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Royal Ascot Battling 'Headwinds' To Secure Foreign Aces: Racing Director

The "headwinds" of prizemoney and rival racing festivals are even more concerning than they were last year but nevertheless the quality of foreign runners at Royal Ascot is "pretty positive", director of racing Nick Smith told AFP. The five-day meeting -- described by Hong Kong-based Australian trainer David Hayes as…

International Business Times

Still sport of the King: Windsor interest keeps Royal Ascot alive and kicking

As attendances at other meetings decline, the monarch’s presence makes Ascot a soft power asset for Britain

The Guardian - UK

Syd-Hob changes after deaths, helmets remain optional

The organisation that administers the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race has finished its report into the tragic 2024 edition of the event.

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Ideal Home

What furniture styles increase the value of your home? Real estate agents and designers reveal if what you buy for your home can impact the value

How important is the furniture in our homes, and does it impact the sale of a property? Real estate experts and interior designers have the answer

Homes & Gardens

How Much Does a Loft Conversion Cost on Average in 2025? Architects Share Their Latest Loft Projects' Budgets

Looking to go up rather than out? Find out how much a loft conversion costs this year so you can start planning and designing

Livingetc

Is Crown Molding Out of Style? Designers Generally Agree, but There's a Trick to Making It Feel More Modern

The decorative design detail certainly still has style, but does it belong in more contemporary homes? Here, designers break it down

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Deliveries of Chinese Communist Party newspaper to MPs could be stopped

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has asked for review after MPs complained about ‘propaganda’ newspaper China Daily being delivered directly to them.

The Independent UK

Donald Trump seems to confuse Spain with South Africa: ‘You’ll figure it out’

Trump wrongly told a reporter: ‘They’re a Brics nation, Spain. Do you know what a Brics nation is? You’ll figure it out’

The Independent UK

The Donald Trump lie that upset New Zealanders the most

Trump gets called out on social media for repeating erroneous claim during inauguration speech

The Independent UK

‘That’s the one thing we did’: New Zealand irked by Trump’s false claim US split the atom

Mayor says he will invite incoming US ambassador to visit the memorial to Sir Ernest Rutherford, the New Zealander who split the atom in a British laboratory

The Guardian - AU

'Forever our crew': Sydney to Hobart sailors remembered

Wreaths and flowers been placed at a dock during a memorial for two sailors who died in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

AAP

Crews accept Sydney to Hobart risks: veteran sailor

Sailors in the Sydney to Hobart accept the risks of racing, according to a veteran competitor who has been involved in two deadly events.

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Tribute plans for killed Sydney to Hobart sailors

Sydney to Hobart organisers are hoping to hold tributes to the two sailors who died at sea on the opening day of the 2024 yacht race.

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Celestial V70 beats 'nuclear' weather for Syd-Hob win

The Tattersall Cup has been awarded to NSW yacht Celestial V70 as the overall winner of the tragedy-marred Sydney to Hobart race.

AAP

Calmer waters for remaining Sydney-Hobart fleet

A sailor aboard the winning boat in this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race has described the conditions as the worst of his 11 Sydney to Hobart races.

Evening Standard

Sydney to Hobart yacht race: Two sailors die after poor weather conditions plague annual competition

Nick Smith, 65, and 55-year-old Roy Quaden, who were competing on separate boats, have lost their lives amid poor weather conditions on the race’s course

The Guardian - AU

Swept overboard: Sydney to Hobart sailor’s struggle to survive alone in the ocean at night

Yacht race claims two crew members’ lives on separate boats, while survivor recounts ‘getting thrown down waves’

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The Guardian - AU

Sailors killed in double Sydney to Hobart tragedy named ahead of ‘challenging night in the Bass Strait’

Roy Quaden, 55, and Nick Smith, 65, dead after incidents on yachts Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline

The Guardian - UK

Teletubbies and Traitors launch immersive events despite Wonka and Bridgerton fiascos

Wonka and Bridgerton debacles have failed to dent demand for real-life experiences based on TV shows

AAP

Father farewells 'cheeky old souls' at sons' funeral

Young brothers Russell and Ben Smith have been remembered as loving friends and children at a private funeral at a church in the Blue Mountains.

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Mother charged with murdering her two sons fronts court

A mother charged with murdering her two sons has fronted court for the first time on two domestic violence murder counts.

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'Unimaginable': father of two killed boys speaks out

The father of two young boys found dead in their Blue Mountains home has remembered his "happy, outgoing" sons as their mother remains in hospital under guard.

The Guardian - UK

Support for clean-air traffic scheme in Fulham plunges Tory MP into row

London minister Greg Hands embroiled in congestion and pollution debate with constituents over scheme in election battleground

Homes & Gardens

'Start with the art' was this interior designer's mantra for an elegant townhouse

A historic townhouse has a luxurious new look, all designed around its impressive views and even more impressive art collection

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