9 h. ago Newsboy’s ITV4 selections for Chester and Ascot plus tips from Thursday’s other meetings

Newsboy is backing Zoffee to score again in the Ladbrokes Chester Cup (3.05) and he also fancies The Foxes (2.35) to add another Group 2 success to his resume in the Huxley Stakes

Politics

29 h. ago Ministers call on tech firms for ‘bold ideas’ to tackle justice system crisis

Tech bosses will meet with the Justice Secretary on Thursday as part of Government plans to use technology to overhaul the justice system.

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30 h. ago Black smoke from Sistine Chapel chimney confirms no pope elected in first conclave vote

Cardinals to return to Sistine Chapel on Thursday to continue secret meeting to elect new pontiff

Politics

34 h. ago Newsboy’s ITV4 selections for Chester and Huntingdon plus tips from Thursday’s other meetings

Newsboy is backing Absurde to win the Group 3 Ormonde Stakes at Chester and he expects High Stock to deliver in the Dee Stakes, both live on ITV4

Politics

41 h. ago New push to ban Red Arrows flypast over Edinburgh Military Tattoo at festival time

A motion in a bid to ban flypasts over Edinburgh Castle for the Tattoo will be discussed at Thursday’s council meeting.

Events

57 h. ago Newsboy's ITV4 selections for Chester and Newton Abbot plus tips from Wednesday's other three meetings

Newsboy believes his Nap, Redorange, is a juicy tip at Chester and he also fancies Square D'Alboni to win the feature Chester Vase

Politics

7 d. ago Man City set for ticket talks with fans that could end Wolves protest

Tickets remain a hot topic of conversation at Manchester City and the club will chair another meeting on it on Thursday

Sport

8 d. ago Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Thursday’s six meetings, including Southwell Nap

Newsboy fancies his Nap, Reginald Charles, to win at Southwell and also hopes Twafeeg can score at Yarmouth and complete his Daily Double

Politics

1 week ago Trump envoy meets Putin hours after Moscow killing of Russian general

Russian official calls talks with Steve Witkoff ‘quite useful’ as investigation launched into suspected Ukrainian bombingDonald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff has met Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin for high-stakes peace talks, hours after a senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow.Trump has played up Witkoff’s visit – his fourth to Russia in recent months – claiming a deal on ending the war in Ukraine was within reach. “The next few days are going to be very important. Meetings are taking place right now,” Trump told reporters on Thursday. “I think we’re going to make a deal I think we’re getting very close.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Excessive' Battersea riverside tower block plans rejected by councillors

Councillors voted unanimously to refuse planning permission for the development at a Wandsworth council planning meeting held on Thursday

Science

2 w. ago Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Thursday’s four meetings, including Beverley Nap

Newsboy fancies his nap, Wait And Hope, to win at Beverley and also hopes Bowen island can score on the same card and complete his Daily Double

Politics

2 w. ago Newsboy’s ITV4 selections for Fairyhouse on Monday plus tips from every UK race

Newsboy is backing Malina Girl to win the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse and he expects Okeechobee to take the Magnolia Stakes at Kempton, both live on ITV4

Politics

2 w. ago Kilmar Ábrego García ‘traumatized’ by threats in prison, Maryland senator says

Chris Van Hollen describes meeting with constituent held in Salvadoran prison against supreme court orderUS politics live – latest updatesWrongly deported Salvadoran man Kilmar Ábrego García has been held incommunicado and faced threats in prison that left him “traumatized”, a Democratic senator said Friday after returning from meeting him in El Salvador.Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, the state Ábrego García had been living in with his US citizen wife and son until he was deported last month in what the Trump administration conceded was an “administrative error”, traveled to the central American country this week to see his constituent. After initially rejecting his request to meet Ábrego García and preventing him from traveling to the prison where he was being held, president Nayib Bukele’s government on Thursday facilitated a meeting at Van Hollen’s hotel. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago US Olympic committee sidesteps transgender athlete policy amid LA28 buildup

USOPC won’t set transgender eligibility rules for LA28LA28 passes $1bn in sponsorship, confirms key venuesUSA Football certified ahead of flag football’s debutThe United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has said it will not set any policy on transgender athlete eligibility ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games, despite growing political pressure from the Trump administration and increasing scrutiny over access and inclusion in women’s sport.Speaking Thursday after the committee’s first board meeting of 2025, chief executive Sarah Hirshland said the USOPC had no plans to define eligibility criteria, even as US president Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14201 – titled Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports – threatens to upend international participation protocols. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Giorgia Meloni to try to act as bridge between EU and US with Trump meeting

Italian PM’s summit with US president provokes trepidation among some European allies• Europe live – latest updatesGiorgia Meloni will attempt to burnish her credentials as a possible bridge between the EU and the US during a high-stakes summit with Donald Trump in the White House on Thursday, the first European leader to meet the US president since he announced and then paused some of his planned trade tariff hikes.Italy’s far-right prime minister, who has nurtured friendly relations with Trump, arrived in Washington on Wednesday night. The pair will have lunch at 12pm local time before the meeting in the Oval office, which will be attended by a pool of White House reporters and Italian journalists. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Giorgia Meloni aiming to act as bridge between EU and US in Trump meeting

Italian PM’s summit with US president has provoked trepidation among some European allies• Europe live – latest updatesGiorgia Meloni will attempt to burnish her credentials as a possible bridge between the EU and the US during a high-stakes summit with Donald Trump in the White House on Thursday, the first European leader to meet the US president since he announced and then paused some of his planned trade tariff hikes.Italy’s far-right prime minister, who has nurtured friendly relations with Trump, arrived in Washington on Wednesday night. The pair will have lunch at 12pm local time before the meeting in the Oval Office, which will be attended by a pool of White House reporters and Italian journalists. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Thursday’s four meetings, including Ripon Nap

Newsboy fancies his nap, Green Pursuit, to win at Ripon and also hopes Coco Mademoiselle can score at Cheltenham and complete his Daily Double

Economics

3 w. ago Newsboy's horse racing selections for Newmarket on ITV4, plus the rest of Tuesday's cards

Newsboy expects his Nap, Ambiente Friendly, to begin his four-year-old campaign on a successful note by winning the bet365 Earl Of Sefton Stakes (3.00) at Newmarket, and he also rates Nightwalker a good thing in the bet365 Feilden Stakes (2.25)

Politics

4 w. ago Newsboy's horseracing tips for Thursday's four meetings including Lingfield Nap

Newsboy reckons all-weather specialist Thapa Vc can add to his record at Lingfield and also likes the look of a Jeremy Scott-trained mare at Newton Abbot

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