The BHA’s research on under-represented groups in racing highlighted “negative experiences, barriers to progression (which are often hidden), inconsistent support and a lack of trust in reporting systems”. A study that focused on an urban riding academy – a social enterprise aimed at providing inner-city people and people from diverse backgrounds access to horses and…
Today so far US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, marking the first US attack on Iranian forces outside of the Middle East. More than 80 people were killed. In a press briefing at the Pentagon, Hegseth declared that “America is winning”…
Interim summary Thank you for following along with our live coverage so far today. The fighting continued in Lebanon, with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, and Israel Katz, the Israeli defence minister, approving a military ground incursion into the southern part of the country and the Israeli military issuing new evacuation orders for dozens…
An Interior Ministry official says that 66 missiles were fired at Qatar and there are reports of 114 pieces of shrapnel falling. listen to this article | 3 minutes Published on 28 F Doha, Qatar – Eight people were injured in Qatar after missile shrapnel fell on several locations across the country, officials said, with Qatar…
NATO state Poland was forced to scramble with fighters today as Russia intensified attacks on Ukraine, hours before peace talks begin in Geneva. The scale of the attacks indicates that Vladimir Putin has no interest in ending the war, despite sending a 20-strong negotiating team to Switzerland. Russia deployed its powerful Tu-95MS strategic bombers to…
Fears of war between the US and Iran have increased after Tehran’s drone fire in the Arabian Sea, which threatens to escalate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and attempt a major drone attack on the US fleet. Armed with: USS Abraham Lincoln(Image: AP) Tensions are rising in the Middle East amid fears rogue elements of…
The owners of The Very Group, one of Britain’s largest online shopping platforms, are to launch a £2bn auction of the company just months after taking control. US private equity giant Carlyle is partnering with Barclays and JP Morgan to handle the sale of Very, which sells a wide range of fashion, toys and electrical…
