A cyclist has been fined after being caught riding his bike the wrong way down a motorway in a bid to reach Heathrow Airport, police in England have said.

A third person has been arrested by police investigating the cyber attack on telecoms firm TalkTalk.

Gold Cup hero Lord Windermere is on course to have his final outing before the defence of his Cheltenham crown in Sunday’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown, where he will face eight possible rivals.

Owner Andy Stewart has revealed Saphir Du Rheu will revert to smaller obstacles for a likely tilt at the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

McKinley, shock winner of a Grade One novice event at Naas on Sunday, has been given 11st 2lb in the BoyleSports Hurdle at Leopardstown on January 18.

David Pipe believes "the sky really does look the limit" for unbeaten novice chaser Kings Palace.

Paul Nicholls appears to have a strong hand with six of the 50 entries for the £75,000 (€90,000) Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster on January 25.

Paul Nicholls has already collected the William Hill King George VI Chase more times than any trainer in history and he believes Silviniaco Conti and Al Ferof hold equally good chances of providing his eighth winner at Kempton on Thursday.

Paul Nicholls has won the RSA Worcester Novices’ Chase at Newbury with a few reasonable staying types and Just A Par looked another from the same mould.

Grands Crus’ part-owner Roger Stanley maintains no hasty decisions will be taken over whether the grey participates in the William Hill King George VI Chase.

I have just five rides over the next two days, but this could still be a great weekend. What it really comes down to is whether I can win the Betfair Chase at Haydock today aboard Silviniaco Conti.

This has traditionally been the time of year when Binocular causes Nicky Henderson a major problem, but the trainer believes his troublesome gelding could just be in the shape to redeem himself in the Stan James Champion Hurdle.

Super Duty showed courage in abundance to repel 4-7 favourite Keys in the Espirito Santo Investment Bank Novices' Hurdle at Ascot.

Silviniaco Conti and Bobs Worth finished second and third respectively behind Grands Crus in the Grade 1 Feltham Chase at Kempton on St Stephen's Day and the pair meet again in this afternoon's Reynoldstown Chase at Ascot (1.50), hoping to put the final touches on their Cheltenham Festival preparations.

CHAMPION Court will try to make it third-time lucky at Cheltenham this season as he lines up in tomorrow’s Cheltenham Pony Club Raceday Novices’ Chase.

GRADUATION NIGHT sidestepped a Grade One engagement earlier in the week and the Lynn Higgins 60th Birthday Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase at Doncaster is an eminently more winnable contest.

DAVID PIPE’S grey Grands Crus adds further star quality to an already glittering St Stephen’s Day card at Kempton as he takes his next step up the ladder in the williamhill.com Feltham Novices’ Chase.

Nick Clegg today urged critics not to exploit the eurozone crisis to foster “xenophobia, chauvinism and polarisation” as doubts were cast on political efforts to save the single currency.

KAUTO STAR’S trainer Paul Nicholls has cast doubt upon the notion Long Run will emerge a much-improved horse when the pair clash yet again in the William Hill King George VI Chase.

Kauto Star’s trainer Paul Nicholls has cast doubt upon the notion Long Run will emerge a much-improved horse when the pair clash yet again in the William Hill King George VI Chase.

Grands Crus could strut his stuff next in the Feltham Chase at Kempton on December 26 after taking his 100% record over fences to two at Newbury on Thursday.

DAVID Pipe’s great grey hope Grands Crus gave every impression he could be as capable over fences as he was over hurdles with an almost flawless debut in the Steel Plate And Sections Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham.

Three of the world’s top cricketers were jailed today for their parts in a match-fixing scam that rocked international sport.

Golan Way will be given a break for the remainder of the winter before being prepared for a spring campaign.

GORDON ELLIOTT is happy to have resisted the temptation to give his Grade One winner Jessies Dream a festive outing.

I just hope Kempton passes an inspection this afternoon, because otherwise St Stephen’s Day is going to have a very bare appearance indeed.

Henry de Bromhead is looking forward to stepping Loosen My Load up to three miles in the williamhill.com Feltham Novices’ Chase at Kempton on December 26.

A man was arrested today after a siege at a bank.

An armed man is believed to have taken hostages in an incident at a bank, police said today.

Nicky Henderson cannot split Punchestowns and Long Run as his pair get set for battle in the RSA Chase at Cheltenham tomorrow.

LADBROKES World Hurdle second Punchestowns made an inspired start to his career over fences in the Fuller’s London Pride Novices’ Chase at Newbury yesterday.

PETER Bowen bids to land the totesport.com Summer Plate for the fourth year running at Market Rasen today.

Charlie Mann will step Shining Gale back up in class after he bounced back to winning ways in the Bet totepool At All UK Racecourses Novices' Chase at Warwick.

DENMAN will face six rivals at Kempton today including King George VI runner-up Albertas Run, whose connections are hoping the ground is not too testing.

Hold Em is likely to make a quick reappearance at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day after his fine run in the Feltham at Kempton on Saturday.

Joe Lively goes on trial for the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in Saturday’s John Smith’s Reynoldstown Novices’ Chase at Ascot.

Colin Tizzard banished a 33-day losing run when Mister Quasimodo put his rivals to the sword in the Kempton Park Graduation Chase.

Silverburn may try to emulate full-brother Denman by capturing the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at the Cheltenham Festival after his all-the-way success in the totesport.com Challengers Novices’ Chase at Sandown.

Tony McCoy will make the long journey up to Kelso on Saturday in an attempt to plunder one of Scotland’s biggest prizes of the season.