A third horse has died at this year’s Cheltenham festival. The 12-year-old Envoi Allen collapsed and died after finishing ninth in the festival’s flagship race, the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup. His owners, Cheveley Park Stud, had previously confirmed that he would have retired following his run in the blue riband, his eighth career appearance at […]
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A convicted murderer, who once escaped from prison using a grappling hook, orchestrated a plot to collapse a £45m international drug smuggling trial by claiming the jury had been bribed. William Todd, 61, has been sentenced to seven years in prison after he was found guilty of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. He
Dozens of MPs are calling for the government to formally apologise for Britain’s actions during its administration of Palestine in the first part of the 20th century. In September, the Britain Owes Palestine campaign group submitted a 400-page legal petition to the government, but has yet to receive a response. Politics latest: Reeves rows with
Formula 1 is set to cancel its upcoming races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia over security concerns because of the war in the Middle East, Sky Sports News understands. A grand prix was scheduled in each country next month, with Bahrain’s race on 12 April and Saudi Arabia’s on 19 April. The decision is expected
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A driver who went on a skiing holiday months after killing two teenage passengers has been sentenced to 14 months’ youth detention. Madeleine Lonsdale, 18, had been racing another car at 100mph before she struck a tree in Marston, Lincolnshire, on 20 June last year, killing passengers Harrison Carter, 18, and George Stephenson, 17. She
The piano John Lennon used to compose some of his most notable songs for The Beatles has set the record for the most expensive piece of memorabilia sold from the band. Lennon used the Broadwood upright piano to write songs such as Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, A Day In The Life, and Being
Lawyers in a landmark social media addiction trial – which has seen tech giants face a jury – have made their final arguments. After a month of hearings, 12 jurors are set to decide on whether or not social media companies should be liable for harm caused to children using their platforms. The two defendants
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KPop Demon Hunters is getting a sequel. The most popular Netflix movie of all time, the story of a girl group who use secret identities to protect their fans from supernatural forces, has crossed cultural barriers and earned fans around the world. The follow-up marks the first project under co-directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans’
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All six crew members have died after a US military refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, officials said. The KC-135 plane went down in western Iraq at around 2pm on 12 March, US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees US military operations in the Middle East, said in a statement on Friday. The identities of the
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The UK has been included in a fresh US trade investigation that could result in new tariff pressure being applied to dozens of countries. The US Trade Representative’s (USTR’s) office said it had begun an unfair trade practice inquiry comprising 60 economies, also comprising the European Union and America’s Iran war partner Israel, over what
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