The final chapter of one of racing’s true fairy tales came to an end in Newmarket yesterday morning. Snow Fairy, the Cinderella mare who rose from the humblest beginnings to win six Group One races worldwide, aggravated an old leg injury during a routine gallop and has been retired. “It is with much sadness that the decision was made,” said her trainer Ed Dunlop, “but she owes us nothing.”
Wednesday 20 March 2013
Now... Spend Easter in the Algarve. Thomas Cook is offering a week at the four-star Aqua Pedra Bicos Hotel, on the outskirts of Albufeira, for £252pp. It includes flights from Manchester on Saturday 30 March and a week's B&B at this contemporary hotel. thomascook.com
Thursday 14 February 2013
Japanese scientist demonstrates the prowess of chimps in remembering in less than half a second the precise position and correct sequence of up to nine numbers on a computer screen
Friday 14 December 2012
‘Japan is intoxicating. It’s the travel experience that has moved me most’
Wednesday 21 November 2012
China, India, South Africa and Brazil say a climate agreement expected to take effect in 2020 won't be a "new regime," potentially setting up a confrontation with the United States, which is seeking to eliminate a firewall in negotiations between developed and developing nations.
Friday 12 October 2012
It was a shocking find: crudely made DVDs with images of grown men having sex with children as young as 12.
Sunday 15 July 2012
At least 25 people have died and thousands of others remain cut off by floods and mudslides triggered by torrential rains in southern Japan, officials said.
Thursday 12 April 2012
Eight people have died after a van ran through a crowded junction and struck pedestrians in the western Japanese city of Kyoto today.
Saturday 07 April 2012
Sound wave
Saturday 21 January 2012
Each week we invite three companies to offer us their best deal for a specific holiday. Today: a 10-day spring holiday in Japan. Prices are per person, based on two travelling together in late March. Prices include flights from Heathrow.
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Canada is to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, its government announced last night. It will become the first signatory to pull out in a move that will undermine the world's most significant climate change treaty.
Saturday 10 December 2011
Europe is still pushing for a strong deal on global warming as the latest international climate talks overrun, but time is running out to secure a "credible" agreement, UK ministers warned today.
Friday 09 December 2011
Amid the furore over the eurozone crisis and this week's make-or-break meeting in Brussels, another equally important summit is in danger of being forgotten.
Monday 05 December 2011
Country baulks at UN climate conference, concerned about cooling its red-hot economy
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