Jeremy Noseda and British Horseracing Authority chairman Paul Roy have a bright prospect to look forward to in 2008 if the manner of Forgotten Voice’s debut at Lingfield is anything to go by.

Officials at Ascot have launched a fierce defence of the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes following recent suggestions the big race may be in decline.

St Leger winner Sixties Icon goes into tomorrow’s Vodafone Coronation Cup at Epsom with a score to settle.

Hollywood is gearing up for the Oscars – with Helen Mirren the strongest British contender in awards history

Beyoncé brought a touch of sparkle to the UK premiere of Dreamgirls tonight.

MANDESHA’S participation in Sunday's Prix de l’Arc Triomphe remained unresolved last night with a decision still to be reached on whether the three-year-old filly will be in the line-up at Longchamp.

Hurricane Run, Shirocco and Japanese superstar Deep Impact all feature among 12 horses to have stood their ground at the latest entry stage for Sunday’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Frankie Dettori guided Jeremy Noseda’s 11-8 favourite Sixties Icon to glory in the Ladbrokes St Leger at York.

Sixties Icon is now odds-against for Ladbrokes St Leger glory on Saturday after strong support for his market rivals.

Hot favourite Sixties Icon heads 12 horses left in the Ladbrokes St Leger at the confirmation stage.

Youmzain is to bypass the Ladbrokes St Leger for which he was second favourite in the ante-post market.

Connections of Red Rocks will leave it late before deciding whether to tackle the Ladbrokes St Leger at York on Saturday week.

Marks & Spencer is considering dropping its century-old name from the front of its stores.

ONE of my favourite regular correspondents amongst the readers of this column remarked to me after the Benfica victory last week that my “momentary excitement and delusions of reaching the final may well have been dampened by last night, no?!”

More than 11,500 staff at Marks & Spencer were today in line for a post-Christmas windfall averaging £3,500 (€5,100).

Sixties chart toppers The Hollies today asked a British High Court judge to jail one of their founder members.

Sixties charttoppers The Monkees will never reunite, because they dislike each other too much, according to former band member Davy Jones.

Sixties singing sensation Lulu has been signed up as a new Radio 2 DJ in England.

The Big Brother housemates trashed the reward room during their biggest party night so far.

Gordon Haskell has made a last-gasp push for a Christmas number one - by busking in central London.

The actress daughter of the founder of sixties band The Mamas and The Papas has spoken about her fight against drug addiction.