30 m. ago Japanese Grand Prix session stopped after F1 star destroys car in huge crash

The start of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend was disrupted on Friday when one Formula 1 star lost control of his race car and smashed into a barrier at high speed

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51 m. ago Wowcher deal lets you drive a 435bhp Mustang GT V8 on a race track for just £16

A bargain driving experience package £16 gives you a choice of five amazing cars to take on a three-lap blast

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1 hour ago Grand National 2025: Tips for Aintree as I Am Maximus goes for back

Our tipster, Bob Cross, provides his top picks for the big race in Liverpool

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5 h. ago F1's Japanese GP has storylines that may be as fleeting as the country's cherry blossoms

The Japanese Grand Prix is only the third Formula 1 race of the season, but several storylines are developing that promise a few twists

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7 h. ago St Pancras plans 'turn up and go' trains to Europe after Race Across The World sparks demand for international rail travel

Passengers ‘able to depart for Europe 15 minutes after arriving at station’

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9 h. ago Trump’s tariff push is a race against time, and potential voter backlash

President Donald Trump’s expansive new tariff regime reverses a decades-long global trend of lower trade barriers that will likely raise prices for U.S. consumers and threatens to sharply slow the economy this year

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11 h. ago Japanese Grand Prix Prediction & F1 Betting Tips: Mighty McLaren Tough To Stop

Read our F1 betting tips ahead of Sunday’s race in Suzuka

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12 h. ago Trump triggers race to offer US concessions before tariffs hit

Nations prepare offers to Washington including weapons deals, dropping their own tariffs and moves against China

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13 h. ago Labour ignored education department plea to delay VAT on private school fees until new year so Government could net almost £1bn extra from families

Lawyers for the Government have told the High Court bringing forward the date by eight months would raise 'an additional revenue of over £900 million'.

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14 h. ago F1 Japan GP LIVE: Yuki Tsunoda set to make Red Bull debut at home race in Suzuka

Follow all the latest updates from Suzuka with Tsunoda now partnering Max Verstappen at Red Bull

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14 h. ago Grand National 2025 Sweepstake kit: Printable download for big race at Aintree

The 2025 Grand National takes place on Saturday at Aintree and there are plenty of runners and riders hoping to etch their name into the history books with victory

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14 h. ago JeffBet Grand National Offer 2025: Bet £10, Get £30 in Grand National Free Bets

Everything you need to know about the JeffBet Grand National offer ahead of Saturday’s race at Aintree

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14 h. ago Usher moved by iconic Dublin statue: ‘I had no idea black artists were celebrated like this'

The Confessions singer opens up to The Standard about his trip to the Emerald Isle, where a bronze statue of an Irish rock legend had a profound impact on him

Culture

15 h. ago Marks and Spencer shoppers race to buy LEGO Easter Bunny sets for £3 each online

The £2.68 LEGO Bunny sets that normally cost £18 each are the perfect alternative to chocolate eggs

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15 h. ago Both her home and school burned down during the LA fires. She’s just one of 700,000 uprooted kids

Los Angeles children suffered traumatic disruptions to their education and social lives from the wildfiresThe Eaton fire that devastated Altadena in early January burned down Juan Carlos Perez’s family home and the school where his younger daughter attended sixth grade.Losing both anchors at once, Perez said, has been traumatizing for the 12-year-old. As the family moved from hotel to Airbnb, his daughter has become increasingly withdrawn and too anxious to return to school, asking to finish the semester online. The only time she interacted with friends was during soccer practice, Perez said, but that routine was suspended last month when the family moved this month to a friend’s house in Connecticut. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Horse dies at Grand National meeting as update given on jockey Rachael Blackmore

The latest horse racing news as Willy De Houelle sadly passes away in second race of Grand National meeting at Aintree Racecourse.

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16 h. ago Stephen Colbert on Trump tariffs: ‘America is finally free from the tyranny of being able to buy stuff from other countries’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s ‘liberation day’ of sweeping tariffs and a liberal judge’s victory over an Elon Musk-backed candidate in WisconsinLate-night hosts delve into Donald Trump’s so-called “liberation day” of tariffs and the defeat of an Elon Musk-backed candidate in the Wisconsin supreme court race. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Grand National horse Willy De Houelle dies as Rachael Blackmore has scary fall

Champion trainer Willie Mullins had made a spectacular start by winning the first three races on Thursday but Willy De Houelle was a casualty in the second race

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16 h. ago Horse killed in Grand National horror fall as jockey taken away in ambulance

There were horror scenes on the first day of this year's race meeting

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16 h. ago Grand National horse killed in horror fall as jockey taken away in ambulance

There were horror scenes on the first day of this year's race meeting

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