24 h. ago Disneyland at 70: artists on the park’s five best rides – and why they still captivate

The California theme park is busier than ever. We asked artists, designers and historians to weigh in on the attractions that stand the test of timeA visit to Disneyland can be an exhausting experience. The line for a ride can be hours long; there are hordes of overstimulated children and the sheer quantity of gift shops is overwhelming. When the park first opened, on 17 July 1955, an adult ticket cost $1 and kids were 50 cents: now a single day’s entry for one person can easily run $200 or more.Despite all the kitsch and cartoon capitalism, though, Disneyland still delivers moments of actual magic, and that’s largely due to the inventiveness of its theme park rides. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Rising star Billy Loughnane becomes first jockey to ride 100 Flat winners in 2025

The 19-year-old overtook four-time champion jockey Oisin Murphy over the last two weeks to reach the three figure mark for the third season in a row

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52 h. ago Paul Ince grins and poses for selfie with fan outside court as faces drink

The former England captain was in court to face a drink-driving charge

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53 h. ago Rory McIlroy’s wild ride at home Open continues at Royal Portrush

McIlroy began the day three off the lead but quickly made inroads with a birdie at the first.

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68 h. ago 'It's a long way to travel for the champion jockey' – Jason Heavey's Friday racing tips

Oisin Murphy travels to Scotland for two rides at Hamilton and our tipster thinks it should be a worthwhile journey

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3 d. ago Pogacar crashes and protester disrupts sprint finish on chaotic stage 11 of Tour de France

Norway’s Jonas Abrahamsen claims win in ToulousePogacar falls 5km from end but quickly back on bikeChaos reigned on stage 11 of the Tour de France in Toulouse as the defending champion, Tadej Pogacar, crashed and an anti-Israel protester ran on to the final straight. Norway’s Jonas Abrahamsen claimed the stage win ahead of second-placed Mauro Schmid of Switzerland.A male protester wearing a ‘Israel out of the Tour’ T-shirt ran on to the home straight, as two frontrunners sprinted for victory, before he was restrained by a security officer. The protester, who was also waving a keffiyeh, was about 50m from the finish line. Israel is represented on the Tour through the Israel-Premier Tech team, but no Israeli riders are in the race. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago 'Two rides? Two winners' – Jason Heavey fancies Oisin Murphy to double up at Yarmouth

The champion jockey has regained winning form after a barren spell and our tipster thinks he can score on both his rides on Wednesday

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8 d. ago Oisin Murphy to face NO disciplinary action from BHA over drink

The champion jockey can continue to ride as long as he submits to enhanced testing on and off the course under new conditions imposed on his licence

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1 week ago Tour de France 2025: Evenepoel wins stage five time trial as Pogacar takes yellow jersey – live reaction

Remco Evenepoel justified his red hot favouritism and Tadej Pogacar took the oiverall race lead on a bad day at the office for Jonas VingegaardAn intriguing sub-plot: Still eligible for the best young rider (under-25) category, Remco Evenepoel is the odds-on favourite to win today’s stage but should the Belgian endure a rare bad day at the ITT office, there’s a decent chance Scotland’s very own Oscar Onley could take the white jersey.Riding in only his second Tour de France, the 22-year-old from Perth is a highly commendable seventh overall on General Classification but is only 29 seconds behind Kevin Vauquelin, who is currently in possession of the garment and will have plenty of support as he rides today’s ITT on his home roads of Normandy. It’s a tall order but a big performance from Oscar (and a poor one from Remco) could see the Picnic PostNL rider wrestle the white jersey from the Frenchman’s shoulders. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tour de France 2025: stage five updates from the time trial from Caen – live

Updates from the first time trial of this year’s TourStage-by-stage guide | Mail Barry with your thoughtsAn intriguing sub-plot: Still eligible for the best young rider (under-25) category, Remco Evenepoel is the odds-on favourite to win today’s stage but should the Belgian endure a rare bad day at the ITT office, there’s a decent chance Scotland’s very own Oscar Onley could take the white jersey.Riding in only his second Tour de France, the 22-year-old from Perth is a highly commendable seventh overall on General Classification but is only 29 seconds behind Kevin Vauquelin, who is currently in possession of the garment and will have plenty of support as he rides today’s ITT on his home roads of Normandy. It’s a tall order but a big performance from Oscar (and a poor one from Remco) could see the Picnic PostNL rider wrestle the white jersey from the Frenchman’s shoulders. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Racing chiefs must ban Oisin Murphy from riding immediately after drink

Chief racing correspondent David Yates, aka Newsboy, urges the BHA to do its job in the wake of the four-time champion jockey’s appearance at Reading Magistrates Court

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1 week ago Driver of 100mph ‘rogue’ electric car charged with driving offence

Nathan Owen said a fault in his Jaguar I-Pace left him without brakes at 100mph on the motorway.

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2 w. ago Ryan Moore guides Delacroix to Eclipse win and puts Oisin Murphy in the shade

Moore pulls off audacious move to beat OmbudsmanMurphy goes winless after drink-driving convictionIt was a frustrating and winless return to action for Oisin Murphy after a drink-driving conviction two days ago. The reigning champion jockey on the Flat and four more of the best riders in the business were confounded by the split-second brilliance of Ryan Moore aboard Delacroix, the 3-1 second-favourite, in the Group One Eclipse Stakes.Moore said afterwards that he had flipped through four different plans in the course of the 10-furlong Eclipse, and Delacroix was last and trading at three-figure odds in running as Camille Pissarro, a stable companion of Delacroix at the Aidan O’Brien yard, cruised past on his outside, keeping Moore in a pocket as he did so. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Home Office announces ‘nationwide blitz’ on asylum seekers taking jobs

Government under pressure on issue after stories of asylum seekers working illegally as takeaway delivery ridersThe Home Office has announced what it is calling a “nationwide blitz” on asylum seekers who take jobs, after recent political controversy about people in asylum hotels working as food takeaway delivery riders.In a statement, which gave few specifics, the Home Office pledged to begin “a major operation to disrupt this type of criminality” based around enforcement teams focusing on the gig economy, particularly on delivery riders. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Champion jockey Oisin Murphy fined £70,000 after ploughing pal’s car into a tree while drunk

The 29-year-old jockey Oisin Murphy apologised for a ‘grave error’ as he was banned from the roads for 20 months after admitting to drink-driving

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2 w. ago Oisin Murphy issues ‘sincere’ apology to passenger after crashing car while drunk

The champion jockey said in a statement that there was no excuse for his actions and that he had let a lot of people down after being fined £70,000 and banned from driving for 20 months

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2 w. ago ‘I have let a lot of people down’ – Champion jockey apologises for drink

A judge fined Oisin Murphy £70,000 and handed him a 20-month driving ban after he crashed a car into a tree while drink-driving earlier this year.

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2 w. ago Champion jockey fined £70,000 for drink driving after crashing car into tree

Oisin Murphy appeared at Reading Magistrates' Court charged with drink driving

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2 w. ago Champion jockey Oisin Murphy fined £70,000 after admitting drink

He crashed a car into a tree in Berkshire earlier this year.

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2 w. ago Champion jockey Oisin Murphy handed fine and driving ban after crashing car while drunk

Jockey Oisin Murphy pleaded guilty after giving a breath test which was nearly twice the legal alcohol limit, seven hours after he was arrested following a road traffic accident

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