EXCLUSIVE BY MARCUS TOWNEND: Racemail understands the historic organisation, which was formed in 1750 and has 15 British racecourse, has furloughed nearly two thirds of its workforce.

Glamorous would-be attendees have been donning their glad-rags and showcasing their fineries online as they mark Ladies Day at Aintree during the coronavirus pandemic.

MARCUS TOWNEND: We've had the void Grand National, the bomb scare Grand National and dramas like Devon Loch collapsing on the run-in with the race at his mercy in 1956.

For the most part, Kate Fall regards her role as a memoirist as an extension of her job as gatekeeper: to present the polished face of the Cameron administration to the world

What a bizarre book this is: three parts funny to one part stark, staring horror

Downing Street today gave a strong hint a government plan to impose a minimum earnings threshold on migrants who want to come to the UK after Brexit will be dropped.

Boris Johnson's plan to scrap a minimum earnings threshold for migrants who want to move to the UK after Brexit has sparked a backlash among Tory MPs.

Downing Street has rejected a big business demand to allow low-skilled migration from the EU to continue after Brexit, telling companies to focus on training UK workers instead.

Priti Patel today launched a savage attack on big British business as she said companies had become 'far too reliant on low skilled' and 'cheap' workers from the EU.

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon insisted it is vital that immigration from the EU is allowed to carry on after Brexit, saying the economy needs workers.

New Zealand expatriates in Australia have called on Russell Crowe to support their bid to change 'racially discriminatory' citizenship laws.

The Migration Advisory Committee said post-Brexit arrangements to replace EU freedom of movement could slow the growth in the UK population and make people slightly better off.

Boris Johnson lashed out after the SNP leader said immigration from the EU must continue north of the border because the economy needs workers.

A rapist who dodged deportation after a mutiny by plane passengers will next month launch another bid to avoid being booted out of Britain. Yaqub Ahmed was jailed for a total of nine years.

Dozens of foreigners who may have been exposed to the potentially deadly coronavirus are set to be secretly held in isolation at a hotel near the centre of Sydney, a source has revealed. 

The federal government plans to set up English classes in refugee camps to give potential immigrants a better shot at getting a job when they get to Australia.

The president's swipe is the latest in a row over immigration policy between Trump and Democratic leaders in his home state of New York over immigration policy.

The 33 illegal immigrants were found on Monday hiding in a lorry in Calais, France by shocked border force guards after clambering aboard at Dover. Many have now been returned to the UK.

Essex Police said a 22-year-old man was arrested in Northern Ireland on Sunday on suspicion of manslaughter and facilitating unlawful immigration.

The population in parts of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane is growing at double the national average pace. CommSec senior economist Ryan Felsman cited international students.

Kevin Rudd has slammed Peter Dutton's decision to send Wuhan evacuees to Christmas Island, suggesting the home affairs minister would have treated them differently if they were 'white.'  

Members of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Border Patrol Tactical Unit will be among the officers deployed to cities to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

Pauline Hanson has called on the government to 'tighten up' immigration laws after a new report revealed 50,000 migrants who were denied asylum in Australia remain in the country. 

Zoltan Tamas (pictured), an immigrant from Romania who once drove for President Donald Trump is still being detained by ICE a year after he was given a deportation reprieve.

Leaders in agriculture, hospitality and the care system lashed out at the Home Secretary after she dismissed fears over staff shortages caused by the proposed points-based system.

DAVID GOODHART: The post-Brexit shake-up to Britain's immigration system, unveiled today by Priti Patel, should be welcomed on the grounds of politics, economics - and general fairness.

Priti Patel blasted rapper Dave's incendiary claims that Boris Johnson is a 'real racist' this morning on Sky News and BBC Breakfast, calling them 'utter nonsense' and 'highly inappropriate'.

The 47-year-old, who was born in London to Ugandan Asian parents of Gujarati descent, admitted they would not have made the cut were the system in place in the 1960s when they arrived.

New post-Brexit immigration laws in the UK will favour skilled English-speaking migrant workers over cheap unskilled labour from within the European Union.

Protesters from RAICES Action, a prominent immigrant rights group, interrupted Biden's closing remarks near the end of Wednesday's two-hour televised debate at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas

Priti Patel has been hit with new 'bullying' claims as it emerges immigration boss Mark Thomson was prompted to resign from his role following 'uncomfortable' demands by the Home Secretary.

Low-skilled immigration will be made virtually impossible under a points-based system as free movement rights are consigned to history.

A leading Tory MP has accused Boris Johnson of making 'really ill-judged' comments in the past and told him to 'think very carefully' about the impact his words have on women and ethnic minorities.

The Pitch Perfect star, 39, was at the Mammoth Film Festival for the weekend to support Mickey and his latest film Deported, and the incident occurred at a celebrity bowling tournament.

The government is now examining the claims of 23 immigration detainees who all claim to be from indigenous backgrounds - with some having no physical proof.

Amber Rudd was due to speak at the UN Women Oxford event last night - but was told when she arrived that the event to mark International Women's Day had been cancelled.

Lucas Dos Reis Laurindo, a 26-year-old Brazilian national, was given a ticket for the fatal crash that left four family members dead near Disney World in Florida and was arrested trying to leave the U.S.

President Rodrigo Duterte announced strict immigration curbs and a halt on domestic land, sea and air travel to and from Manila to arrest the spread of coronavirus on Thursday.

Mark Latham raged at a shocking video showing passengers standing within touching distance of one another as they queued for immigration at Sydney Airport on Thursday.

Two men detained in the immigration detention unit in Gadsden, Alabama, threatened to jump from a ledge with bed sheets tied around their necks on March 20 because of coronavirus fears.

Disciplinary chiefs handed immigration law specialist Rashid Ahmed just a three-month suspension after he left his junior colleague covered in blood on the ground on King's Road in Chelsea.

There are around 1,000 foreign qualified nurses in Australia who are unable to work in Australian hospitals because of sanctions on working holiday visas.

Jacinda Ardern has taken aim at Australia's new ruling on temporary visa holders after acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge effectively told thousands of out-of-work Kiwis to go home.

Safwat Abdel-Hady was reportedly set upon by a furious Lone Wolf bikie after complaining about 'widespread' drug use at the immigration detention facility in Sydney.

Economists warn the slump in immigration could be detrimental to housing and the economy - particularly when the COVID-19 pandemic passes.

Four Australian celebrants have devised unique and quirky drive-thru business models to ensure couples can still get married. Couples remain in their car at all times and prices start at only $400.

Ronan Hughes, of Co Armagh in Northern Ireland, is due to appear at Dublin's High Court on Tuesday charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, as well as immigration offences.

The Home Secretary announced last month that 2,800 medics will have 12 months added to visas. But the Health Committee heard today many workers doing 'essential' tasks would not be covered.

Ronan Hughes, 40, from Silverstream, Tyholland in Co Monaghan, was detained on Monday following the execution of a European arrest warrant in the Irish Republic.

Michael Wildes helped secure US citizenship for both Melania Trump and her parents Viktor and Amalija Knavs as well as a green card for Melania's sister Ines.