Baaeed to bow out in style on his final racecourse start October 14, 2022 RACEGOERS at Ascot on Saturday will get a chance to say goodbye to the remarkable BAAEED as he has his final race in the Champion Stakes (4.00pm). The world’s highest-rated horse on turf is the headline act ready to light up the 12th edition of QIPCO British Champions Day. William Haggas’ unbeaten Sea The Stars colt is [...]
Laurence Fox fails to get libel trial heard by a jury May 19, 2022 Laurence Fox has failed in his bid to get his libel trial heard by a jury, in what would have been the first libel case heard jury in a decade. A judge rejected the actor and right-wing political activist’s argument that Fox would not get a fair hearing as judges hearing the case may suffer [...]
Mishriff can upset Westover in Ascot generation battle July 22, 2022 ONLY six runners have been declared for Saturday’s King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes (3.35pm), but what the field lacks in quantity, it more than makes up for in quality. The fact the sextet have won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Juddmonte International, Saudi Cup, Coronation Cup and the Irish Derby, as [...]
Police watchdog tells Met to revisit complaint by Caroline Flack’s mother February 14, 2022 The police watchdog told the Metropolitan Police to revisit Caroline Flack’s mother’s complaint that her daughter’s fame impacted police behaviour two years after the Love Island host’s death. A spokesman for the Met told the BBC that the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has instructed the police to reinvestigate an aspect of the old [...]
Croydon tram crash: Accidental death verdict a ‘total farce’ July 22, 2021 The victims of the Croydon tram crash died as a result of an accident, and were not unlawfully killed, the jury at the inquest into their deaths has concluded. Seven passengers died and a further 62 were injured when a tram derailed in south London on November 9 2016. Dane Chinnery, 19, Philip Seary, 57, [...]
New Zealand reports first Covid vaccine death: Woman dies after Pfizer jab August 30, 2021 A health board that monitors vaccine safety said today that a woman had died from myocarditis after being given the Pfizer jab. The case marks New Zealand’s first reported coronavirus vaccine death. The board said the woman probably developed the condition because of the vaccine, although she had other medical issues which may have contributed. [...]
Exclusive: What King Charles III said to well-wishers outside Buckingham Palace September 9, 2022 Thousands are gathering at Buckingham Palace following King Charles’ walkabout after he returned from Balmoral earlier this afternoon. Diana from London met King Charles: “I held out my hand, shook his hand, and I said: ‘Your mother has been absolutely wonderful for this country – and I know you will be too.’ ‘“And he responded [...]
Greater London has highest levels of pollution, with Portsmouth ranked best May 21, 2021 Greater London has the worst levels of air pollution, according to Defra’s Daily Air Quality Index, which is set to rise as lockdown restrictions ease and the capital renews itself as a tourism hub. The capital has been ranked a score of 2.84 on the index. While the average score for the UK’s urban areas [...]
Queen Elizabeth II coins and stamps are about to be worth a fortune as NFTs September 22, 2022 Lars Seier Christensen, founder and chairman of Concordium, explains how the value of stamps could find a new playground with NFTs.
Brace yourselves, the era of the ‘alternative budget’ has arrived November 20, 2023 It started when Liz Truss’s faction of 60 or so MPs, who go under the banner Conservative Growth Coalition, pre-announced – to drum up anticipation – and then two months later published their Budget for Growth.