Storm Babet decimates Friday racing as Fakenham and Uttoxeter abandoned; Redcar goes ahead | Racing News

Friday’s jumps fixtures at Fakenham and Uttoxeter have been called off as Storm Babet continues to bring heavy rain and strong winds across the country. Both tracks had called inspections for 7.30am but neither venue will race due to the weather conditions. Uttoxeter had 12mm of rain overnight, with clerk of the course Richard Fothergill … Read more

Precision missile strike on cafe hosting soldier’s wake decimates Ukrainian village

HROZA, Ukraine — The cafe had been closed throughout the war but reopened especially for a dead soldier’s wake, and almost every household in the village sent someone to mourn the native son. When the gathering to honor Andrii Kozyr was struck by a precision missile that Ukrainian officials said was fired by Russia, almost … Read more