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Cheltenham Festival: AP McCoy makes late switch of mounts for Gold Cup
Friday 15 March 2013
The champion jockey was down to ride JP McManus' horse Sunnyhill Boy but will now ride Sir Des Champs
Sir Des Champs takes trial with ease
Sunday 10 February 2013
Mullins gelding jumps into reckoning for Cheltenham Gold Cup as Silviniaco Conti also impresses
Paperback review: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, By Rachel Joyce
Sunday 27 January 2013
She who would valiant be ...
Magnanimity offers generous value to end Ireland's Hennessy drought
Saturday 01 December 2012
Change of headgear can revive Hughes' chaser while Big Buck's looks on course for win No 18
Fancy a Friday tipple? Master Mixologist creates world's most expensive cocktail
Friday 12 October 2012
'Salvatore's Legacy', which is made using ingredients dating back to before American independence and the French Revolution, will set you back a pricey £5,500 per glass.
Luke Blackall: Cognac has always felt like part of a club I'm not allowed into
Saturday 14 July 2012
Man About Town
Remy Cointreau in whisky talks
Tuesday 10 July 2012
The French spirits group Remy Cointreau is in exclusive talks to buy the Scottish whisky maker Bruichladdich Distillery as it looks to tap booming demand for premium whisky from emerging markets in Asia.
Chris McGrath: Big Buck's has earned the right to risk glorious defeat
Saturday 17 December 2011
Inside Track
Open Jaw: 'Will this tax be spent for real tourist needs?'
Saturday 03 September 2011
Where readers write back
Cognac: Go to the top of the sip parade
Friday 01 April 2011
Don’t just try the cognac when you visit the area: blend your own, says Cathy Packe
Love bites: Skye Gyngell's decadent Valentine's Day nibbles
Sunday 13 February 2011
For me, a Valentine's dinner requires something simple – yet it should have a decadent edge, too. So chill some champagne or prosecco, and with that I like the idea of pâté simply served with toast and perhaps a little butter to go alongside.
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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