They are two of the most controversial candidates in the British election and, by chance, they both tipped up in a run-down corner of Kent to canvass yesterday.

Nigel Farage has reportedly apologised in person to a Thai woman who was called a “ting tong” by a Ukip MEP.

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses after a robbery at a post office today.

The UK’s second biggest supermarket, Asda, today unveiled plans to create some 5,000 jobs this year in a £500m expansion drive.

A 'Come Dine With Me' contestant has revealed he has been inundated with hate messages after being rude to his dinner guests.

Controversial pop star Michael Jackson was mobbed by fans today as he made his first public appearance in the UK since he was cleared of child molestation charges.

Budget airline Eujet has collapsed and filed for voluntary administration.

A cargo ship has run into the sunken Tricolor, the vessel that sank in the English Channel, taking with it luxury cars worth €46.6m, shipping sources said today.

THE operation to salvage a cargo ship which sank in the English Channel carrying over €45 million worth of luxury cars was continuing yesterdayThe Tricolor, a Norwegian-registered car carrier, had 2,862 BMWs, Volvos and Saabs on board bound for British and US showrooms when it collided with the Bahamas-registered container ship Kariba in bad weather 30 miles east of Ramsgate.

Bad weather today hampered the salvage operation on a cargo ship which sank in the English Channel taking with it £30 million of luxury cars.

A cargo ship which has sunk after a collision in the English Channel was carrying more than 2,800 brand new cars.

A soldier appeared in court today charged with murdering a fellow private in a Northern Ireland army camp last week.

A 22-year-old man was tonight charged with the murder of a British soldier who died following an incident in Mahon Road army camp in Portadown, Co Armagh, last week.

A man was arrested for questioning by the RUC about the death of a British soldier at an army base in Co Armagh at the weekend.