Nigel Farage has received a boost on the eve of Ukip’s pre-election conference with a poll suggesting he is on track to become an MP in England.

Footballer Joey Barton has apologised after claiming Ukip’s European election victory made them the best of "four really ugly girls" on the BBC’s Question Time.

Footballer Joey Barton has apologised after claiming Ukip’s European election victory made them the best of “four really ugly girls” on the BBC’s ‘Question Time’.