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The racing operation’s new chief executive travels to Ascot on Saturday to watch the likes of Harry Angel, Ribchester and Barney Roy How many horses do you need before you can hope to have three fancied runners on a £4m card like British Champions Day at Ascot? The answer, if the Godolphin experience is any guide, is 4,000. “That’s everything around the world, mares, foals, yearlings and racehorses,” says Joe Osborne, who took over as chief executive in June and has spent much of the intervening time travelling to see Godolphin bases in France, the US, Australia and Japan. How on earth does one begin to manage the careers of so many animals, bearing in mind that the good ones must be identified by the time they’re two years old, or three at the absolute latest? “It’s about having good people managing them,” responds the unruffled Osborne, a 54-year-old Irishman with decades of experience in bloodstock, “and we’ve good people all the way through the ranks, every job that they do. Havin...

Prime minister attempts to charm at dinner but is offering no fresh financial concessions Theresa May pleaded with EU leaders over dinner in Brussels to help her strike a Brexit deal that she can defend to voters back home. The prime minister made the appeal over dinner with 27 other EU leaders but did not offer any fresh financial concessions to help break the deadlock in talks, which have been stuck on the issue of Britain’s divorce bill for months . Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2yUO38I October 20, 2017 at 02:06AM

Decision by students at St Hugh’s, where the leader of Myanmar also studied, is over her response to the Rohingya crisis Undergraduates at the Oxford college where Aung San Suu Kyi studied have voted to remove the leader of Myanmar’s name from the title of their junior common room because of her response to the Rohingya humanitarian crisis . In a vote on Thursday evening, students at St Hugh’s college at the University of Oxford resolved to eliminate the name of the 1991 Nobel peace laureate from the Aung San Suu Kyi junior common room with immediate effect. Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2yu0Eit October 20, 2017 at 01:54AM

• Dr Rosena Allin-Khan says she has ‘lost confidence’ in governing body • FA to investigate England Women’s goalkeeping coach Lee Kendall Amid growing calls for urgent reform of the FA in the wake of the Eni Aluko affair , Labour has declared it has “lost confidence” in the leadership of English football’s governing body and called for decisive action. The criticism came as FA board members prepared to conduct an emergency conference-call on Thursday to discuss the futures of the under-fire triumvirate Greg Clarke, Martin Glenn and Dan Ashworth. Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2gnNclG October 20, 2017 at 01:36AM

The pressure on Ronald Koeman increased as Everton slipped tamely to another Europa League defeat, more or less ending their interest in this competition and leaving them stuck at the bottom of their group with just a single point from three games. The Everton manager has possibly had enough of Thursday night football anyway, or so his team selection suggested. Whether Everton have had enough of him depends on whether his gamble of fielding a weakened side pays dividends at the weekend, when at least three or four regulars are likely to be back. Koeman admitted he picked the starting lineup with one eye on the home match against Arsenal on Sunday, which might explain why Wayne Rooney was not even in the squad 15 years to the day since his famous goal against the Gunners announced his arrival to the world beyond Merseyside. Perhaps his manager hopes that with a full week’s rest he might be able to turn the clock back at the weekend with another late winner. Continue reading... The Gu...

• Townsend: ‘You have to look at every way to increase your depth pool’ • Scotland not denying link to buying into Premiership side Worcester Scotland has ramped up its attempts to attract England-based players with Scottish ancestry to play for them and refused to deny reports it is looking to take a controlling share in the Premiership strugglers Worcester, which would act as a base south of the border. As part of the new-look Scottish Qualified programme – an overhaul of its recruitment policy – the SRU will also widen its search for players based in New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. Eight of the last 14 players given first caps were born outside Scotland, three of whom qualified on residency. And it is England that the SRU believes is the most fertile ground with Worcester, currently for sale, reported to be a potential base. Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2xRPF38 October 20, 2017 at 01:00AM

‘No find, no fee’ search to be undertaken by US-based seabed exploration company Ocean Infinity Malaysia has entered into a “no find, no fee” arrangement with a private search company, Ocean Infinity, in a bid to recover the missing MH370 plane and discover the fate of the 239 people on board. Late on Thursday, Australia’s minister for infrastructure and transport, Darren Chester, acknowledged the agreement between the Malaysian government and the US-based seabed exploration company. Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2x9G7fc October 20, 2017 at 01:16AM

Marianne Rawlins, an American who was denied right to join British husband, receives apology for ‘inconvenience’ The Home Office has issued a visa and apologised to the wife of a Royal Navy pilot left stranded in the US while her husband serves in the UK . Marianne Rawlins, 34, has been granted a UK visa to join her husband, Lt Simon Rawlins, after the UK Visa and Immigration department initially ruled her application was not straightforward and required extra information. Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2gvkPFW October 20, 2017 at 12:11AM

• Mercedes driver supports protests but is intent on securing fourth title • ‘I am here to win, so I am not really focused on anything else’ Lewis Hamilton has said he has no plan to join the protests that have been taking place across the US by kneeling during the national anthem before the US Grand Prix in Austin this weekend. The British driver, who could win his fourth world championship in Texas, had said he was considering making the gesture but insists that at the moment he is fully focused on winning the race. Hamilton has expressed his support for the protests, which were instigated when the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat or knelt during the anthem at NFL games last year as a reaction to racial injustice and police brutality. Hamilton had said he had been thinking about joining the protest when on the grid in Austin but, while he reiterated his support for the cause, did not want to be distracted from his goal. Continue reading... The Guardian ...

