2 h. ago Horse dies and jockey is hospitalised after rough fall at Ascot as stewards postpone enquiry into tragic incident

Excellent Echo, ridden by Oisin Murphy, fell on Friday. The horse suffered a broken leg and carried own down the track before being caught by his handler at the winning post.

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2 h. ago Horse dies and jockey rushed to hospital after horrific Ascot incident

An Ascot race became a horrible tragedy as a 3-year-old horse broke his leg in a collision, leaving his jockey unscathed but another jockey hospitalised

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4 h. ago Horse dies and jockey taken to hospital after horrific Ascot fall as screens go up

A horse has tragically been put down and a jockey taken to hospital after an accident during the Sodexo Live! Handicap at Ascot's Royal meeting

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4 h. ago Horse dies and jockey taken to hospital after horrific incident at Ascot

Excellent Echo did not survive the accident in which his jockey Oisin Murphy got up safely but Sam James was taken away in ambulance after receiving treatment on the track

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4 d. ago 'Several people seriously injured' in staircase collapse in Cornwall

Emergency services rushed to the horrifying incident on Carthew Terrace (pictured, file photo) in the seaside town of St Ives at around 7pm.

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8 d. ago Rugby star in heartbreaking Six Nations incident now a model and engaged to popstar

The horrifying incident put an end to his rugby career but now he's thriving

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8 d. ago British rider Sarah Yorke, 37, died after getting trapped underneath horse when it failed to jump a fence and landed on top of her, inquest hears

Primary school teacher Sarah Jayne Yorke, 37, died from chest and abdominal injuries following the horrific accident at the horse trials in Northamptonshire on August 8.

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8 d. ago Family of Brit mums fighting for their lives in Ibiza reveal more details over horrific incident

Lauren Holmes and Ebony Cordingley were enjoying what should have been their last night in Ibiza

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9 d. ago Legendary jockey Geoff Lewis dies at 89 as 'one of racing's great characters' remembered

Geoff Lewis, a highly respected jockey who won both the Derby and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in the same year, has sadly passed away aged 89

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9 d. ago Boy, 12, begs mum 'just kill me' after horror school holiday incident

Hunter Jory was playing with pals during the summer holidays when the horrific incident took place

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1 week ago Horse dies and hospitalises two racegoers after crashing into barriers in bank holiday tragedy as footage shows moments leading up to horrifying incident watched by Tyson Fury

Footage showed the moments leading up to the incident, which saw Wbee trailing behind rivals, before suffering an injury that led to the 10-year-old horse veering off to the left and through barriers.

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1 week ago Man who put Welsh town on map with Man v Horse and bog snorkelling dies aged 90

People around the world have heard of Llanwrtyd Wells because of Gordon Green

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1 week ago Americans visiting Dublin left horrified by bizarre incident just 30 minutes into trip

An American couple visiting Dublin for the first time were left horrified after witnessing an uncomfortable altercation just 30 minutes into their trip

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2 w. ago Veteran rider, 76, died after falling off his horse while trail hunting just hours after laying scent for event, inquest hears

Guy Avis, 76, died while taking part in a Heythrop Hunt trail hunt with 90 other riders when his horse refused to jump a fence.

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3 w. ago Veteran racing trainer dies in hospital after suffering fractured skull in freak accident

Tributes have been paid to Bill Turner, 78, who passed away on Thursday. Daughter Kathy paid an emotional tribute saying her father was 'everyone's dad'

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3 w. ago Legendary horse trainer Bill Turner dies aged 78 after horrific yard accident

Legendary horse trainer Bill Turner has died at the age of 78 after suffering a serious head injury in a horrific recent incident at his yard in Dorset

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3 w. ago Thousands evacuated in Spain as deadly heatwave fans Mediterranean wildfires

Boy, four, dies of heatstroke in Rome as scientists say high temperatures and fires are reminder of climate emergencyThe deadly heatwave fanning wildfires across the Mediterranean region has claimed at least three lives and forced thousands of people from their homes.Firefighters continued to battle blazes on Tuesday and authorities braced for further damage as temperatures in some areas surged well past 40C. In Spain, a Romanian man in his 50s died after suffering 98% burns while trying to rescue horses from a burning stable near Madrid on Monday night. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Community 'deeply saddened' after Welsh school teacher dies in horse fall

Tributes have poured in for Sarah Yorke after she died in a fall during an horse riding event on Friday

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3 w. ago 'Drunk' motorist runs over British woman, 61, on holiday in Turkey before driving over her AGAIN while 'trying to flee', leaving her seriously injured

Posting on social media, her husband, Keith Di Palma, described how his wife had sustained multiple injuries after the 'horrific' incident on August 6 and was handed over to medical services.

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3 w. ago British horse rider tragically dies aged 37 after fatal fall as event cancelled

Sarah Yorke was competing in the Aston-le-Wales Horse Trials in Northamptonshire when the incident occurred

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