The day was dominated by the escalating Reform UK donations scandal, following the previous evening's Channel 4 undercover investigation. Morning headlines reported a police probe into funding rules breaches and two senior aides quitting after the sting. Nigel Farage insisted the party had done nothing wrong, while The Spectator declared Reform 'a party in crisis'. The story overshadowed Reform's party conference, with coverage from across the political spectrum. Other stories included the rescue of two workers from a Nepal tunnel nine days after a flash flood, and Argentina's threat of sanctions over Falklands oil drilling. The by-election in Holborn & St Pancras also drew attention, with the Greens' Zack Polanski campaigning in Keir Starmer's old seat.