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Good day to bury bad news on spin

27.10.09
Whitehall's spin doctors are crafty. Last Thursday, while the row was raging about British National Party leader Nick Griffin’s appearance on Question Time and the Royal Mail strike was causing chaos, the Government slipped out the news that — after 10 months of discussion — it was refusing to back a compulsory register of lobbyists ... more

Why racing's 'Fergie' won't worry if he never wins another title

20.10.09
Exclusive: He takes great pride in being the champion jumps trainer, but Nicholls says he’s only interested in winning the biggest races... more

Conduit is slashed for King George

25.06.09
Conduit has been the subject of a major betting plunge for next month's King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot... more

Christophe Lemaire is relishing his royal appointment

08.06.09
Horse racing: Christophe Lemaire is looking forward to crossing the Channel next week with major chances in two of Royal Ascot's feature events... more

Racing faces new investigation over betting

21.05.09
Horse racing: Racing chiefs may launch an investigation after a number of horses trained by David Evans were successfully backed to lose by an owner in his yard... more

Brian Sewell: How I was won over by electric transport

14.05.09
As the world's fastest electric bike goes on sale in London next month, actress Imogen Stubbs goes for her first two-wheel electric spin while Brian Sewell is won over by the new battery-powered Smart car... more

Potential buyers set to make move on Great Leighs

22.01.09
Deloitte has revealed that it has been approached by "a number of parties" interested in buying Great Leighs... more

Channel 4 racing threat as BBC offered Newmarket showpieces

05.01.09
Channel 4's future coverage of racing is under threat after it was revealed that the BBC has been offered Newmarket's three biggest race days of the season... more

Soumillon must face ‘nightclub headbutt’ probe

16.12.08
Racing officials are set to investigate claims that jockey Christophe Soumillon headbutted the son of a leading trainer in a Hong Kong nightclub... more

Hong Kong chief: Munce return is a sad day for racing

04.12.08
Australian horses Apache Cat and Douro Valley both hold good chances of claiming victory on Hong Kong's biggest race day of the year but could receive a lukewarm reception if successful... more

O’Brien’s Marmalade to be the toast of Paris

03.10.08
Horse Racing: Duke Of Marmalade can round off a brilliant unbeaten season in Europe by winning the £3.1 million Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp... more

Olympics minister orders rethink over 2012 plans for Greenwich park

28.08.08
As concern grows over the plan to stage equestrian events in London’s world heritage park, Tessa Jowell calls in accountants in a move that could lead to Greenwich being scrapped as a venue.... more

Ashton's axemen win rugby award for worst of a rotten lot

18.04.08
'It's like the Keystone Kops trying to defuse an argument on the Kashmiri border'... more

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