McCoy won the blue riband for McManus and Jonjo O’Neill aboard Synchronised in 2012, and 13 years on he took a moment’s pause from his role as a TV pundit to cheer in a second Gold Cup hero for the ...

TV presenter Eamonn Holmes has said he is “determined to have a life” as he deals with constant pain due to ongoing back issues. The former This Morning host turned GB News broadcaster, 65, has long ...

Willie Mullins felt Galopin Des Champs was never jumping well enough to enable him to win a third Boodles Gold Cup at Cheltenham. On a day when the champion trainer won the first four races on the ...

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has passed party vetting to run for Holyrood next year, the PA news agency understands. Mr Flynn previously announced plans to stand for the Aberdeen South and ...

Burnley Council's ruling executive has accepted a £200,000 grant to step up its anti-smoking drive. The borough has one of the highest rates for smokers in the Lancashire at 19.6 per cent, meaning one ...

The threat of US tariffs on alcoholic drinks from the EU “is a very serious issue”, Irish premier Micheal Martin has warned. The Taoiseach said Irish whiskey products had benefited from “extraordinary ...

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister on Friday, and will now try to steer his country through a trade war brought by US President Donald Trump, a ...

The investigating magistrate in charge of the case has asked for seals to be placed on offices inside the EU Parliament.

Former Manchester United footballer Brandon Williams has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving after being caught doing almost 100mph. Williams, 24, was spotted driving at high speeds and in an erratic ...

Police have launched an appeal after a cash machine was stolen from a Longridge Co-op store, in a ram-raid burglary. At around 3am today (March 14), a JCB digger drove into a Co-op store in Berry Lane ...

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Greg and Jenny Mairs hailed a “perfect ending” to their badminton careers despite a quarter-final defeat on Day 4 of the YONEX All England. The mixed doubles pair were beaten 21-19 21-14 by Lee Jong ...