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What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Grand National cancellation set to cost a staggering £500MILLION with bookies hit hardest by the loss of revenue from Aintree’s three-day festival amid coronavirus lockdown The cancellation of the Grand National is set to prove financially shattering A total of half a billion pounds will be lost, with the bookies losing £400million There are £60m … Read more
The Grand National may have been called off, but the Earl of Derby has pulled off a remarkable victory against the odds near one of Britain’s premier horse-racing venues. The scion of the Victorian prime minister has won an 11-year battle to build 400 homes on his stud farm near Newmarket. Jockeys and race spectators … Read more
The Grand National was dramatically called off on Monday night after new Government restrictions to fight the spread of coronavirus made it impossible to stage the Aintree showpiece on April 4. The Jockey Club and Aintree officials were working towards running the most watched race in Britain behind closed doors, either as a stand-alone race … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more