8 h. ago UK to reimburse visa fees for top tech and science firms in push for growth

The Chancellor will pitch Britain as a haven of ‘stability’ as she meets business chiefs at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday.

Economics

13 h. ago Newsboy's horse racing selections for Tuesday's three meetings, including Southwell Nap

Newsboy expects a William Knight-trained four-year-old to score again at Southwell in the 6.30 and he also rates a Olly Murphy hurdler to break his maiden at Leicester in the 2.32

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38 h. ago Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Monday’s three meetings, including Wolverhampton Nap

Newsboy fancies his nap, Zoulu Warrior, to win at Wolverhampton and also hopes I'm Workin On it can score at Kempton and complete his Daily Double

Politics

3 d. ago Newsboy’s ITV selections for Haydock Park and Ascot on Saturday

Newsboy fancies a Jonjo and AJ O'Neill chaser to come good in Haydock Park's Sky Bet Peter Marsh Handicap Chase (2.00), while at Ascot he expects a Willie Mullins hotpot to prove too hot for Jonbon once again in the betMGM Clarence House Chase

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4 d. ago Newsboy’s ITV4 selections plus tips on every race from Friday's UK meetings

Newsboy is backing Poet Laureate to win the featured two-mile Handicap Hurdle at Windsor and he expects Altobelli to deliver in the Weatherbys Hurdle on ITV4

Politics

4 d. ago West Lothian RAAC meeting with Scottish Government pulled at 11th hour

The meeting planned for Tuesday morning was postponed after the chair of the national campaign group, Wilson Chowdhry, sustained a knee injury.

Politics

5 d. ago Larry the cat causes chaos during Polish president’s visit to Downing Street

Larry the cat tripped up a photographer as he exited Downing Street following Polish president Karol Nawrocki's meeting with Sir Keir Starmer on Tuesday, 13 January.

Politics

5 d. ago Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Thursday’s four meetings, including Newcastle Nap

Newsboy fancies his nap, Fat Harry, to win at Newcastle and also hopes A Perfect Day can score at Wincanton and complete his Daily Double

Politics

5 d. ago Larry the cat causes stumble for Polish president’s photographer

Larry the cat tripped up a photographer as he exited Downing Street following Polish president Karol Nawrocki's meeting with Sir Keir Starmer on Tuesday, 13 January.

Politics

6 d. ago Trump news at a glance: president vows to help ‘Iranian Patriots’ in latest signal of military action against Tehran

Administration issues warning to US citizens: ‘Leave Iran now’ – key US politics stories from 13 January at a glanceDonald Trump has told Iranians to keep protesting and said help was on the way, in the clearest sign yet that the US president may be preparing for military action against Tehran.“Iranian Patriots, keep protesting – take over your institutions!!! help is on its way,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday. He added that he had cancelled all meetings with Iranian officials until the “senseless killing” of protesters stopped. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Newsboy's horse racing selections for Wednesday's three meetings, including Newbury Nap

Newsboy expects both his best bets for Wednesday to score notable four-timers at Newbury in the 2.40 and Lingfield in the 2.30

Politics

7 d. ago Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Tuesday’s three meetings, including Ayr Nap

Newsboy fancies his nap, Kelvin Forlonge, to win at Ayr and also hopes Bras D'Or can score on the same card and complete his Daily Double

Politics

1 week ago Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Thursday’s three meetings, including Chelmsford Nap

Newsboy fancies his nap, Speed Of Maajid, to win at Chelmsford and also hopes Isla Bella can score on the same card and complete his Daily Double

Politics

1 week ago Newsboy's horse racing selections for Wednesday's two meetings, including Kempton Nap

Newsboy expects champion jockey Oisin Murphy to score a Kempton double, starting with his Nap in the 6.00

Politics

1 week ago Keir Starmer launches scathing attack on Reform UK and issues message to Cabinet

Keir Starmer claimed at a meeting of his political Cabinet on Tuesday that Nigel Farage's Reform UK wants to appease Russia's Putin and 'inject bile' into communities across the country

Events

2 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian strikes kill two and trigger hospital fire ahead of Paris peace talks

Overnight attacks trigger evacuations ‘under fire’ at Kyiv medical facility while European leaders gather to seek peace plan breakthrough. What we know on day 1,413Russian strikes on Ukraine early on Monday killed two people and forced night-time evacuations into freezing temperatures, a day ahead of Ukrainian allies meeting in France to revive diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting. Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will attend the Paris meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing” on Tuesday – being hosted by French president Emmanuel Macron – to discuss security guarantees as part of a peace proposal. Russia’s overnight strikes triggered a fire at a private medical facility in Kyiv, killing one person and wounding three others, authorities said. “Doctors and nurses were forced to evacuate the wounded under fire,” Ukraine’s prime minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, said on X. The attack also killed a man in his 70s in the neighbouring city of Fastiv, ...

Events

2 w. ago Newsboy's horse racing selections for Tuesday's two meetings, including Wolverhampton Nap

Newsboy casts some light for punters in the 4.15 at Wolverhampton with a James Owen stayer and he also fancies a promising three-year-old in the 3.15 on the same card

Politics

2 w. ago Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Monday’s Wolverhampton meeting, including his Nap and next best

Newsboy fancies his nap, Colors Of Freedom, to win at Wolverhampton and also hopes Aim For The Bull can score on the same card and complete his Daily Double

Politics

2 w. ago Templegate’s Tote Placepot tips with £100,000 GUARANTEED at Sandown on Saturday

THE Placepot is a bet where you select a horse to be placed in the FIRST SIX races of any meeting. You can pick more than one horse in a race – you just multiply the number of selections in each race to calculate your stake. So for staking it’s 1x2x2x2x2x2 which adds up to...

Economics

2 w. ago Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Friday’s four meetings, including Fakenham Nap

Newsboy fancies his nap, Kelijoe, to win at Fakenham and also hopes Time Tested can score at Chelmsford and complete his Daily Double

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