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This afternoon's meeting at Fairyhouse has been abandoned because of a waterlogged track.

Blizzards are hitting parts of the UK, as freezing conditions and heavy snow cause deaths and wreak disruption.

Police hunting for a man suspected of murdering a neighbour in a crossbow attack have found a body.

Families of the British men held in an Indian jail on weapons charges for four years have spoken of their relief and said their "dreams had come true" after all six were acquitted.

A Foreign Office minister has met six British seamen who have been detained in India since 2013 to give them an update on their appeal.

Geoff Power visits the North Yorkshire landscape that inspired the Bronte sisters and Bram Stoker, and visits the medieval town of York, a haven for anyone with a sweet tooth. 

Two British police dogs have become the first outside the US to be trained in catching terrorists, paedophiles and fraudsters.

The Qatar Goodwood festival is one of the most prestigious dates in the racing calendar, and this year, for one Irishman in particular, it carries even more relevance than usual.

Colm Greaves remembers David ‘Dandy’ Nicholls, the former trainer known as ‘The Sprint King’.

It is believed two people had been on board.

Barry Geraghty admits "it's a tricky one" as he ponders between More Of That and Cause Of Causes as his mount in the Randox Health Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.

Tributes have been paid to a teenager who collapsed and died during a national kickboxing competition.

A man wanted by police in England who changed his Facebook profile picture to Where's Wally has handed himself in - live on social media.

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Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Wind and rain will continue to blight parts of Britain threatening further travel chaos after torrential downpours caused flash-flooding and disruption across most of the country.

Kevin Ryan believes conditions are likely to favour The Grey Gatsby in the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on September 10.

Children at a school for young offenders were given drugs in an experimental trial approved by Home Office doctors in the 1960s, it has been reported.

Any cut in the June milk price would be totally unjustified given the Ornua Index remains fixed, the ICMSA has signaled to Ireland’s dairy co-ops.

A "reckless" Indian restaurant owner who was convicted of killing a customer with a nut allergy by supplying him with a takeaway containing peanuts has been jailed for six years.

Charlie Hills will check on conditions ahead of Dutch Connection’s seasonal reappearance in the Weatherbys General Stud Book Earl Of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket today.

Two men who took cash from fruit machines across the UK were caught after they took selfies of themselves to celebrate their crimes, police have said.

OMAN: The 500-year-old wreckage of a Portuguese ship piloted by an uncle of explorer Vasco da Gama has been found off the coast of Oman, a discovery that included the recovery of an incredibly rare coin — of which only one other was thought to exist.

Jeremy Clarkson has issued a formal apology to the Irish Top Gear producer he punched in a deal to settle a racial discrimination and personal injury claim against him.

Ireland will have a springboard diver at the Olympic Games for the first time in 68 years.

There’s show-stopping suspense ahead with a major find in the offing for the Antiques Roadshow. Kya deLongchamps is mesmerised by this and other tales from the long-running BBC programme. 

Brian Toomey is to join Dr Richard Newland as assistant trainer from next month.

A bride who worried that her wedding was in jeopardy of being washed-out due to rising flood waters has managed to tie the knot in England.

Oliver Dingley had dreamed of winning a medal at a major diving event for 14 years before he earned the right to stand on the podium at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in the summer of 2014.

Top Gear’s former host Jeremy Clarkson is being sued by producer Oisín Tymon for racial discrimination.

A school was at the centre of a major emergency response sparked when four pupils fainted during an Armistice Day service, causing a “ripple effect” among other students.

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A 66ft (20m) sinkhole has opened up on a residential street in St Albans, forcing the evacuation of families in the area.

Ante-post favourite Don’t Touch will race from stall eight when he bids to stretch his 100% record to five in the William Hill Ayr Gold Cup on Saturday.

Golden Horn and Gleneagles have been declared for the Juddmonte International Stakes at York on Wednesday in what could be the race of the season.

If you own a phone, you’ll understand the perils that the autocorrect function sometimes throws up when you’re texting.

Misu Mac earned the distinction of becoming one of the lowest-rated horses ever to win a race when overcoming her basement mark of 23 when beating three rivals to spring a 66-1 surprise at Southwell yesterday.