FORTUNE favours the brave, so they say, but sometimes it pays to play it Safe. And, in the John Of Gaunt Stakes at Haydock (3.35), the play is definitely SAFE VOYAGE. PA:Press Association The relatively lightly-raced six-year-old made it three from three over this course and distance when taking a Listed race last month, despite […]
BEVERLEY 1.25 QAYSAR can star in this tough handicap. Richard Hannon is in sparkling form and his four-year-old has dropped down to his last winning mark for the first time since scoring at Newbury last season. He shaped well in the red-hot Victoria Cup last time on just his second start in almost a year. […]
DID the best horse win the Investec Derby? It’s quite a question. In a bunch finish, Anthony Van Dyck proved too good on the downs at Epsom for 12 rivals, eventually seeing off Madhmoon, Japan and Broome, with favourite Sir Dragonet close behind. Those who rate such events with official figures have suggested it was […]
BRITAIN is set to be battered by heavy rain and gale-force winds today as Storm Miguel rolls in from Spain, the Met Office has warned. But forecasters say the showers will gradually die out by the evening and there could even be some sunny spells on Sunday. Scotland and north-east England will see the heaviest […]
A HUGE inferno has engulfed a brand new skyscraper in Warsaw, sending flaming debris falling hundreds of feet. The city centre of Poland’s capital has been put on lockdown to protect people from burning wreckage after the fire broke out at 11pm local time. Shocking footage shows flames erupting from the top three floors of […]
BLUES great Dr John, who has died aged 77, inspired Jim Henson’s chaotic Muppets’ band. Dr Teeth and The Electric Mayhem’s characters were all based on musical icons and Dr John was the last one left. AMY JONES reveals who was meant to be who in the group. Dr Teeth and Dr John THE […]
MICHAEL Barrymore “deserves an Oscar for his performance” on Piers Morgan’s ITV chat show tonight, says Terry Lubbock, dad of Stuart who died at his home. Terry Lubbock, 74, who is still “fighting for justice” over the death of his son Stuart, 31, in the star’s pool in Essex in 2001, said: “This is the […]
PRINCE Charles has warned it may be too late to save the natural world from destruction. The environmental campaigner said the loss of bio-diversity “terrifies” him. And he said the “really difficult thing” is persuading people there is an alternative. Charles, 70, had tea with Donald Trump during the president’s state visit this week, and […]
THE brother of one of the London Bridge attackers did not report him to authorities as he felt “capable of monitoring him”, an inquest heard. Saad Butt said he was “competent” to supervise Khuram, 27, due to his work on anti-extremism and advising the Met. A lawyer for six of the victims’ families suggested counter-terror […]
A BENEFITS cheat who claimed she struggled to walk without sticks was filmed playing bowls. Rebecca Peach, 49, said she also needed help to cook and dress herself. She got £44,500 in disability benefit over seven years. After a tip-off, investigators filmed her running in a bowls game. Peach had said she needed crutches to […]
IT does not always pay to be loyal when shopping. Big names may be what you trust but they come with a mark-up. This week, after a cereal recall, it was found Weetabix produces some “own-brand” offerings. And the firm behind the breakfast favourite is not the only major name making near-exact products for the […]
SQUEEZED in shoulder to shoulder, left in soiled clothes for weeks and forced to stand on toilets to have room to breathe. These startling images show the reality for migrants who cross the Mexican border into the US, with 76 women packed into a cell made for 12. Some of the migrants were locked up […]
RIP-OFF bank overdraft fees will be stamped out after watchdogs found charges ten times as high as payday loans. Banks and building societies will no longer be allowed to hit customers with fixed daily or monthly penalties for going into the red. They will also be stopped from demanding higher fees on unplanned overdrafts than […]
THREE bowls players are suing “dictator” club bosses over claims they are not allowed to play as often as men. Jan Collins, Brenda Bowyer and Jan Soar pay the same fees as men. But they have less playing time and challenged the rules, calling bosses “misogynists”. They were then suspended for gross misconduct. Now they […]
ROYAL Mail has been criticised for cropping out a D-Day hero from an image on one of its stamps. Royal Engineer sapper James Leisk stormed Sword beach during the Normandy landings in June 1944. He was caught on camera in what would become one of the most famous images of the invasion. A set of […]
EVERY Saturday, The Consumer Crew are here to solve your problems. Mel Hunter will take on readers’ consumer issues, Amanda Cable will give you the best advice for buying your dream home, Maddy Tooke rounds up the best coupons to save you money and Judge Rinder will tackle your legal woes. Jane Hamilton, property expert […]
HAVING been ordered to put more black people in ads, the world’s corporations responded well and now the commercial breaks are full of black and white people eating yoghurts together and taking their people carriers for a spin round Scotland. But we live in confusing times, because now researchers are saying ad men have overshot […]
HOW bloody lucky we are to have the Queen. She’s the only person on the planet who could make a blowhard egotist like Donald Trump appear overwhelmed and overawed. Our wee monarch reduced the looming, arrogant US President to a quivering bag of nerves. Her class overcame his crass, and for the first time Trump […]
VIETNAMESE officials are set to fine a stunning model for wearing an ‘outrageously skimpy’ dress to Cannes – saying it was so sexy it should be ILLEGAL. Ngoc Trinh, 29, left VERY little to the imagination in her barely-there black gown on Sunday night. She arrived at the Palais du Festival in a sheer lace […]
THE Tory leadership is now Boris Johnson’s to lose. He has more MPs backing him than any other candidate and, in the words of one of those who knows the Tory parliamentary party best: “The wind is blowing in one direction.” Everything is going right for the former London Mayor at the moment. Just look […]
THE Tory leadership contest looks like a greater insult to democracy every day. It’s bad enough our new Prime Minister being chosen solely by Tory MPs and members. Worse still that a few candidates seem terrified of public scrutiny. There is simply no excuse for Boris Johnson to duck a TV debate. If he’s the […]
IF you’ve ever wondered why your suitcases get battered after a single plane ride, this shocking video could give you a clue. A baggage handler was caught “carelessly throwing” luggage out of the plane at Los Angeles International Airport. Alaska Airlines is investigating the footage, which is believed to have been filmed on May 16, […]
A TEENAGER in Saudi Arabia is facing the death penalty because authorities say he was the ringleader of a group of kids during the Arab Spring protests when he was just ten years old. Murtaja Qureiris, now 18, was arrested three years after the uprising in 2011 while he was travelling with his family on […]
HORRIFYING footage shows a prison guard turning off his body camera and beating a mentally-ill inmate strapped to a chair before his colleague joins in. The chilling attack was caught on CCTV in a tiny cell in the Cuyahoga County Jail in Cleveland, Ohio. Corrections officer Nicholas Evans can be seen calmly standing next to […]
AT the heart of many a celebration, champagne is a byword for success. But what exactly is it? We went to Fluteau, a business in the Aube district in the heart of the champagne region to find out. Jeremy, the fourth generation of his family to make the fizz, explained the processes that go into […]