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Who won the third Britain’s Got Talent semi-final for 2026?
After eight more acts took to the stage and battled it out for their spot, two more acts made it through to the final.
While one got the golden buzzer, the other won on the night thanks to the public vote.
Comedian Ted Hill wins the third BGT semi-final for 2026
The third semi-final tonight (May 9) saw the following acts take part:
- Playground
- The Lux City Choir
- Mizuki Shinagawa
- Mega Unity
- Niamh Noade
- Ted Hill
- Liwei Yang
- Antigravity
Fire-juggler Liwei Yang was given the golden buzzer by KSI after what he described as a “phenomenal” performance.
Ted Hill won the semi-final and secured his spot in the final later this month after getting the most votes from the public.
Comedian Ted, who was Ant and Dec’s golden buzzer from the auditions, left the audience and judges in hysterics with his ‘PowerPoint comedy’ act.
It was harp player and singer Niamh Noade who finished as the runner-up.
Who is in the BGT 2026 final so far?
There have been three semi-finals now for BGT 2026, with six acts confirmed to be in this year’s live final on May 30.
- Matty Juniosa – singer – golden buzzer in semi-final one
- Anastasiia and Salsa – dog act – winner of semi-final one
- LMA – dance group – golden buzzer in semi-final two
- Fabian Fox – magician – winner in semi-final two
- Liwei Yang – fire-juggler – golden buzzer in semi-final three
- Ted Hill – comedian – winner in semi-final three
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What does the winner of BGT 2026 get?
There have been 18 winners of BGT since its first series in 2007, with magician Harry Moulding winning last year.
The winner of BGT will take home a prize of £250,000 and will also be given the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of the royal family.
In the ITV show’s first three years, winners won a prize of £100,000, while the biggest winners were Ashleigh and Pudsey with a prize pot of £500,000 in 2012.
Who is your favourite past BGT winner? Let us know in the comments below.
The Thames Valley Police Abingdon unit arrested a man for “breaching court bail conditions” on Saturday, August 29.
A spokesperson said: “On Saturday, PC Hackett attended reports of a male breaching court bail conditions.
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“With assistance from PC Ellingworth and PC Harvey, the male was arrested. Following a search, a knife was recovered from his possession.”
In a wide ranging update, the force also revealed it had supported in a “concern for welfare incident linked to the night-time economy.
In addition, it had carried out licensing checks across Abingdon with drug wipes used and sent off for testing
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The collision happened on the southbound carriageway between Junction 6 for Lewknor and Junction 5 for Watlington in the late morning on Saturday, August 29.
The emergency services attended the scene and closed the road,
National Highways said lanes two and three of the three-lane motorway were shut as a result while crews dealt with the incident, leading to delays of around 40 minutes.
Congestion was worsened by separate lane closures between Junctions 4 and 5 in both directions following damage to the central reservation from an earlier incident.
Traffic built up on approaches to the crash, with nearby areas including Stokenchurch and Lewknor also affected.
Images from traffic cameras showed long queues of vehicles and emergency workers at the scene throughout the afternoon.
AA Travel also reported that one lane was closed on the northbound carriageway between Handy Cross and Stokenchurch due to emergency repairs.
National Highways later confirmed that all southbound lanes between Junctions 6 and 5 had reopened and that the lane closures linked to the earlier incident were also being removed.
Despite the reopening, delays of around 40 minutes remained on the approach as traffic slowly returned to normal.
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