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  "id": 862390,
  "title": "UK: Farage wins controversial by-election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/uk-farage-wins-controversial-by-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T10:29:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/uk-farage-wins-controversial-by-election"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the UK, far-right politician Nigel Farage has won a victory of sorts in a by-election on the English coast, securing 63 percent of the vote. But all the major parties boycotted the vote, calling it a stunt by Farage. His closest challenger was a joke candidate who campaigns wearing a rubbish bin on his head. Emily Boyle has the details.",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Farage's by-election victory won't stop questions about finances",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/farages-by-election-victory-wont-stop-questions-about-finances",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:22:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to win back seat in Parliament in widely mocked election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/nigel-farage-beats-count-binface-to-win-back-seat-in-parliament-in",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:23:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "UK far-right leader Farage beats Count Binface to win by-election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/uk-far-right-leader-farage-beats-count-binface-to-win-by-election",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:43:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Trump ally Nigel Farage wins special election to return to UK parliament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-ally-nigel-farage-wins-special-election-to-return-to-uk",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:48:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Nigel Farage boycotts by-election result as Count Binface wins a quarter of votes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/nigel-farage-boycotts-by-election-result-as-count-binface-wins-a",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:56:46.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}