News archive from 4 August 2013
Rex Imperator takes advantage of high draw to land Stewards' Cup at Goodwood
Neil Callan proved he has an eye for a horse as well as skills in the saddle as Rex Imperator took the Robins Farm Racing Stewards' Cup at Glorious Goodwood in tearaway fashion. The leading jockey located the sprinter for owner George Turner after he...
Winsili storms to 20-1 shock victory in Nassau Stakes for Gosden and Buick
John Gosden inflicted a second jarring defeat to connections of Sky Lantern as Winsili emerged a 20-1 winner of the Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood. There had been an unsuccessful appeal at the British Horseracing Authority over...
Royal engagement for recovered Duke
The Duke of Edinburgh has announced his first official engagement, nearly two months since he was last seen in public. Philip, 92, will travel to Edinburgh on Monday August 12, where he will hand out medals at the Royal Society of Edinburgh,...
Royal engagement for recovered Duke
The Duke of Edinburgh has announced his first official engagement, nearly two months since he was last seen in public. Philip, 92, will travel to Edinburgh on Monday August 12, where he will hand out medals at the Royal Society of Edinburgh,...
Police death families' justice call
Relatives of Mark Duggan, whose fatal shooting by police sparked a national wave of riots and looting, gathered with other families and justice campaigners tonight ahead of the two-year anniversary of his death. The meeting, which featured speakers...
You needn't be wrong to be called delusional
President Nixon making his resignation speech in 1974. Martha Beall Mitchell’s claims of corruption in the White House were dismissed as the rantings of a mad woman. Photograph: Popperfoto It's not clear who forcibly sedated her in 1972. It's not...
Andrew Marr, after the stroke: 'I'm going to be sweeter all round'
'I'll have to move more slowly now': Andrew Marr at home in London last week. Photograph: Phil Fisk for the Observer New Review Andrew Marr has always had the air of a man in a hurry, urgent with purpose and a sense of destination. On Twelfth Night, 6...
Royal engagement for recovered Duke
The Duke of Edinburgh has announced his first official engagement, nearly two months since he was last seen in public. Philip, 92, will travel to Edinburgh on Monday August 12, where he will hand out medals at the Royal Society of Edinburgh,...
Royal engagement for recovered Duke
The Duke of Edinburgh has announced his first official engagement, nearly two months since he was last seen in public. Philip, 92, will travel to Edinburgh on Monday August 12, where he will hand out medals at the Royal Society of Edinburgh,...
Royal engagement for recovered Duke
The Duke of Edinburgh has announced his first official engagement, nearly two months since he was last seen in public. Philip, 92, will travel to Edinburgh on Monday August 12, where he will hand out medals at the Royal Society of Edinburgh,...
Police death families' justice call
Relatives of Mark Duggan, whose fatal shooting by police sparked a national wave of riots and looting, gathered with other families and justice campaigners tonight ahead of the two-year anniversary of his death. The meeting, which featured speakers...
Clara Amfo: 'I'm inspired by Oprah. She's my spirit guide'
'Like a kid before Christmas': Clara Amfo at the 1Xtra studio last week. Photograph: Katherine Rose for the Observer Clara Amfo once accidentally inserted her finger into Pharrell Williams's belly button. They were at an after-show party: Amfo, a fan...
Royal engagement for recovered Duke
The Duke of Edinburgh has announced his first official engagement, nearly two months since he was last seen in public. Philip, 92, will travel to Edinburgh on Monday August 12, where he will hand out medals at the Royal Society of Edinburgh,...
Police death families' justice call
Relatives of Mark Duggan, whose fatal shooting by police sparked a national wave of riots and looting, gathered with other families and justice campaigners tonight ahead of the two-year anniversary of his death. The meeting, which featured speakers...
'I don't like the zero hours deal either - but it's better than no work at all': James Reed on...
Controversial zero-hour contracts have to be accepted by workers in today's tough labour market, says James Reed, head of one of Britain's biggest job agencies. "I don't like zero-hour jobs, don't get me wrong, but they are part of the scene,'...
Realtime News
- 09:49 Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for showstopping Christmas desserts
- 09:48 Coventry City suffer huge blow as Mark Robins opens up ahead of...
- 09:46 Down Memory Lane - focus on 2008
- 09:46 Hour by hour weather forecast for Leicester as freezing rain, snow...
- 09:43 Lichfield and Burntwood MP reveals he was not one of the Tory...
- 09:43 Review: Winter Wonderland at the Snowdome
- 09:43 Will you make a song and a dance at Whitehall Rec's new play area?
- 09:40 Dundee United can repeat Highland heroics, according to midfielder...
- 09:40 Calvin Miller claims Dundee dressing room has been transformed...
- 09:40 Arbroath boss Dick Campbell keeping feet firmly planted on the...
- 09:40 Raith’s Grant Gillespie not giving up on title race but admits...
- 09:40 Motherwell goal from Jason Kerr started St Johnstone run off
- 09:40 Forfar boss Jim Weir expects another tough Angus derby
- 09:40 Brechin boss Barry Smith looking to climb table as City take on...
- 09:39 Storm Deidre to unleash heavy snow and freezing rain as...
- 09:35 Meet the Leeds man who owns more than 400 sets of Monopoly
- 09:35 This is when the Met Office has issued an AMBER weather warning for...
- 09:33 Man arrested after fatal crash in Coventry
- 09:31 Klopp and Liverpool sense chance to inflict killer blow on Mourinho
- 09:29 Stepdad's question about sharing bath with partner's three-year-old...
- 09:29 Hebburn care home residents raises charity cash by dressing as...
- 09:29 Legal plastic content in animal feed could harm human health,...
- 09:29 Cleadon nursery plays host to Canadian visitors in exchange scheme
- 09:29 How the memory of South Shields schoolboy Jak Fada is helping...
- 09:29 People urged to check food hygiene ratings before dining out
- 09:29 Tributes as Little Mix’s oldest fan dies at 104
- 09:28 Sheffield’s Def Leppard celebrate entry into Rock and Roll Hall of...
- 09:27 Paul Ince reveals why Chelsea will join Manchester United in...
- 09:27 OAP badly injured after tripping over loose paving in Coventry
- 09:26 You shouldn’t have to move to Scotland to get the IVF you need to...
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