4 h. ago Clare Balding pays tribute to 'one of a kind' dad after horse racing legend's death

The BBC star received support from her famous friends following her dad's passing

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8 h. ago Clare Balding pays tribute to her legendary racing trainer dad after his death aged 87

Ian Balding was a very successful racehorse trainer who was best known in racing as the trainer of the legendary Mill Reef, while also being the father of BBC broadcaster Clare and trainer Andrew

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8 h. ago Ian Balding dies aged 87: BBC star Clare Balding pays emotional tribute to her 'fearless' horse trainer father

Clare Balding has paid an emotional tribute to her 'fearless' horse trainer father Ian Balding, after he died at the age of 87.

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9 h. ago Clare Balding's father dies aged 87 as Traitors star pays emotional tribute to 'fearless' horse trainer

Clare announced horse trainer and rider Ian’s death with a poignant post on Instagram on Friday

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9 h. ago Clare Balding remembers her father Ian as ‘funny, fearless, charming’

Horses Mill Reef and Lochsong were some of the star performers in Ian Balding’s career as a racehorse trainer.

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11 h. ago Clare Balding's dad dies aged 87 as tributes paid to famous horse trainer

Sports presenter Clare Balding's father Ian, who was a champion horse rider and trained horses for Queen Elizabeth II, has died at the age of 87

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11 h. ago Ian Balding, Clare Balding's legendary horse trainer father, dies aged 87

Clare Balding's horse trainer father Ian Balding has died aged 87. This is a breaking news story. More to follow.

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12 h. ago BBC star Clare Balding's famous dad dies as New Year's heartbreak announced

The legendary trainer was hugely respected in the horse racing world

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12 h. ago Clare Balding's dad dies aged 87 as tributes pour in for legendary horse trainer

Ian Balding, the father of BBC presenter Clare Balding, trained Mill Reef to win the Derby, Eclipse, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in the same year

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12 h. ago Clare Balding's beloved dad Ian dies as tributes paid to famous horse trainer

Sports presenter Clare Balding's dad Ian - who was a champion horse rider and trained horses for Queen Elizabeth II - has died at the age of 87

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12 h. ago Clare Balding's dad Ian Balding dies as tributes paid to horse racing and training legend

BBC Sport and Channel 4 presenter Clare Balding's dad - a legendary horse trainer and Cheltenham Festival-winning rider - has died at the age of 87

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54 h. ago Urgent search for new mum who vanished from London hospital after giving birth

Urgent search for new mum who vanished from London hospital after giving birth  My London

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3 d. ago Eurostar delays prompt 'do not travel' warning as passengers 'stuck in tunnel' for hours

National Rail have urged people not to come to London St Pancras unless they already have a ticket

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3 d. ago Eurostar delays 'do not travel' warning as passengers 'stuck in Channel Tunnel' for hours

National Rail have urged people not to come to London St Pancras unless they already have a ticket

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5 d. ago Urgent hunt launched after boy, 10, vanishes near the London Eye

Haan was last seen this afternoon wearing a brown jumper, blue jeans and blue and green trainers.

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5 d. ago London fire chiefs’ urgent warning over candles after four homes gutted at Christmas

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Richard Arnold told of ‘devastation’ of families being left homeless with possessions destroyed

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6 d. ago Emotional scenes at Anfield as Diogo Jota's sons lead the teams out as mascots for game between former Liverpool forward's two former teams

Dinis and Duarte, two of Jota and Rute Cardoso's three children, will take to the pitch in Merseyside prior to the 3pm kick-off in what is set to be an emotionally charged occasion.

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6 d. ago My cultural awakening: a Turner painting helped me come to terms with my cancer diagnosis

Fear and feelings of intense vulnerability caused me to retreat into my shell, until I saw myself in an unlikely feature in one of the British master’s printsMy thyroid cancer arrived by accident, in the way life-changing things sometimes do. In May of this year, I went for an upright MRI for a minor injury on my arm, and the scan happened to catch the mass in my neck. By the following month, I had a diagnosis. People kept telling me it was “the good cancer”, the kind that can be taken out neatly and has a high survival rate. But I’m 54, and my dad died of cancer in his 50s, so that shadow came down on me hard.My eldest son was doing A-levels at the time, so we didn’t tell him at first. I felt as if I’d stepped across some irreversible Rubicon that you hear about happening to other people, but never imagine will actually come for you. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago I became anxious and tired all the time... I blamed my busy life but it was something far more sinister

When exhaustion and anxiety began plaguing Rachel Christensen's daily life, she assumed it was just her busy lifestyle. But tests revealed a diagnosis that was much more sinister than she thought.

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7 d. ago Countryfile legend explains cancer diagnosis impact and explains how she's given up one thing

Countryfile star Julia Bradbury has given up alcohol completely after her breast cancer diagnosis in 2021, but says some people find her decision 'infuriating' as she opens up about lifestyle changes

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