Bookmakers make Iroko the clear market leader for the Ultima at the Festival in March, but joint-trainer Josh Guerriero has revealed he could instead run at Kempton next month en route to Aintree.

The First Minister said he was determined to end the ‘vicious circle’ of high waiting times and delayed discharge.

More rain has fallen on parts of Southern California after causing mudflows over the weekend – helping firefighters, but boosting the risk of toxic ash run-off in areas scorched by Los Angeles-area ...