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Owner whose horse came second drafts in lawyer to overturn result, disqualify winner and pocket £100,000 for himself
AN OWNER whose horse finished second has drafted in a lawyer to try to get the result overturned and pocket the £100,000 winner’s prize for himself. Jeff Drown also wants the official winner of the race to be disqualified because he believes it stopped his horse from coming first dueContinue Reading
‘Dennis’ could be a ‘Storm’ unabating!
Alrehb, a winner when trained by Charles Hills on his second start last September, since when the four-year-old War Front gelding has been moved to the yard of Kevin Philippart De Foy, will be tough to beat in a Novice Stakes over the straight Newcastle tapeta mile this afternoon; ‘bigContinue Reading
New Opportunity for Climate-Aware Volunteering with Neroche Woodlanders
Neroche Woodlanders today announced a new Climate-Aware Volunteering programme, open to anyone living around Taunton, Wellington and the Blackdown Hills. A series of free, short introductory session starts in January 2022, to welcome new volunteers into the woods, while at the same time helping them learn more about climate andContinue Reading
Omicron and COVID boosters: everything you need to know
The omicron variant of COVID is now spreading rapidly. Early reports suggest omicron causes less severe disease than other variants but it still poses a risk to the most vulnerable, with patients starting to arrive in hospitals. Omicron also appears to have some ability to get around existing immunity, whetherContinue Reading
How to enjoy a digital detox over Christmas
Jacob Lund/shutterstock It is not surprising that many of us have been suffering from digital overload during the pandemic, and taking care of our “digital wellbeing” has become a common theme. Social media, online shopping, making reservations, and even necessary chores like paying bills have meant that technology has pervadedContinue Reading
Afghanistan: heroin and human trafficking are the only two sectors of the economy still thriving
Cash crop: poppy cultivation and heroin trafficking vie with people smuggling as some of the most lucrative ways of making money in Afghanistan. EPA-EFE/Ghulamullah Habibi In the frontier town of Zaranj on Afghanistan’s border with Iran, young men jostle one another as they cram into pickups that leave at regularContinue Reading
Arthur Labinjo-Hughes case: the problem with national reviews into child abuse
The UK government has launched a national review into the horrific abuse and murder of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. Arthur was six years old when he was killed in Solihull by his stepmother, Emma Tustin. He had suffered months of physical and emotional torture by Tustin and her partner, Arthur’s birth father,Continue Reading
Golden Globes 2022 UK nominees
Rapper Snoop Dogg and Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Helen Hoehne announced the nominations on Monday afternoon. Cumberbatch was nominated for best actor in a drama film for his role in The Power of the Dog. He faces competition from Mahershala Ali (Swan Song), Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos), WillContinue Reading
How leaseholds bought at cost, with mortgages, are still tenancies – and why that should change
The UK government has promised to ban new houses being sold as leaseholds. K303 | Shutterstock Long leasehold is a prominent feature of the property market in England and in Wales. Homes owned under leasehold in each country number around 4.6m and 235,000 respectively. (Scotland has a completely different lawContinue Reading
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix LIVE REACTION: Mercedes protests REJECTED latest, Verstappen WINS controversial world title
MERCEDES TO APPEAL HIGHER Mercedes are set to appeal against F1 bosses’ decision to REJECT their protests over the result of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Merc star Lewis Hamilton was pipped to the title by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen following a controversial safety car decision on the final lapContinue Reading