41 h. ago Jockeys hit by 32 days of whip bans after controversial Shergar Cup at Ascot races

The team competition attracted controversy after some of the riding was criticised by trainers and now officials have slapped four of the jockeys with suspensions

Events

44 h. ago Bezalel Smotrich outlines plan for 3,000 new housing units in controversial West Bank settlement, reports say – Middle East crisis live

Israel’s far-right finance minister announces plan to advance tenders for housing which international community says would split West Bank in half, reports Times of IsraelThe health ministry in Gaza has just issued a statement, saying four more people have died from famine and malnutrition in the past 24 hours.This brings the total to 239 since the start of the war, including 106 children, according to the health ministry. Continue reading...

Events

45 h. ago Bezalel Smotrich approves 3,000 new housing units in controversial West Bank settlement, reports say – Middle East crisis live

Israel’s far-right finance minister approves tenders for housing which international community says would split West Bank in half, reports Times of IsraelThe health ministry in Gaza has just issued a statement, saying four more people have died from famine and malnutrition in the past 24 hours.This brings the total to 239 since the start of the war, including 106 children, according to the health ministry. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Suraj Narredu emulates 'hero' Frankie Dettori at Ascot with celebratory flying dismount

Team Asia took the 2025 Shergar Cup after a thrilling final race. Narredu, the rider of winner Fireblade, was joined by Ryusei Sakai and Mirai Iwata as they saw off Europe by a single point

Politics

7 d. ago ‘Rita Ora was like one of the lads – but I’d rather be a jockey than a pop star’

Jockey Robbie Dolan is a man of many talents. The Irishman, appearing in the Shergar Cup at Ascot Racecourse, looks back on his time on The Voice Australia with mentor Rita Ora

Politics

7 d. ago All change at revamped Shergar Cup as Ladies team replaced for Ascot card

Rest of the World team can upset home favourites, while Hugh Bowman has strong shot at being top points scorerA rejigged format for the Shergar Cup at Ascot sees an end to the Ladies team that had been part of the contest since its inception and a move to what are described as more “geographicallybased” teams representing Asia, Great Britain & Ireland, Europe and the Rest of the World.It remains a little contrived at times – Robbie Dolan, for instance, last year’s Melbourne Cup-winning jockey, moved to Australia nearly a decade ago but is in the GB & Ireland lineup – but it is aimed at a slightly different audience to the remainder of Ascot’s programme and there are even more unfamiliar faces than usual this time around. Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago Frankie Dettori to show star US jockey how to win the Shergar Cup at Ascot

The Italian superstar has offered to help advise Katie Davis as she makes her British debut on the Rest Of The World team at Saturday's event

Politics

8 d. ago French authority overrules plan to reintroduce banned pesticide

Constitutional Council says harms to the ecosystem posed by neonicotinoids would violate citizens’ rightsFrance’s top constitutional authority has ruled that a controversial measure to allow the reintroduction of a banned pesticide harmful to ecosystems is unconstitutional.The Constitutional Council said that exemptions to the ban on products containing neonicotinoids would violate France’s environmental charter, which constitutionally guarantees the “right to live in a balanced and healthy environment”. Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago Spanish town bans Muslim religious festivals provoking a furious outcry as migrant tensions threaten to boil over after nearby town was rocked by riots

The controversial ban was passed in Jumilla, a town in the Murcia region with a population of around 27,000 - roughly 7.5 per cent of whom come from mostly Muslim countries.

Events

8 d. ago The film so controversial it was banned in four different countries

The movie in question, a surrealist black comedy movie, first hit the big screen in 1972.

Events

8 d. ago Spanish town bans Muslim religious festivals deemed 'alien to our identity'

The controversial ban was passed in Jumilla, a town in the Murcia region with a population of around 27,000 - roughly 7.5 per cent of whom come from mostly Muslim countries.

Politics

1 week ago Deutsche Bank chief approved controversial trade he was later asked to probe

Christian Sewing oversaw audit into transactions restated following Monte dei Paschi controversy

Politics

1 week ago Controversial WWE legend makes shock Summerslam return days after 'banned' rumours

Brock Lesnar, the former WWE and UFC champion, made his long-awaited return to the squared circle at SummerSlam and left John Cena in a mangled heap after a brutal F-5

Events