A couple who tortured to death a three-year-old boy they were employed to care for were known to child protection agencies, a serious case review has found... more
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Workforce could stay in training next season but connections are undecided about whether to head to the Breeders' Cup with the colt next month... more
Sedgefield appears the brightest prospect of any National Hunt racing being staged over the next few days following the abandonment of Leicester's Tuesday card... more
Hayley Turner hailed as the "Rebecca Adlington of racing" as she closed in on becoming the first female jockey to ride 100 winners in a calendar year... more
The heartbroken mother of children’s TV presenter Mark Speight – who was found dead at her home on Friday – may have died as a result of stress after his suicide.... more
Mortgage lenders are now so desperate to escape the ailing UK property market they are effectively paying customers to take their business elsewhere... more
David Smyth this week looks at guitarist-turned-singer Scott Matthews, some downloadable White Stripes and Kanye West's latest eclectic offering.... more
It's remarkable that up-market Italian Quirinale has survived as long as it has, but this is one of the few institutions in the Westminster Village that deserves to stay in fashion.... more
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