14 h. ago Newsboy's ITV selections for Newmarket, York and Ascot, plus tips from Saturday's other UK meetings

Newsboy is backing Flora Of Bermuda to flourish in the July Cup at Newmarket and he expects Run Boy Run score a third win on the July course in the Bunbury Cup, both on ITV

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15 h. ago 'He was so unlucky at Royal Ascot' – Jason Heavey's Saturday tips for the July Cup and five other meetings

Our man reckons a horse can make amends for some bad fortune at the royal meeting in Saturday's highlight – the Group One July Cup at Newmarket

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19 h. ago Saturday’s racing tips: Newmarket best bets & odds for July Cup day

Racing correspondent Jonathan Doidge brings us his horse racing tips for Saturday with a focus on day three of Newmarket’s July meeting, plus Ascot and York

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5 d. ago Newsboy went through the card on Saturday – here are his Monday racing tips

Our man is in scintillating form – tipping all seven winners at Beverley on Saturday – and he has napped one trained by the in-form Julie Camacho on Monday

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7 d. ago Saturday’s racing tips: Preview, odds and best bets for Eclipse day at Sandown

Racing correspondent Jonathan Doidge brings us his horse racing tips for Saturday with a focus on Sandown’s big day and the Eclipse

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1 week ago ‘Even if we stop drinking we will be exposed’: A French region has banned tap water. Is it a warning for the rest of Europe?

Forever chemicals have polluted the water supply of 60,000 people, threatening human health, wildlife and the wider ecosystem. But activists say this is just the tip of the Pfas icebergOne quiet Saturday night, Sandra Wiedemann was curled up on the sofa when a story broke on TV news: the water coming from her tap could be poisoning her. The 36-year-old, who is breastfeeding her six-month-old son Côme, lives in the quiet French commune of Buschwiller in Saint-Louis, near the Swiss city of Basel. Perched on a hill not far from the Swiss and German borders, it feels like a safe place to raise a child – spacious houses are surrounded by manicured gardens, framed by the wild Jura mountains.But as she watched the news, this safety felt threatened: Wiedemann and her family use tap water every day, for drinking, brushing her teeth, showering, cooking and washing vegetables. Now, she learned that chemicals she had never heard of were lurking in her body, on her skin, potentially harming her ...

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1 week ago Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo paired for the first time in blockbuster exhibition at the NGV

Two iconoclasts of contemporary fashion will show side by side in the first major Australian exhibition since the London designer’s death two years agoTwo era-defining avant garde fashion designers, Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo, will be brought together in a blockbuster summer exhibition announced on Tuesday by the National Gallery of Victoria.It has been more than 20 years since Westwood’s work has been exhibited extensively in Australia, and the NGV show will be the first since the designer’s death in December 2023.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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1 week ago At 21, Madison Griffiths dated her university tutor. It was legal, consensual – and a messy grey area

The author’s new book Sweet Nothings follows four women who, like her, dated their professors – and explores how even a consensual pedagogical relationship can result in ‘a unique harm’Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAt the tail end of 2023, the author Madison Griffiths posed a question on her Instagram: “Has anyone here ever been in a relationship with a professor or a tutor?”Hundreds of responses flooded in. There were those who revealed that their parents had met in the lecture hall. Younger women reported they’d been involved with a university superior. Their experiences were diverse but what united those who messaged her was gender: no men came forward to say they had been in relationships with a professor or tutor. In Griffiths’s inbox, at least, it was all women.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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2 w. ago A good deal or a good deal of waste? How to be more conscious about your consumption during sales periods

Understanding your brain on sale is the first step. Here are some practical measures to ensure you only buy things you need – or items that truly bring you joy in the long termChange by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comWhether the discount is offered on social media, via email or in a banner on your favourite website, if a business you’ve ever been a patron of is having a sale you can be sure they’ll find a way to tell you.“Temporary sales events are aimed at leveraging FOMO,” says Jason Pallant, a senior lecturer in marketing at RMIT University. “The idea is to make consumers feel like they will miss out on a great bargain if they don’t buy something right away.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'He just loves the track' – our expert's Saturday's racing tips

Daily Star Chief Tipster Jason Heavey thinks last year's winner can repeat his victory of 2024 in the big race at Newcastle – where he also believes he has found a blot on the handicap

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2 w. ago Jason Heavey's expert horse racing tips for Saturday, June 28 – 'he just loves the track'

Daily Star Chief Tipster Jason Heavey thinks last year's winner can repeat his victory of 2024 in the big race at Newcastle – where he also believes he has found a blot on the handicap

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2 w. ago York racecourse makes decision on strict dress code in heatwave after Royal Ascot refusal

York, regarded as the ‘Ascot of the north’, has announced that no jackets are required in its top enclosure on Saturday when temperatures could reach 26C

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3 w. ago Value Scope: Each way horseracing tips from Steve Jones for Royal Ascot on Saturday on ITV

There is still plenty to play for as Royal Ascot heads into the final day and Value Scope has four recommendations in his unmissable column

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3 w. ago Royal Ascot Day 5 Tips: Saturday’s Best Bets Including 9/4 & 4/1 Shots

Check out our latest Royal Ascot tips ahead of the final day at the famed British flat racing festival

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3 w. ago Sarah Ferguson walks hand in hand with daughter Beatrice at Royal Ascot in first appearance since revealing she took 'sanctuary' at a Swiss facility

The outing comes just after she received treatment at Paracelsus Recovery in Zurich - a high-end clinic known for offering support for people grappling with mental illness.

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3 w. ago Value Scope: Each way horseracing tips from Steve Jones for Royal Ascot Tuesday on ITV

After recommending 16-1 winner Hucklesbrook at York on Saturday, the top tipster has another four selections in his unmissable column for Mirror Racing

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3 w. ago ‘We’re so big we could do a gig on the moon’: tribute acts on fame, money and what it takes to make it

Dave Grohl is Bjorn Again’s ‘biggest fan’. Kelly O’Brien took out a loan to buy boobs to match Dolly Parton’s. Four tribute acts reflect on ‘the best job in the world’Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailPink Floyd, Queen, AC/DC and, of course, Elvis play every weekend around Australia, often to sell-out crowds. Sure, they might not be the real thing – but they’re close enough.Tribute acts – the artists who make their living performing covers of well-known musicians – are not new. But in the past few years they’ve surged in popularity – even while Australia’s live music industry has struggled – as audiences embrace nostalgia more than ever before. RSLs and regional towns might be the stomping ground for tribute acts but today the best in the business can charge more than $100 a ticket.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Value Scope: Each way horseracing tips from Steve Jones for Saturday on ITV

With Royal Ascot around the corner our top tipster points the way to some big priced runners who could fill the coffers ahead of next week's five-day extravaganza

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4 w. ago Something to smile about, Sir David? Becks jokes with King Charles at star

David, who has been widely tipped to be knighted in the King's Birthday Honours on Saturday, joined The King at London's St James' Palace for a star-studded awards ceremony.

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