ENGLAND: A relic believed by some to be the Holy Grail and stolen from a home nearly a year ago has been recovered by police.

PROCEDURAL defects with the testing of the blood samples from Waterford Crystal are likely to form a crucial plank of showjumper Cian O’Connor’s defence when he appears before the Judicial Committee of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) on Sunday.

Cyanide occurring naturally in black cherry trees is being blamed for more than 500 foal and fetus deaths in Kentucky.