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I Am Maximus with Jody McGravey up on the way to winning the Tote.ie Bobbyjo Steeplechase at Fairyhouse Racecourse in County Meath, Ireland. -Credit:Damien Eagers/PA Wire The Grand National, one of the most prestigious horse racing events, is set to take place at Aintree in 2024. A total of 34 runners and riders are vying […]

Watch: Shocking scale of landowner’s illegal dump – which has cost taxpayers £43K Aerial images show the vast scale of an illegal dumping site which has been the subject of a decade-long dispute with authorities. Maidstone Council has spent £43,000 of taxpayers’ money pursuing landowner Langley Beck over his 14-hectare plot in Boxley Woods, north […]

A guest on Antiques Roadshow took along a painting belonging to her mother -Credit:PBS An Antiques Roadshow guest was left gobsmacked after a painting she borrowed from her mother received an eye-watering valuation, leading her to cheekily declare she wouldn’t be giving it back. The episode, which unfolded in Boise, Idaho, featured expert Colleen Fesko […]

The Ilyushin Il-20 electronic signals intelligence (ELINT) aircraft was registered breaking into the Swedish flight information region close to the island of Gotland (X/@Team_Luftwaffe) Nato scrambled fighter jets to intercept a Russian spy plane that had flown into Swedish airspace over the Baltic Sea. The strategic island of Gotland, lying between Latvia and Sweden, has […]

The bird and Staffordshire bull terrier have lived side by side for four years – Juliette Wells A magpie and a Staffordshire bull terrier who struck up an unlikely friendship before being separated are to be reunited thanks to an intervention by an Australian state premier. The magpie, called Molly, was taken away by Queensland’s […]

Reuters Leader of restive Moldovan region returns from second visit to Russia “The main thing is I have returned with good news,” Eugenia Gutul, elected the leader or bashkan of the region last year, told dozens of supporters outside the airport. “Our friends and partners in the Russian Federation will always support us.” Among the […]

Kate Middleton and Prince William -Credit:Aaron Chown/PA The Prince of Wales has broken his silence on social media following his wife Kate’s cancer diagnosis. William penned a message about his beloved Aston Villa Women’s football team following the news forward Rachel Daly has retired from international football. The 32-year-old, who has 84 caps, was part […]

Jude Bellingham was on Manchester United’s radar in 2020. -Credit:Eddie Keogh – The FA/The FA via Getty Images. Former Manchester United captain Bryan Robson has said he and Eric Cantona did a ‘rubbish job’ in attempting to help the club secure Jude Bellingham’s signature four years ago. Bellingham, along with his parents, visited United’s Carrington […]

Some State Pension-aged people are unaware they’re eligible for Pension Credit, the DWP says -Credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire As many as a million households are missing out on a weekly boost of around £65 on average, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has estimated. The government department says that some older people incorrectly believe that […]

Monica Galetti worked with Marcus Wareing and Gregg Wallace on MasterChef -Credit:BBC/Shine TV A MasterChef judge has announced the shock closure of their restaurant. Monica Galetti and her husband David announced that Mere, based in Fitzrovia, London, will close after seven years of business. It will hold its final service on April 16. “It is […]

Daily Record Scotland’s most common surnames and their meanings – is yours on the list? With new research revealing the most common surnames in Scotland over the past year, the Daily Record has rounded up the top 10 and delved into their origins and meanings. Unsurprisingly, the name has Scottish origins and means ‘from Scotland’ […]

Storyful Violent Storm Cuts Power Across San Antonio Eyewitness video captured the moment a power line caught fire and caused an outage in downtown San Antonio, Texas, on Tuesday night, April 9.The footage was captured by Miliy Lynn at the corner of North Main Avenue and Evergreen Street as winds of up to 60 mph […]