77 m. ago ‘Sundance Kid’ JP McManus has five shots at Grand National history

Jump racing’s grizzled veteran could become the only owner to have four winners of the great race on SaturdayFor a man who is still most familiar to many fans as the most fearless gambler of recent decades, JP McManus does not seem to be leaving a great deal to chance before Saturday’s Grand National at Aintree.Three of the top six in the betting for the world’s most famous steeplechase – Iroko, Perceval Legallois and last year’s winner, I Am Maximus – will carry the owner’s famous green and gold colours this weekend, along with a live each-way shot in Meetingofthewaters. The Sundance Kid – as he was nicknamed in Ireland’s betting rings in the 1970s – is now in his mid-70s, but he shows no sign of slowing down. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Flower lovers and influencers flock to the tulip vistas at an iconic Dutch park

International visitors flock to the world-famous Keukenhof garden which has again opened its gates for the spring season

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12 h. ago 'I'm a Grand National presenter who dreamed of Aintree glory

Kate Tracey has revealed who she thinks punters should put their money behind at the world’s most famous steeplechase

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16 h. ago The ultimate guide to the best Sunday roasts across Britain that you MUST try

We should treasure our Sunday roast tradition - it's one of Britain's few world-famous gourmet specialities. Here are 76 of the best to be enjoyed in a communal and celebratory atmosphere.

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20 h. ago Visually impaired composer creates music inspired by world's most famous paintings

Bobby Goulder, who has a genetic eye condition, has created an album called 'Sound of a Masterpiece', which is designed to be immersive and accessible to all

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23 h. ago Grand National 2025: ‘Truly global’ TV audience to watch world famous horse race

The 177th running of the historic jumps race will be viewed by multi-millions around the world on Saturday when it will be shown live in 170 countries

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23 h. ago How Top Gun's Val Kilmer seduced some of Hollywood's most beautiful women and was the only man to ever dump Cher

The Hollywood star dated some of the world's most famous women, seducing the likes of Cindy Crawford, Angelina Jolie and Daryl Hannah, marrying just once to Joanne Whalley.

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24 h. ago Val Kilmer 'cried every day for half a year' after split from one of world's most famous women

Late Top Gun star Val Kilmer previously shared an insight into his love life and admitted that splitting from one of the world's most famous women left him inconsolable

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26 h. ago Family is accidentally photobombed by one of the world's most famous men

One of the world's most famous people was caught accidentally walking into a family's photo in Washington DC on Monday in what the clan now sees as a serendipitous moment.

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40 h. ago Queen Camilla visits The King's Gallery to support elephant charity founded by her late brother

The 77-year-old took to the famous London gallery, home to one of the world's largest art collections, to view the 'Green Man Humpty Dumpty Egg'.

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43 h. ago When is the Grand National 2025? Date, start time, schedule, weather forecast, latest odds

The most famous steeplechase in the world

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64 h. ago When Grand National 2025 takes place and time of the race this year

The world's most famous horse race gets underway later this week.

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65 h. ago Zadie Smith on the magic of Tracy Chapman: ‘She didn’t just look like us – she was singing our songs’

The novelist was just 12 when the ex-busker stunned a mammoth crowd at the Free Nelson Mandela concert – and sent everyone racing to Woolworths for her astonishing debut album. Its simple, honest, perfect songs of protest have mesmerised the writer ever sinceOn 11 June 1988, I was 12 and sitting with my family watching the Free Nelson Mandela Concert on TV. As a clan, we were old hands at trying to free Mandela, having done our fair share of marching and boycotting over the years, and this concert felt like the culmination of all that. There was a lot of excitement in the room: we squeezed on to the sofa and opened the windows wide. (If the wind’s blowing in the right direction, you can hear a Wembley audience roar from Willesden.)Many world-famous musicians played that day. Most of them I don’t remember, but one I will never forget: Tracy Chapman. I think a lot of people feel that way, though when you rewatch the footage you realise what she was up against at the time. Nobody cheer...

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66 h. ago Yes, Helen Mirren, James Bond is profoundly sexist. But more than a telling off, he needs a face

Outdated attitudes to women are so deep in 007’s DNA that it couldn’t be a female role, but a female villain could shake him into the 21st centuryHelen Mirren has said that there is no earthly point in getting a woman to play James Bond because the world’s most famous fictional spy was “born out of profound sexism”.The first thing to say is that of course she is right. Of course Bond was born of reactionary attitudes and only a bore would point out what the DBE stands for in Mirren’s title. If you doubt the truth of what she says, watch the cringeworthy moment in Goldfinger when Sean Connery’s Bond dismisses his poolside masseuse Dink (played by Margaret Nolan) because he needs to discuss important stuff with Felix Leiter, and as Dink obediently leaves he slaps her behind and says: “Man talk ” Obnoxious. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Sinister origins of 'British icon' Doc Martens will surprise fans of the world's most famous boot

It's 65 years ago this week that the boot, worn by millions of Brits from policemen to punks, goths to New Romantics, was launched in Northamptonshire.

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5 d. ago New UK train station latest as £85m build sees towns reunited after 60 years

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is building new stops on the Walsall to Wolverhampton line in Willenhall and Darlaston - home to the famous Cadbury World

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5 d. ago When is the University Boat Race 2025? Here's when Oxford take on Cambridge, crews, route, TV times, records and prize

It’s one of the world’s most famous sporting contests.

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6 d. ago Only Fools and Horses' fans are only just realising who Nicholas Lyndhurst's famous grandad is

Only Fools and Horses star Nicholas Lyndhurst has a very famous relative that worked in the world of showbiz.

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6 d. ago Taylor Swift close to Barcelona deal as pop superstar to feature against Real Madrid in El Clasico

The world famous musician is set to join the likes of Rolling Stone, Drake and Coldplay in a unique achievement

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7 d. ago Man City ace taking inspiration from famous dad can help quadruple hunt and ask World Cup question

Manchester City academy notebook as young Blues set to return amid quadruple hunt and Club World Cup opportunities

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