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Horse racing tips: Today’s best bets for Newbury and Doncaster

Discover our predictions for Friday’s horseracing action

The Independent UK · Feb 27

Children of the Night review – party like it’s 1997 in Yorkshire’s Vegas

Through the eyes of two working-class teenagers, a legendary 90s Doncaster nightclub is brought back to life in Danielle Phillips’s sparky but quietly perceptive play

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10

Hotel room engulfed in flames as video shows officers risking lives to save guests

Watch as police officers tried to extinguish a blaze at a hotel room in Doncaster before swiftly evacuating all guests.

The Independent UK · Feb 2

‘Hero’ crew member injured in train mass stabbing regains consciousness

Samir Zitouni was wounded as he protected passengers during attack on an LNER train travelling from Doncaster to London

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025

Winston’s mystery ban halts racing comeback after just two rides in Bahrain

The former top Flat jockey Robert Winston, who made an unexpected and successful return to race-riding in Bahrain last week, has had his licence to ride in the country suspended

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025

Train attack hero’s family shares update after horrific stabbing

Samir Zitouni was working onboard the London North Eastern Railway train when the attack happened

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

Should police reveal a suspect’s racial identity and immigration status in serious crimes?

British prosecutors have charged a 32-year-old British national with 10 counts of attempted murder in the mass stabbing attack that occurred on a train travelling from Doncaster to London on Saturday night. Another man was arrested but later released.

The Conversation · Nov 5, 2025

Train crew member who protected passengers has always been a hero – family

Samir Zitouni, known as Sam, was working onboard the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train from Doncaster to London on Saturday.

Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025

Anthony Williams Train Stabbings: What Counts as Terrorism in Britain Today?

Police say the Doncaster train stabbings were not terrorism, as no ideological motive was found under UK law defining terror as violence driven by a cause.

International Business Times UK · Nov 4, 2025

Man appears in court after mass stabbing on train in Cambridgeshire

Suspect charged with attempted murder in relation to two attacks, on Doncaster to London service and on a train at a DLR station

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025