Labour MP attacks university where one in three colleges failed to admit a black British student with A-levels in 2015 Nearly one in three Oxford colleges failed to admit a single black British A-level student in 2015, with the university accused of “social apartheid” over its admissions policies by the former education minister David Lammy. Related: Twenty-one Oxbridge colleges took no black students last year Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2gphtkf October 20, 2017 at 12:00AM

It takes something unusual to create a moment of silence at Red Star Belgrade’s boistrous Rajko Mitić Stadium. Five minutes from the end of a Europa League match that scored higher on atmosphere than intrigue, Arsenal produced the game’s defining move and for a few seconds the sound cut completely as the home crowd took in the blow. What a blow it was. The move of the night was carved by Jack Wilshere, who changed gear to burst past two opponents, exchanged passes with Theo Walcott, and picked out Olivier Giroud. It had been one of those nights where Arsenal’s hulking frontman looked a bit tortured, nothing going for him, touches astray, movement on the leaden side. But in that moment he adjusted his body to send an overhead kick into the net. Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2yDU9Jw October 19, 2017 at 11:27PM

Four NHS trust chief executives tweet about the service struggling amid tight budgets and growing staffing problems Hospital bosses have taken the unusual step of publicly drawing attention to the NHS’s declining inability to treat patients quickly enough, with one comparing lengthening waits for care to the huge delays last seen in 1999. Four NHS trust chief executives in England have posted comments on Twitter since Tuesday lamenting the challenges the service is facing while it struggles with a tight budget and mounting staffing problems. Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2goWVYN October 19, 2017 at 11:12PM

Labour leader says he told chief EU negotiator step-by-step how he would reboot talks as PM in 80-minute meeting European leaders are “bemused and confused” by Britain’s attitude towards the Brexit negotiations, according to Jeremy Corbyn, who met Michel Barnier and three continental prime ministers on his own visit to Brussels. The Labour leader held parallel discussions with the leaders and the EU’s chief negotiator, during which it is understood Corbyn was asked to explain how he intended to stop Britain from crashing out without a deal. Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2l1ofSj October 19, 2017 at 11:06PM

Headteacher of grammar which excluded A-level students who failed to get three Bs at AS-level suspended pending inquiry The headteacher of a leading grammar school that was found to be systematically forcing out A-level students if their grades were not good enough has been suspended pending an investigation by the local authority. The new chair of governors at St Olave’s grammar school in Orpington, south-east London, confirmed on Thursday that Aydin Önaç had been suspended from all his responsibilities “without prejudice” while the inquiry was under way. Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2inuUW5 October 19, 2017 at 07:35PM

England manager Mark Sampson’s treatment of Eni Aluko was wrong. Not everyone who has problematic thoughts on race wears a white hood After the footballers Eni Aluko and Drew Spence reported that the then England women’s manager had made discriminatory remarks to them, this week the FA issued a full apology to both players. It took three inquiries – the last on the back of a Guardian investigation – to get there. The damning final report concluded there was now overwhelming evidence to find that Sampson had asked Spence, a mixed-race player, how many times she had been arrested; and had said Aluko’s Nigerian relatives might carry the Ebola virus. Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2gvuKv1 October 19, 2017 at 10:53PM

Death of Spanish man struck by stone fragment in Basilica di Santa Croce raises questions about state of Italy’s ageing and fragile monuments A 52-year-old tourist from Spain has been killed by falling masonry in one of Florence’s most famous churches, the Basilica di Santa Croce. The church, a top tourist attraction, is where Italian luminaries Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei and Niccolo Machiavelli are buried. The fatal accident on Thursday raised questions about the state of Italy’s considerable cultural heritage, which includes numerous ageing and fragile monuments. Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2gTCAMe October 19, 2017 at 10:56PM

Dmitry Rybolovlev allegedly violated privacy of Tania Rappo and used political influence against former art dealer A Russian billionaire who has emerged as a central figure in the controversy surrounding the Trump campaign’s possible collusion with the Kremlin is under investigation in Monaco. Dmitry Rybolovlev , who is president of Monaco football club, is expected to be formally charged on Friday for allegedly violating the privacy of one-time confidant and friend Tania Rappo, in a case that has raised questions about whether the tycoon used his political influence to wage a legal campaign against his former art dealer. Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2ipTEN9 October 19, 2017 at 10:39PM

Damian Green defends government stance that unanimously passed call for pause to universal credit rollout can be disregarded Theresa May’s deputy was on Thursday forced to deny that her minority administration is ignoring parliament after the government said it was not bound by an overwhelming vote calling for the rollout of universal credit to be paused. Labour’s motion on universal credit, which called for the controversial welfare reform to be halted while glitches are fixed, passed unanimously on Wednesday night – after Tory whips told their MPs to abstain. Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2glTdPU October 19, 2017 at 10:45PM

Forces proposal to do away with role of 150 PCSOs criticised as potentially devastating for crime prevention and public safety Norfolk constabulary wants to axe all of its police community support officers because of budget cuts, and concentrate its resources on tackling growth in complex crimes such as sexual abuse. The plan would make the Norfolk force the first in the country to do away with the role of PCSOs, affecting 150 people. Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2yBO4xw October 19, 2017 at 10:35PM

Exclusive: A factory worker says he was harassed for being gay. A father and son say they faced daily racial epithets. Each claims that Tesla failed to stop it Soon after he started working on the assembly line at Tesla, Jorge Ferro said he was taunted for being gay and threatened with violence. “Watch your back,” a supervisor warned after mocking his clothes for being “gay tight”, Ferro said. The harassment didn’t stop after he reported it to a manager, and days after he made a second complaint, Ferro was punished, according to his account. An HR representative took away Ferro’s badge, claiming that he had an “injury” that prevented him from working and saying there’s “no place for handicapped people at Tesla”, he alleged. Continue reading... The Guardian http://ift.tt/2xQTFff October 19, 2017 at 08:53PM