4 h. ago The Cheltenham trainer you MUST follow as son of flat racing king tools up with double figure priced dangerous weapons

Joseph O'Brien knows the family business and his small but select side could provide some tasty returns

Events

4 d. ago Gavin Cromwell names Cheltenham Festival dark horse as top Irish trainer convinced he has huge each way chance

Outstanding Irish trainer nominates young star to be a Costwolds cracker

Politics

5 d. ago 'Maybe we're better' – Shaun Murphy risks wrath of darts stars with snooker comment

Snooker star and BBC pundit Shaun Murphy aimed another jokey dig at darts after taking his tally of career maximum breaks into double-figures at the World Open in China

Events

2 w. ago I’m a pioneering Cheltenham Gold Cup winning trainer who kicked cancer in the a*** – here’s my Festival fancy

The brilliant Irish trainer is part of the meeting's folklore

Sport

2 w. ago Cheltenham Festival legend Delta Work dies aged 12 as trainer 'gutted'

Last year’s Grand National runner-up and three-time Cheltenham Festival winner Delta Work has died at the age of 12 after suffering a bout of colic

Events

2 w. ago Met Office latest as temperatures climb to double figures in Greater Manchester

Some areas could be warmer than Nice, in the south of France

Politics

2 w. ago Sudan paramilitary group kills more than 200 people in three

The Emergency Lawyers network said the RSF killed civilians south of Khartoum, with hundreds more either wounded or missingSudanese paramilitaries have killed more than 200 people in a three-day assault south of Khartoum, according to a lawyers’ network, while the army-backed government put the death toll at more than double that figure.The Emergency Lawyers network, which has documented human rights abuses during 22 months of fighting between the rival security forces, said hundreds more were wounded or missing and feared drowned after the paramilitaries opened fire on villagers as they attempted to flee across the White Nile. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Exact day Britain will be as warm as Madrid and Rome but not before more snow

After weeks of grey skies and arctic blasts, which have brought frosty nights and sleet or snow showers, frozen Britain will thaw out at the weekend as temperatures finally hit double figures

Events

2 w. ago Spending on university campus diversity staff skyrockets to massive £28million a year

The figures reveal that costs for equality, diversity and inclusion workers has doubled in the space of three years.

Economics