19 h. ago DWP confirms full list of those who will get £300 Winter Fuel Payment

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that over nine million people born before September 22, 1959 will be entitled to receive between £100 and £300 to help with increased heating costs during the winter months.

Economics

32 h. ago Insane moment falling jockey clambers onto a rival horse in the middle of a race at Saratoga

The dramatic incident happened during the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Saratoga Race Course in New York on Sunday.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘A lot of emotions are not that helpful’: Oscar Piastri on his F1 world title dream

The championship leader reveals his secret to being ‘calm yet intense’, and why he and his McLaren teammate won’t fall out in their race for the titleStill what might be considered a stripling with features soft as yet unweathered by age and competition yet with an undoubted inner steel, Oscar Piastri presents a fascinating dichotomy. The young Australian is in a two-horse race to be Formula One world champion this year and his youth, personable nature and easy, dry wit belie a driver possessed of exceptional maturity and the clinical execution familiar in the sport’s greats.Piastri has given every indication he could join them and the resolute determination of the man who would be king is palpable. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Thurles racecourse saved from closure after positive meeting with owners

Ireland's only privately-owned racecourse was set to shut permanently with immediate effect but will now stay open until at least March 2026

Politics

6 d. ago US model stabbed in face protecting women in Germany echoes Trump anti

A February study revealed there is ‘no correlation’ between an increase in foreigners in Germany and an increase in crime

Politics

6 d. 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.

Events

6 d. ago Tyson Fury witnesses fatality at race meeting as boxer's horse loses again

The former two-time heavyweight champion was in attendance at Cartmel Racecourse to watch his horse race, but witnessed a tragic accident

Sport

6 d. ago Spectators injured as horse ploughs into race crowd before dying

A horse crashed into a group of spectators during a meeting on Bank Holiday Monday - after which two members of the public were rushed to hospital after the incident

Events

7 d. ago Two people taken to hospital after horse collides with spectators at Cartmel races

The horse Wbee sadly could not be saved following the incident at the course. Track bosses have since issued a statement

Politics

9 d. ago Queen Camilla reveals surprising hobby on visit to York races as horse disappoints

The Queen unveiled a plaque to commemorate the Ebor meeting's big race the Juddmonte International. However she was out of luck with her horses on the track this week

Politics

1 week ago ‘A nuisance and an eyesore’: hire ebikes accumulate at London border between rival firms

Chiswick Bridge now a frontline in turf war as Richmond and Hounslow councils have licensed different operatorsScattered across pavements, propped against trees and toppled over in bushes, dozens of electric Lime bikes have begun to dominate a 200-metre stretch of road just south of Chiswick Bridge. This is the point where the motors on the hired bikes abruptly stop functioning as they cross the boundary between Richmond and Hounslow, a frontline in what residents describe as a turf war between rival companies.While ebikes for hire have become an increasingly popular mode of transport in London, fractured regulation means customers can ride them through some boroughs with ease but find that in others they cannot ride or park them. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago This is what it’s like to win the ‘world’s toughest horse race’ through Mongolia

In the Mongol Derby, riders tackle 1,000km of rugged terrain on semi-wild horses, relying on their survival skills, horsemanship and pure grit to reach the finish line

Politics

1 week ago Queen Camilla slips away from Balmoral holiday for glitzy day out without Charles

Queen Camilla broke away from the royals' Balmoral holiday to make a special appearance at the Ebor Festival in York today where she and King Charles have two horses running in the day's big race

Politics

1 week ago Queen Camilla cuts a stylish figure as she interrupts her summer holidays with King Charles to attend the York races

Queen Camilla has interrupted her and King Charles III's annual summer holiday in Balmoral today to attend the second day of the Ebor Festival in York.

Politics

1 week ago McLaren ‘explosion’ predicted with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri battling for F1 title

The drivers’ championship is a two-horse race between Piastri, who leads by nine points, and Norris

Events

1 week ago Daughters born between two decades warned of increased cancer risk

UKHSA advises anyone who believes they were exposed to a specific drug before they were born to get checked out as they could have a higher risk of some cancers

Events

1 week ago Increased betting tax would be a hurdle that horse racing may not overcome

Comment: Why a proposal from the government to change the betting tax could devastate this integral part of British culture

Politics

1 week ago Crystal Palace seek increased security for volatile meeting with Nottingham Forest

Fans angry at opponents’ perceived role in Uefa demotionPalace talking to representatives of Met police and ForestCrystal Palace are in talks with Nottingham Forest, and the Metropolitan police, over the provision of increased security for Sunday’s Premier League game between the teams at Selhurst Park.Palace supporters are understood to be planning a protest at the fixture over Forest’s perceived role in getting them demoted to the Conference League, with Nuno Espírito Santo’s side replacing Palace in the Europa League after they were found by Uefa’s Club Financial Control Body [CFCB] to have broken multi-club ownership rules due to their former shareholder John Textor’s ownership of the French club Lyon, who also qualified for the latter competition. Forest wrote to Uefa with their observations about the alleged breach and sent their legal team to attend Palace’s appeal hearing at the court of arbitration for sport, which upheld the CFCB’s decision last week. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Why the size of your neck could reveal hidden risks to your heart health

Doctors are increasingly looking beyond body mass index (BMI) and waist size to better understand how fat distribution in the body affects health

Events

2 w. ago Madonna celebrates 67th birthday with her children and two celebrity friends

Police frontman Sting and Eddie Redmayne were among the celebrities spotted at the historic Palio di Siena horse race in Tuscany

Politics