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At least 4,000 racehorses have been dispatched to the slaughterhouse in Britain and Ireland since 2019, an investigation has found. Some of the sport’s most successful horses were among those being put down at one of the UK’s biggest abattoirs, where undercover filming revealed that rules protecting animals from unnecessary suffering were being ignored. Three of them, including High Expectations, had been trained by shamed trainer Gordon Elliott, the suspended three-time Grand National winner, at his stables in Ireland. Pictured, race horse High Expectations, who had been trained by shamed trainer Gordon Elliott, the suspended three-time Grand National winner, at his stables in Ireland Elliott was banned from racing in Britain in March after he was photographed sitting on a dead horse, holding a mobile phone to his ear and making a victory sign. Dene Stansall, horse racing consultant at Animal Aid – the campaign group which set up hidden cameras at the Drury and Sons abattoir in Englan

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday left the Sao Paulo hospital where he had been for four days undergoing treatment for complications following a near-fatal 2018 stabbing, and said he will be back at his desk in Brasilia on Monday. 'I'll be back in the presidency tomorrow,' Bolsonaro told the media as he left the Vila Nova Star hospital, where he had been since Wednesday. 'I had to undergo a diet, I did what had to be done ... I wanted to leave from day one, but they didn't let me. I hope in 10 days I'll be eating barbecued ribs, eating anything,' he said. 'I'll be back in the presidency tomorrow,' Bolsonaro told the media as he left the Vila Nova Star hospital, where he had been since Wednesday The hospital said in an earlier statement that Bolsonaro will remain under observation as an outpatient.  His medical team also advised him to go on a diet, but Bolsonaro said he may not comply. 'I'll try to follow, but I'm not an

The number of shoppers visiting high streets is set to rocket this week in a major boost for retailers. Footfall is forecast to rise by a fifth across town centres, retail parks and shopping centres compared with the week before, according to retail analysts Springboard. The surge in business will come after Covid restrictions such as mask-wearing and social distancing are dropped in England from today. Footfall is forecast to rise by a fifth across town centres, retail parks and shopping centres compared with the week before, according to retail analysts Springboard. The number of people visiting shopping districts will only rise by around eight per cent today as many workers also head back to the office. But it will rocket by 32 per cent on Friday and 40 per cent on Saturday, Springboard predicts. Diane Wehrle, of Springboard, said: ‘With summer holiday commencing and many opting for a summer staycation in the UK, footfall will continue to rise throughout July and into August as many

A mother who fled abroad with her toddler son during a bitter custody fight has won a battle for him to live with her. Ellie Yarrow-Sanders vanished with Olly in 2018, triggering a hunt by police and court officials. At one point, a High Court judge lifted reporting restrictions on the case in the family courts and used Twitter to appeal to her to come home. Now it has emerged that the 28-year-old from Basildon, Essex, has returned to Britain and is living with her six-year-old in a secret location. After a 16-month fight at the family court in Chelmsford – which cannot be detailed because of reporting restrictions – a judge has ruled that Olly can live with his mother and spend time with his father Patrick Sheridan. In her first interview after spending eight months in hiding, Miss Yarrow-Sanders told Channel 4's Dispatches why she left the country. 'It was just desperation really,' she said. 'A lawyer that I had representing me said, ''If we cannot come to an

People in England will tomorrow emerge from lockdown with the government's final major easing of restrictions - but so called 'Freedom Day' will come with a note of caution. Just over four months after setting off on the government's roadmap, last week Boris Johnson confirmed that the country could finally make its much-awaited last step towards freedom on Monday, July 19. 'We think now is the right moment to proceed' he said in press conference statement, before warning: 'It is absolutely vital that we proceed now with caution.' For the much-touted end to face masks and scrapping of social distancing has given way under reports of over 50,000 new Covid cases a day - a result of the rapidly spreading Delta variant - and rising hospitalisations. While the law may be changing, as the Mail will highlight here, the government, other public bodies and businesses have started issuing strong guidance for people who are travelling, shopping or out socialising. T

Nightclubs across the country have thrown open their doors to celebrate the arrival of Freedom Day – but 73 per cent of clubbers had previously said they did not want to return as the nation tiptoes out of lockdown. Thousands of eager revellers across England have piled onto dance floors for the first time since March last year without being required to provide Covid passports or negative test results.  Face masks are also no longer legally required, and with social distancing rules shelved, there are no limits on people attending.  Venues including Fabric, E1, Ministry of Sound and Egg nightclubs in London, Pryzm in Bristol, Powerhouse Night Club in Newcastle and Moon Acre in Dorset re-opened on the stroke of midnight - the very second that most legal restrictions on social contact were removed.   It's 'the moment we've been waiting for, that our customers have been waiting for,' said Tristan Moffat, operations director of London music venue The Piano Works, ahead of t