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Scots vet on donkey mercy mission
A Glasgow vet travels to Egypt help treat injured donkeys, horses and mules.
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Racecourse under starter's orders
A look at the first turf horse racing course to be built in the UK for more than 80 years as it prepares to open next summer.
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Council opposes racecourse plan
Plans to build a £100m racecourse on greenbelt land in Salford are formally opposed by city planners.
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Ghana election count goes to wire
Ghana's electoral commission is due to announce poll results in what looks like a tight race for the presidency.
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Modern cowboy keeps cattle safe
A Welsh cowboy herds Australian cattle to restore Anglesey sand dunes to prime condition.
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Racecourse opponents hold meeting
Campaigners opposed to a racecourse in Greater Manchester are meeting as the plans move towards a public inquiry.
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Racehorse owners 'walking away'
The economic downturn is blamed for the increase in the number of racehorses abandoned by owners in Norfolk.
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Two-horse race for top States job
Senator Terry Le Sueur and Senator-elect Alan Breckon will fight for the top job in Jersey's government.
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Guatemala racing row turns deadly
At least 17 people are killed after a row over a horse race between drunken drug traffickers in Guatemala turns violent.
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Eight punters win racing jackpot
Eight ticket holders win a share of a £4.9m jackpot in the weekly Scoop6 game.
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Punters eyeing £3m racing jackpot
Thousands of people are hoping to win a £3m jackpot with a minimum £2 stake in the weekly Scoop6 game.
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'Dear Noel, is life really not worth living?'
Noel Martin, who was paralysed in an attack 12 years ago, plans to commit suicide with the help of the Swiss clinic Dignitas. Here, broadcaster Liz Carr appeals in an open letter to Noel, for him to think again about talking his life.
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Abu Dhabi scales cultural heights
Desert kingdom Abu Dhabi is determined to be known for more than just its oil wealth, and as Christian Fraser reports, there are no limits to its ambition.
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Cleaning up at the Beirut races
The BBC's Bob Trevelyan spends a day at the races in Beirut, enjoying one of the Middle East's few legal betting opportunities.
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The 'stealth mules' of world war
A vet's story reveals the practice of silencing pack animals so they could go behind enemy lines.
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As it happened: How the results came in
Keep up with the drama of US election day on 4 November on the BBC News website.
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Cowell wins recognition TV award
David Tennant, Simon Cowell and Holly Willoughby are some of the stars at the National TV Awards.
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New point-to-point course to open
A new point-to-point racing course is being opened in Lincolnshire.
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Horse suffers burns as fans clash
A police horse is hit by a firework as rival Sunderland and Newcastle supporters battle in the street.
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Retired racehorse heroes awarded
An Oxfordshire charity which has found new homes for hundreds of former race horses has won an award for it's work
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