23 h. ago Rutger Bregman accuses BBC of censoring his Reith lecture on Trump

Dutch writer says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removedThe BBC has been plunged into a new row over its treatment of Donald Trump, after an academic accused it of censoring his remarks about alleged corruption by the US president.Rutger Bregman, a Dutch author and historian, said the BBC had removed a “key line” from a flagship address he had been invited to give by the corporation. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Reith lecturer accuses BBC of censoring his remarks on Trump

Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removedThe BBC has been plunged into a new row over its treatment of Donald Trump, after an academic accused it of censoring his remarks about alleged corruption by the US president.Rutger Bregman, a Dutch author and historian, said the BBC had removed a “key line” from a flagship address he had been invited to give by the corporation. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Reith lecturer accuses BBC of cowardice for censoring his remarks on Trump

Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removedThe BBC has been accused of cowardice by a writer it selected to give its flagship annual lecture, after it removed his remarks about alleged corruption by Donald Trump.With the corporation already threatened with a multibillion-dollar lawsuit by the US president, Rutger Bregman, a Dutch author and historian, said the BBC had removed a “key line” from his address when it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Police failed to act on historic sex abuse claims against 'Monster in Met' rapist David Carrick

Carrick’s youngest victim has spoken to the BBC, saying the way police handled the case was ‘disgraceful’

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8 d. ago Apprentice jockey in induced coma after falling in race but 'good news' issued by father

Bailey Rogerson, the granddaughter of Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Graeme Rogerson, is in Waikato Hospital’s intensive care unit following an accident at Arawa Park in New Zealand on Sunday

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1 week ago ‘Reframes history’: fears Māori knowledge diluted in plan to revise New Zealand curriculum

Minister rejects claims Māori history is being sidelined in rewrite which includes cutting some references to the Treaty of WaitangiAs cows grazed sleepily in a nearby paddock, then-14-year-old Leah Bell watched as a local Māori elder cried.She was standing at the site of the massacre at Rangiaowhia, where Māori were deliberately burnt to death by the British crown in 1864. The site was just down the road from her Waikato high school. But she had never heard about it; in history, they’d been learning about the American civil war. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Man United facing sexual abuse claim in the High Court as historical allegation is filed against former kit man

Manchester United have been accused of failing to protect a claimant from sexual abuse by former employee Billy Watts in a High Court legal case.

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1 week ago Manchester United facing legal action over historic sexual abuse allegation

A claim has been lodged over historic accusations against a former caretaker

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2 w. ago Trailblazing jockey Rachael Blackmore lands major new Cheltenham Festival role

The Racecourse says Blackmore, the first female jockey to win the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup, is the ‘ideal ambassador’ to attract more women to the sport

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3 w. ago Student paralysed by skydiving accident sues for £15 million in compensation

Miriam Barker has a history of depression and claims she should never have been cleared to jump

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3 w. ago Could a cheetah win the Melbourne Cup? An evolution expert explains

An evolutionary biomechanist has compared the fastest land animals in the world across 3,200 metres

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3 w. ago Jamie Melham emulates her hero to become second woman to win the Melbourne Cup

Jamie Melham followed in the footsteps of Michelle Payne to triumph in the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday

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3 w. ago Thousands of revellers stumble out of the gates at Flemington after a wild day of action at the Melbourne Cup leaves some a little worse for wear

Australia's favourite race, the Melbourne Cup, has come to an end with thousands staggering home after a long day at Flemington Racecourse.

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3 w. ago Champion jockey taken to hospital with suspected broken leg after Melbourne Cup day fall

Blake Shinn, the reigning champion in Victoria, Australia, took a heavy fall two races after finishing sixth in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington

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3 w. ago Half Yours claims stunning victory in the Melbourne Cup as jockey Jamie Melham makes sporting history

Follow Daily Mail's live blog for all the best and worst of the fashions in the field, celebrity appearances and updates from the action on the track at the nation's biggest race.

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3 w. ago The best and worst celebrity fashion at the 2025 Melbourne Cup: Playful cut

Melbourne Cup 2025 saw Australia's biggest names descend on Flemington in a flurry of feathers, fascinators, high-fashion hits (and a few spectacular misses).

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3 w. ago Melbourne Cup: Jamie Melham claims second historic win for female jockey

The star rider emulated Michelle Payne, who triumphed, on a 100-1 chance ten years ago, by winning the 'race that stops a nation' on leading contender Half Yours

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3 w. ago Half Yours claims stunning victory in the Melbourne Cup after chasing down huge frontrunner

Follow Daily Mail's live blog for all the best and worst of the fashions in the field, celebrity appearances and updates from the action on the track at the nation's biggest race.

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3 w. ago Melbourne Cup 2025: Jamie Melham follows in Michelle Payne’s footsteps with win aboard Half Yours

Melham becomes second woman to win famous race over 3200mJockey and horse complete Caulfield-Melbourne Cup doubleJockey Jamie Melham became the second woman to win the Melbourne Cup after Half Yours saluted on a wet track under cloudy skies at Flemington, in front of around 80,000 spectators. The five-year-old gelding – the only Australian-bred horse in the race – finished two lengths ahead of Goodie Two Shoes, with Middle Earth third.Interviewed on the track immediately afterwards, Melham, who created history as the first female jockey to complete the Caulfield-Melbourne Cups double, said: “What just happened? Oh my god”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Melbourne Cup 2025 LIVE: All the celebrity fashion triumphs and fails at the race that stops a nation

Follow Daily Mail's live blog for all the best and worst of the fashions in the field, celebrity appearances and updates from the action on the track at the nation's biggest race.

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