while reporting on the action at SW1916:48, 07 Jul 2026View 3 ImagesBBC presenter Roger Johnson was left with egg on his face after the blunder(Image: BBC)A BBC news presenter had a comical slip-up live on air while covering the day's Wimbledon events. Roger Johnson, who has been with the BBC since the 1990s, was hosting North West Tonight when the amusing blunder took place.Johnson was discussing Neal Skupski, from Liverpool, and his doubles partner Christian Harrison's…

The Reform leader has quit as an MP and vowed to fight to regain his place - but it is not the first time he has courted controversySian Hewitt16:38, 07 Jul 2026Updated 16:54, 07 Jul 2026View 8 ImagesFarage has not shied away during his political career(Image: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)Nigel Farage is a man that is never far from the limelight in the world of politics. And that remained the same today as the Reform UK Leader shockingly quit as an MP in a lengthy public statement after stating he “absolutely obeyed” the rules…

World no.114 Arthur Fery, who grew up in the shadow of the SW19 venue, will pocket a minimum of £480,000 in prize money by getting to the quarter finals, taking his career earnings past £1m16:53, 07 Jul 2026Updated 16:53, 07 Jul 2026View 3 ImagesArthur Fery is aiming to carry on his miracle Wimbledon run(Image: CameraSport via Getty Images)British wildcard hero Arthur Fery, 23, is now a guaranteed millionaire whether he wins or loses his epic clash against Italian ninth seed Flavio Cobolli.The world no.114 wildcard, who grew…