Melbourne Cup: Without A Fight wins Australia’s biggest race
Jockey Mark Zahra celebrates after riding Without a Fight to victory Without A Fight has won Australia’s famous Melbourne Cup horse race, giving jockey Mark Zahra back-to-back victories. It is the first win, however, for Australian father-son training duo Anthony and Sam Freedman. Second in the two-mile contest was Soulcombe and third was Sheraz, both […]
Italy to seize $835m from Airbnb in tax evasion inquiry
Prosecutors say the firm failed to collect a 21% tax from landlords on rental income. Source: BBC News
Thousands of women to be offered drug to prevent breast cancer
Anastrozole, used for many years to treat breast cancer, has now been licensed as a preventative option. Source: BBC News
Disabled arts scheme: Buying tickets 'shouldn't be a performance'
A delayed pilot scheme will be up and running next year and should make booking tickets easier. Source: BBC News
Met Police urges pro-Palestinian march organisers to delay demo
The force says there is a risk of violence and disorder around demonstrations in London. Source: BBC News
Comedian Mark Watson locked out of his own Bristol show
Comedian Mark Watson was locked out of the Tobacco Factory where he was due to perform. Source: BBC News
Angelo Mathews timed out: How Sri Lanka batter made international history at Cricket World Cup
Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews became the first batter to be timed out in international cricket during Monday’s World Cup group-stage match against Bangladesh in Delhi. There have only been six other instances of a batter being timed out in top-level cricket since the law was introduced. So what happened, what do the Laws say and […]
British Steel plans to shut furnaces putting up to 2,000 jobs at risk
Electric arc furnaces are mostly used to melt down and repurpose scrap steel. The end product is not the same grade of steel that is produced in blast furnaces, and is not suitable for all industrial uses in, for example, motor manufacturing and construction. Source: BBC News
Surrey: Thousands still without water as major incident declared
About 10 to 12,000 people are still without water on Monday morning, according to a council leader. Source: BBC News
Lee Anderson: Tory MP apologises to doctor over strike tweet
Mr Anderson, who is also a presenter on the GB News channel, said that he understood Dr Dolphin had donated the pay for his covered shift to the BMA strike fund, and “whilst I do not agree with the strikes” this was an unselfish act and he would make the same contribution to the fund. […]