Winning the Derby in 1971 was the crowning moment in one of the finest seasons ever seen in the saddle. With Mill Reef he captured the Derby, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot and the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in Paris – victories that remain …
Read More »Lauren Laverne to host Mercury Prize ceremony in Newcastle
Evie Lake BBC News, North East and Cumbria BBC Lauren Laverne, from Sunderland, will host the 2025 ceremony in Newcastle BBC Radio 6 Music’s Lauren Laverne has been announced as the host of this year’s Mercury Prize. The ceremony will take place in Newcastle on 16 October, marking the first …
Read More »Students welcome opening of new £54m college
BBC The new Northern Regional College campus in Ballymena cost £54m A new further education college in Ballymena, County Antrim, was given a ringing endorsement by students when it opened its doors for the first time on Tuesday. “Professional”, “clean” and “gorgeous” were some of the words used to describe …
Read More »FAW open extension to Hensol headquarters after £3m investment
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) have opened a “major extension” to their Hensol headquarters following a £3m investment into improving its facilities. In conjunction with some funding from the Welsh Government, the FAW have used the cash injection to extend the gym used by Wales’ national teams while creating …
Read More »Watch: McDowell not giving up hope of Ryder Cup return
Watch as three-time Ryder Cup winner Graeme McDowell talks about how he has not given up hope of being involved for Europe in the future. BBC News
Read More »Ravichandran Ashwin retires from IPL and hopes to play in other franchise leagues
Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has retired from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and plans to play in other franchise leagues across the world. Ashwin, 38, played for five franchises including the Chennai Super Kings – where he won the title twice in 2010 and 2011 – and is fifth …
Read More »Today’s NYT Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 27 #1530
Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s Wordle puzzle was a bit of a relief after a few days of solidly tough ones, I …
Read More »Celtic out of Champions League: The reasons for embarrassing exit against Almaty
Take those exits from the Champions League, multiply them by Rodgers’ wretched defeats by Barcelona, Paris St-Germain, Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund and still you do not hit the cringe factor of these ties against a Kairat side that a properly functioning Celtic would expect to beat. No goal in …
Read More »Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for Aug. 27, #808
Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a mix. I saw the yellow category right away, and was so …
Read More »Cardiff City: Colwill-to-Colwill goal a moment the brothers “will cherish”
Cardiff head coach Brian Barry-Murphy said the smart finish from Joel Colwill against Cheltenham replicated what he has been doing in training. The former Manchester City academy coach, who remains unbeaten as Bluebirds boss, has challenged the younger Colwill to add more goals to his game this season. “It was …
Read More »Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Aug. 27
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today’s Mini Crossword might be the toughest one I’ve ever done! Hint: There’s a trick to it. …
Read More »Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 27 #542
Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle isn’t too tough, though there are a whopping seven answers to find in …
Read More »KPop Demon Hunters is Netflix’s most popular movie of all time
Netflix’s most popular movies, as of August 26th, 2025.Image: Netflix 5 Comments Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Charles Pulliam-Moore Entertainment Close Entertainment Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email …
Read More »Winchester 16th century clock chimes again
One of the UK’s oldest clocks, which first struck the time in 1559, has been restored to full working order. The turret clock was installed at The Church of St John the Baptist in Winchester at the start of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and is thought to have …
Read More »Sir Billy Connolly to be honoured with weekend of events
Getty Images Glasgow is to honour Sir Billy Connolly with a weekend of events as part of the city’s 850th anniversary celebrations. The Big Yin Weekend on September 6 and 7 will celebrate the Glasgow-born comedian through a mixture of events including film, music, comedy and walking and cycling tours. …
Read More »Eli King: Cardiff midfielder out for season with knee injury
King came through the academy at Cardiff City and has spent previous seasons on loan at Morecambe, Ross County and more recently Stevenage. Under Barry-Murphy, King looked set to be given more playing time, with the new Bluebirds head coach keen to give youngsters a chance. In King’s absence, 18-year-old …
Read More »US Open 2025: Venus Williams awarded women’s doubles wildcard with Leylah Fernandez
Earlier this season, former world number one Williams was officially considered an inactive player, having gone a whole year without competing. Then, out of nowhere as the eyes of the tennis world were trained on Wimbledon, she announced she was ready to play again at the Washington Open. Williams beat …
Read More »Microsoft locks down a building after protesters get inside president’s office
Microsoft has temporarily locked down a building at its headquarters after protesters managed to get inside the office of the company’s president. Current and former Microsoft workers held a sit-in protest inside Brad Smith’s office in Building 34, demanding that the company cut ties with the Israeli government. The protesters …
Read More »How the double strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital unfolded
On Monday, Nasser Hospital – the largest in southern Gaza and one of the few still partially operating in the Strip – was hit twice by Israeli strikes. At least 20 people were reportedly killed, including journalists and medical staff. The attack has drawn international condemnation and the United Nations …
Read More »How the double strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital unfolded
On Monday, Nasser Hospital – the largest in southern Gaza and one of the few still partially operating in the Strip – was hit twice by Israeli strikes. At least 20 people were reportedly killed, including journalists and medical staff. The attack has drawn international condemnation and the United Nations …
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