3 d. ago Oisin Murphy donates £25,000 prize to welfare charity Nicki Strong worked for

Racing Welfare, which was rocked by the death of its head of communications and marketing this month, will receive half of the amount won by the five-time champion jockey

Economics

5 d. ago Government aims to create 400,000 jobs through UK national green energy plan

Scheme will offer training for plumbers, welders and carpenters as well as promoting trade union recognitionPlumbers, electricians and welders will be in huge demand as part of a national plan to train people for an extra 400,000 green jobs in the next five years, Ed Miliband has said.The energy secretary revealed a new scheme to double those working in green industries by 2030, with a particular focus on training those coming from fossil fuel jobs, school leavers, the unemployed, veterans and ex-offenders. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Champion jockey Oisin Murphy had ‘point to prove’ after ‘paying the price' following relapse

Oisin Murphy said he had a 'point to prove' after his drink-driving conviction that motivated him to win a fifth jockey’s championship this season

Economics

7 d. ago Oisin Murphy: ‘I found escapism but also an awful lot of trouble in the bottle’

Champion jockey on pursuit of sobriety, his April car crash, a voracious need to win – and the poetry of Sylvia Plath‘I didn’t feel good,” Oisin Murphy says with a grimace as he gestures towards the birthday cards still standing in his house more than a month since he turned 30. Murphy has already spoken for an hour, in raw and moving detail, about the guilt he will feel when he has to walk down a guard of honour to mark his fifth champion jockeys’ title at Ascot on Saturday, his daily struggle with alcoholism, his near catastrophic return to drinking this summer, the dangers of racing and the Sylvia Plath poem he loves most.But the milestone of his 30th birthday troubles him. “It was incredibly significant because I never thought I’d get to 30,” Murphy says, as he uses a smouldering cigarillo to light another in an unbroken chain stretching across this corner of Lambourn. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jockey Oisin Murphy reveals all about 'scariest five minutes' of record career

Murphy was interviewed about his new book 'Sacrifice: A year in the life of a champion jockey', which released on Thursday, and is an honest account of his daily life in the sport

Politics

2 w. ago Storm Amy: Trains suspended and 21,000 homes still without power as Storm Amy clear

Over 67,000 homes have been reconnected while emergency help is being provided to thousands who remain without power.

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2 w. ago Storm Amy: Trains suspended and 17,000 homes still without power as Storm Amy clear

Over 67,000 homes have been reconnected while emergency help is being provided to thousands who remain without power.

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2 w. ago Storm Amy: Trains suspended and 12,000 homes still without power as Storm Amy clear

Over 67,000 homes have been reconnected while emergency help is being provided to thousands who remain without power.

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2 w. ago Storm Amy hits: 100mph gales lash Britain as roads close, roads flood and trains are cancelled as 100,000 lose power

Commuters were advised to be aware of road closures, flooding and cancelled trains affecting large swathes of the country today after Storm Amy swept across the UK overnight.

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3 w. ago Top filly ruled out out of £4.1m Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after draw ‘downer’

Estrange, who had been a 20-1 chance after being handed stall 18 at Paris-Longchamp, did not scope clean after exercise on Thursday, according to connections

Economics

3 w. ago Arc runner trained 6,000 miles away ridden by Oisin Murphy is bookie’s ‘worst result’

The Japanese raider Byzantine Dream, who will be the mount of the four-time champion jockey, is the biggest loser in William Hill’s ante-post market on the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Politics

3 w. ago Train company loses £750,000 within days due to one repeated issue

Transport for Wales reported numerous such incidents in September

Economics

4 w. ago Massive UK train station is finally reopening next WEEK after £70million makeover

A MAJOR train station used by nearly 10,000 people a day is finally reopening next week following a £70 million makeover. The works sparked travel chaos for the 300,000 travellers who used the station each month. However, just three of the station's six platforms will reopen. This is to allow for work on the multibillion-pound...

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