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A mural by street artist Banksy has been vandalised just two weeks after it appeared on a wall in a seaside town.

SOUTH KOREA: For more than 30 years, chef and restaurant owner Oh Keum-il built her expertise in cooking one traditional South Korean delicacy: dog meat. But the 58-year-old’s experience with a food eaten for centuries is about to become history.

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A German artist has sparked an unlikely gold rush by burying thousands of pounds worth of the precious metal on a Kent beach as part of an arts festival.

Alcoholics given beer as incentive to drink less

Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Noel Redding, the Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist who came to call West Cork his home, writes Noel Baker

Bradley looks to get his season back on track when he lines up in today’s Betfred Classic Chase at Warwick.

Racing was united by sadness at Folkestone on Tuesday as the Kent circuit shut its doors after 114 years of racing.

Drama at Fakenham saw ’winner’ Benny The Swinger take the wrong course in the Fakenham, Diana And Tony´s Favourite Racecourse Conditional Jockeys´ Handicap Chase.

This afternoon’s meeting at Folkestone goes ahead after the track passed a morning precautionary inspection.

This afternoon’s Flat meeting at Folkestone must now pass a precautionary inspection at 10am.

Folkestone and Hereford racecourses in Britain are to close at end of this year

Richard Branson today embarked on a fresh bid to set two world records by kite-surfing across the English Channel – 24 hours after being forced to abort his initial bid.

Neil Callan will sit out this afternoon's action at Salisbury due to a knee problem.

Racing in Britain is doing its utmost to minimise the effects of the very heavy rain that has disrupted the sport over recent days.

Officials at Folkestone will stage an 8am inspection tomorrow to assess the prospects of their Thursday fixture going ahead.

Tomorrow’s meeting at Folkestone is subject to a precautionary inspection at 3.30pm today due to the threat of waterlogging.

Mumford and Sons will stage two festivals this summer.

Racing at Folkestone was abandoned after the second race due to unsafe ground.

The Hunt Ball fairytale story continued as he secured his seventh victory of the season in the Pulteney Land Investments Novices’ Handicap Chase at Cheltenham.

This afternoon's meeting at Folkestone has been abandoned due to a frozen track.

Tomorrow’s meeting at Folkestone is subject to a second inspection at 7.30am.

Diamond Harry is on course for the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup after recovering from a successful wind operation.

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This afternoon's jumps meeting at Folkestone goes ahead after a 7.30am precautionary inspection was cancelled.

This afternoon's meeting at Folkestone will go ahead after the course passed a fourth inspection at 12.30pm.

This afternoon's meeting at Folkestone is subject to a further inspection at 10am.

Officials at Fakenham and Folkestone have called precautionary inspections due to frost.

ENROLLER’S National Hunt career has not yet taken off as might have been expected, but he is an interesting contender for the Nomad Novices’ Hurdle at Leicester today.

Double Ross was simply in a class of his own in the ladbrokes.com Novices' Hurdle at Folkestone today.

Tony McCoy demonstrated his admirable constitution once again at Fontwell as he shrugged off a crashing fall to ride the winner of the following race just half an hour later.

BRIDLINGTONBYGONES can exploit a lenient-looking mark in the Racing UK Handicap Hurdle at Musselburgh today. The Karen McLintock-trained six-year-old is winless from six previous tries over hurdles, but has shown enough promise to warrant support in Scotland.

TONY McCoy raced to his 150th winner of the season at Folkestone with yet another of the sort of ride which had to be seen to be believed.

There was an unlikely French victory in the Tulasi Richardson Birthday Surprise Tri-Nations Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle at Folkestone today.

CAPTAIN CHRIS makes his eagerly-awaited reappearance in the Betfred Haldon Gold Cup Chase at Exeter today and looks the one to be on.

Wins from Jack’s Revenge and Franciscan at Leicester saw Kieren Fallon erode Paul Hanagan’s lead in the jockeys’ championship to seven.

George Baker felt Kieren Fallon made all the difference as National Hope scored a second career success in the Best Offers At JustBookies.com Handicap at Folkestone.

PRINCE Khalid Abdullah found the most spectacular way to end a wait to win a race he has sponsored for more than 20 years as Twice Over beat his own Midday in a gripping conclusion to the Juddmonte International Stakes at York yesterday.

Prince Khalid Abdullah found the most spectacular way to end a wait to win a race he has sponsored for more than 20 years as Twice Over beat his own Midday in a gripping conclusion to the Juddmonte International Stakes at York.

Three British teenagers were arrested today on suspicion of inciting rioting via Facebook.

PAUL Henderson is keeping his fingers crossed Kylenoe Fairy can continue to defy the handicapper in today’s totescoop6 Summer Hurdle at Market Rasen.

A British couple have stayed in the same hotel room on holiday for 62 years.

American jockey Mike Smith has been forced to give up his rides at Lingfield on Tuesday due to the conditions of his visa.