Mike Smith

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Barclays may not pick next CEO until early next year

Barclays may not pick its next chief executive until early next year, potentially leaving new Chairman John McFarlane in charge for at least eight mon(...)

Jockey Martin Garcia celebrates after winning the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Classic on Bayern at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
Bayern in controversial Breeders’ Cup Classic win on day of upsets
  • Racing
  • November 2, 2014, 12:29

Upsets were the order of the day at the Breeders’ Cup on Saturday with the favourites denied in all nine races while Bayern commanded the spotlight i(...)

A view of the War Memorial in Indianapolis, Indiana. According to news reports, Indianapolis received about 30 centimeters of snow and the morning temperature was -9 degrees Celsius. Photograph: Steve C Mitchell/EPA
Arctic air sends record-breaking freeze across eastern US
  • US
  • January 7, 2014, 19:31

A deadly blast of arctic air shattered decades-old temperature records as it enveloped the eastern United States today, canceling thousands of flight(...)

Wise Dan, ridden by Jose Lezcano, surges to the finish line to win the mile during the 2013 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park last night. Photograph: Getty
O’Brien’s Magician caps spectacular European raid at Breeders Cup
  • Racing
  • November 3, 2013, 09:38

A spectacular two days at the Breeders’ Cup for Europe was capped by two more winners for a night to remember for Ryan Moore. The former champion jock(...)

British prime minister David Cameron delivering a speech on immigration at the University Campus Suffolk in Ipswich yesterday. Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA
Cameron launches assault on immigration

Last month, a Nigerian woman and a Spaniard were abused by a local woman in the A&E of Ipswich Hospital in Suffolk, declaring that they wer(...)

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