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- Nigel Farage hails ‘remarkable’ results for Ukip
- Ukip gains 139 seats, 26 per cent of vote
- Labour wins South Shields by-election, Ukip in second, Lib Dems seventh
Britain’s first and only female prime minister Margaret Thatcher has died aged 87. Get all the news, reaction and analysis here from the Channel 4 News team of experts.
Live updates on budget 2013 – with analysis from Economics Editor Faisal Islam and Simon Wagman from Blick Rothenberg, accounting and tax specialists.
Latest tweets from Political Correspondent Michael Crick in Eastleigh – plus news, views, video and analysis.
Did the Paralympics make any difference to the daily lives of disabled people – or in attitudes to disability? Join the debate with our live blog.
Team GB’s athletes have won: 29 gold medals, 16 silver and 19 bronze. Britain has finished third in the overall Olympic standings.
• Ed McKeever wins Gold in 200m Canoe Sprint • Team GB wins bronze in women’s hockey • Anthony Ogogo loses boxing semi-final • Shanaze Reade qualifies for BMX final • Lutalo
Latest updates from London 2012 as Team GB targets medals in swimming and boxing.
Latest updates from the Olympic Games in London.
Team GB targets more golds at London 2012.