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‘Move over, Ben’: This is how jockey Jamie Melham pushed her husband aside riding to Melbourne Cup glory
Jamie Melham had to outmanoeuvre her jockey husband Ben in a seesawing Melbourne Cup field before she found a crucial gap that allowed her to ride to glory.

Patti Smith: Queen of cool's love letter to the people who've shaped her
Patti Smith's new memoir is about love, pain, her musical journey and discovering her true identity.

Players in tears as coach dies during match
Mladen Zizovic, manager of Serbian top-flight side FK Radnicki 1923, dies after collapsing during a match.

England drawn with Spain in World Cup qualifying
England are drawn with Spain in their qualifying group for the 2027 Women's World Cup as Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland all learn their opponents.

England's Roebuck a doubt for Fiji game and Steward yet to train
Wing Tom Roebuck is a doubt for England's match with Fiji on Saturday after limping out of training on Tuesday with an ankle injury.

Rachel Reeves soft-launches tax rises
The Chancellor refuses to rule out tax rises in Budget.

Alleged stalking 'did not impact McCanns lives', court hears
The defence case for Julia Wandelt and Karen Spragg has been set out at Leicester Crown Court.

As David Beckham is knighted by King, how does the honours system work?
How the New Year, King's Birthday, and other honours are decided and awarded.

More than 50 missed opportunities to stop paedophile head, report finds
Neil Foden, 68, was jailed for 17 years after being convicted of 19 charges involving four girls.

British boy who sued parents must stay at Ghana boarding school, judge rules
The boy, 14 and from London, took his parents to court after they sent him to school in Africa.

Why does lower productivity mean tax rises are more likely?
Rachel Reeves says one of the key factors for her Budget will be the lowering of productivity forecasts.

Former sevens stars boost New Zealand for Pacific Championships final
The Kiwis are unchanged for their showdown with Samoa, while the Kiwi Ferns have injected some quality for their final against Australia's Jillaroos.

Optimism Te Pati Maori crisis can be sorted at hui
While two factions are at loggerheads, the problems will only be sorted if they start talking to each other, the National Iwi Chairs Forum says.

Police make appeal after person fleeing gunshot injured in balcony fall
The victim jumped from a second floor balcony in a block of Wellington flats to escape a person wielding a gun.

'I'm in disbelief' - England's Penge rivals McIlroy for Race to Dubai after ban
English golfer Marco Penge says he is "in disbelief" as he prepares to tee off the DP World Tour's penultimate tournament with a chance of winning the Race to Dubai.

Alexander-Arnold mural defaced before Anfield return
A mural of Trent Alexander-Arnold has been vandalised as the Real Madrid right-back prepares to face former club Liverpool on Tuesday.

Head of UK's richest family dies aged 85
Gopichand Hinduja helped transform his father's modest textile and trading businesses into a global conglomerate.

Man accused of mass stabbing on train linked to other knife incidents, police confirm
Police say the stabbings of 10 people are being linked with an attack on a 14-year-old boy.

US fugitive Nicholas Rossi to serve at least 10 years in jail
The 38-year-old, who faked his own death then adopted a fake identity in Scotland, was found guilty of raping two women in Utah.

Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney's death a loss to the nation, says George W Bush
Cheney became one of the most powerful vice-presidents in US history under Bush, and was a key architect in his "war on terror".

Southport killer’s brother says he feared Rudakubana would kill a family member
Dion Rudakubana describes to the Southport Inquiry how he became "increasingly wary" of his sibling.