BRITAIN’S oldest professional jockey landed a £50,000 winner after thrashing rivals half his age. Jimmy Quinn, 55, was unstoppable on 16-1 shot Lethal Levi in the bet365 handicap over six furlongs at Newmarket on Thursday. 1 Britain’s oldest professional jockey Jimmy Quinn hammered rivals half his age with a brilliantContinue Reading
Most prime ministers would have resigned over any one of the scandals to engulf Boris Johnson’s government. Johnson, never one for tradition or rules, rode out nearly every crisis – but the Chris Pincher affair was the final straw. Led by Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, overContinue Reading
Since the ancient Greeks and their Olympians, statues have been a way to commemorate athletic achievement. In recent decades, the global inventory of sporting monuments has grown to include a wide range of sports. There is no rulebook governing which athletes deserve commemoration – but those chosen for such anContinue Reading
Dubious design and inefficient operations are just some of the reasons why shared scooters’ eco-credentials are thin.Continue Reading
Flickr/Number 10, CC BY-NC-SA Boris Johnson has been called a Heineken politician – he can reach parts of the public other politicians cannot. Yet scandal after scandal amid worsening economic conditions and a swathe of strikes has left the country with a hangover. The public and, most importantly for Johnson,Continue Reading
As Boris Johnson barricades himself in Number 10, apparently unwilling or unable to listen to the advice of close party colleagues who are calling on him to resign, how can we understand this bizarre melodrama? As I watched Johnson’s appearance in front of the House of Commons Liaison Committee onContinue Reading
B ST Hyde Park is upon us, and this year, it’s back with a bang with none other than the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Adele, and more superstars taking to the stage over the coming weeks. Now, the entire line-up has been confirmed, with an array of blockbuster shows comingContinue Reading
Over the course of an extraordinary 24 hours, dozens of Conservative MPs have written to Boris Johnson to announce their resignation from his government following multiple scandals. Many of these letters were published on social media for all to see. The cascade of correspondence began with two of Johnson’s mostContinue Reading
EMMA RADUCANU has been advised to speak with retired Maria Sharapova about combing tennis shots with photoshoots. Since that epic US Open win last September, Raducanu has been inundated with blue-chip companies wanting her to advertise their products. 4 Emma Raducanu has landed a long list of sponsors since herContinue Reading
Many vulnerable people are continuing to shield to minimise their risk of catching COVID. Marjan Apostolovic/Shutterstock Shortly after the pandemic was declared in March 2020, more than 2 million people in the UK were advised to shield in their homes because they were deemed “clinically extremely vulnerable” to the effectsContinue Reading
