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Our 12 to follow will give you a perfect jump start

09.11.09
This weekend’s Cheltenham Open meeting sees the jumps season get into full swing and Simon Milham marks your card for the new campaign... more

Return for Kalahari King

22.10.09
Ferdy Murphy says top chaser Kalahari King is set to make his comeback at Kelso after recovering from a minor back problem... more

Evan Williams plots Aintree assault for Cappa Bleu

22.10.09
Cappa Bleu is likely to make his long-awaited seasonal reappearance at Aintree... more

Brown appears in the grip of an odd euphoria

29.09.09
"Lighten up", Peter Mandelson instructed Gloomy Gordon, and Sarah Brown, as usual, got the message before her husband. She was sporting a lustrous honey-tinted hair colour and had forsaken those forbidding beige and red numbers for a vibrant splash of a floral dress. ... more

Getaway driver with no arms in 100mph chase

14.09.09
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GM 'to scrap' Vauxhall sale

25.08.09
General Motors' chief negotiator over the sale of Vauxhall/Opel was locked in talks this evening with a German government-led taskforce amid growing speculation the deal will be scrapped... more

Canadians 'win battle for Opel'

13.08.09
The fight for Opel - and the uncertainty over 5,000 Vauxhall jobs in the UK - is drawing to a close with reports that Canadian auto-parts maker Magna has won the bidding war... more

Top-draw Riggins can help Luca Cumani to count his winnings

10.07.09
In large handicaps on certain tracks, the draw is often a determining factor in finding winners. The John Smith's Cup, run over 10 furlongs at York is a case in point. ... more

Seconds out, round two as Adam Jones looks to tame Boks 'Beast' again

25.06.09
Adam Jones, the wild-haired Harley Davidson-riding prop, will be charged with saving the Lions tour today, when the selectors hand him the vital No3 jersey for the Second Test... more

Put faith in Church Island to leave rivals without a prayer

24.04.09
Horse racing: Sandown's Celebration Meeting is a gleaming tailpiece to the jumps season, bringing the toffs and tweeds together for a cracking mixed card... more

Charlie Swan plots more Sandown glory with Oodachee

23.04.09
Horse racing: Punters are putting their faith in Oodachee to land the Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown... more

JP will still be happy if Swan opens his account

02.04.09
Horse racing: Charlie Swann is more likely to be remembered for riding the JP McManus-owned Istabraq to three successive Champion Hurdle victories than he is for winning 10 Irish jockeys' championships... more

Hughes hopeful but he fears a war of attrition in the National

26.03.09
Black Apalachi has a "massive chance" of landing the John Smith's Grand National - but his trainer Dessie Hughes concedes that fellow Irish raider War Of Attrition is the horse they all have to beat at Aintree... more

Cable waiting in the wings as Darling fluffs his lines

23.02.09
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Heineken is left feeling sick after its S&N takeover

18.02.09
Consumer: Heineken is nursing a huge hangover as it emerged that it has ended up with the worst parts of UK brewer Scottish & Newcastle following its joint £7.8 billion takeover with Carlsberg last year... more

Wind and lots of hot air on agenda at National lunch

11.02.09
Horse racing: The announcement of the John Smith's Grand National weights has given racing plenty to talk about in the build up to the big race... more

Handicapper gives McCoy chance to fill National void

10.02.09
Horse racing: The publication of the weights for this year's John Smith's Grand National gives multi record-breaking jockey Tony McCoy the chance to fill the final blank on his CV... more

National ratings set to be revised after Denman's Kempton defeat

09.02.09
Horse racing: Ante-post favourite Denman was withdrawn from the John Smith’s Grand National on the back of a disappointing performance and first-ever defeat over fences... more

Owner fears favourite Denman isn't ready for Grand National

29.01.09
Paul Barber, joint-owner of Denman, has voiced concerns about running his Cheltenham Gold Cup winner in the John Smith's Grand National... more

McCain: It would be great if Denman runs in National

05.01.09
The possibility of Denman taking part in the John Smith's Grand National in April, as first suggested by Standard Sport back in October, has been welcomed by Aintree legend Ginger McCain... more

Two scorpions are back in same bottle

03.10.08
From the moment he backed Tony Blair for Labour leader 18 long years ago, Peter Mandelson was never again going to be a close friend of Gordon Brown... more

Prince of Darkness back from the wilderness ... again

03.10.08
Peter Mandelson's return to the Government confirms his reputation as the "comeback king" of British politics... more

For Labour’s sake go, Gordon: it’s David’s turn

22.09.08
One eminent Labour critic of the PM says that only a new leader – David Miliband – has the energy to reverse his party’s fortunes... more

Heineken out to increase its S&N savings

22.08.08
Heineken has said it now expects to save more than originally thought from its £10billion joint venture takeover of brewer Scottish & Newcastle... more

Not so sweet on Candys taking over Hyde Park

14.08.08
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But pay and bonus bonanza at BBC

08.07.08
BBC chiefs have been criticised for pocketing huge pay rises despite a disastrous year for the corporation's reputation... more

But pay and bonus bonanza at BBC

08.07.08
BBC chiefs have been criticised for pocketing huge pay rises despite a disastrous year for the corporation's reputation... more

Anarchy and the midlife crisis

21.11.07
Mike Packer takes a rollicking look at an old punk band confronting today's degraded celebrity culture in The dYsFUnCKshOnalZ!.... more

Good first impressions

02.10.07
The recently refurbished Queen Boadicea pulls in a mixed crowd of local workers and students from City University.... more

Dining dens where the plot thickens

13.09.06
Forget the Commons - London's finest restaurants are where all of the real political scheming takes place, as former Labour minister Gerald Kaufman reveals.... more

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