The US defence secretary said he did not see there were survivors in the water in the Caribbean Sea when the second strike was ordered.

Jonbon is on course to bid for a Betfair Tingle Creek Chase hat-trick on Saturday. Nicky Henderson’s stalwart also holds an entry in the Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon on Sunday, but at this stage ...

Tolkien used the desk during his tenure as Merton professor of English language and literature at Oxford between 1945 and 1959.

The 44-year-old pleaded guilty by post to driving without due care and attention at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court, but did not attend.