Fingers crossed Storm Dennis doesn't prove the ultimate menace and Yala Enki (Haydock, nap, 3.15) is given the chance to shine in the Unibet Grand National Trial today.

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls gave himself a chance of retaining his title after a treble - led by Midlands National winner Truckers Lodge - enabled him to almost half chief rival's lead.

Soldiers were pictured alongside the aircraft this afternoon and then seen scoping out the site, which is less than a mile from Aintree Hospital in Merseyside.

PETER SCUDAMORE: Despite big weight, dual winner Tiger Roll must surely go close to landing a Grand National hat-trick in Saturday's virtual race, but KIMBERLITE CANDY is my bet.

With this, her first novel, Naoise Dolan proves she is a wonderfully sharp, comic writer, adept at making wisecracks in the caustic, knock-'em-off, knock-'em-down tradition of Dorothy Parker

Shahab Dehghani, 24, an Iranian economics student at Northeastern University, was denied entry to the US and ordered to immediately fly back to his native country.

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.

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.

US Attorney General William Barr announced a new slew of sanctions against sanctuary cities, in what he called a 'significant escalation' against obstruction of US immigration laws.

Scott Morrison raged against the sudden scrapping of Holden in Australia, but he must have forgotten the Coalition Government forced the car marker to close its factories in 2013.

Odion Ighalo angered a student football team while he was participating in a solo training session over the winter break, according to The Sun. 

Jonathan Coreas-Salamanca, 20, and Ivan Reyes Lopez, 19, were arrested earlier this month for allegedly raping two different 11-year-old girls in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Verónica Carmen Lara-Márquez, who is three months pregnant, was briefly detained by ICE last week in Philadelphia moments after leaving her four-year-old daughter at a school.

Maria De Los Angel Sanz Pimentel, a Dominican woman who is allegedly in the United States without a work visa, was taken into custody by several ICE agents after a raid in Brooklyn on March 1.

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.

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.

One of the rough sleepers at Heathrow Airport, a professional woman in her 40s from west Africa, said the number of homeless people there had doubled since October.

Sir Mo himself took to social media in March to make clear the advertisement by the UK-based company Diamond Mist had nothing to do with him.

Leading athletes from Team GB have taken the extraordinary step of launching legal action against the British Olympic Association over 'ridiculous' marketing rules.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Sir Mo Farah has put the brakes on his marathon career to target a fifth Olympic 10,000m gold in Tokyo next summer.

The British Olympic Association have said they are 'dismayed' by the legal challenge being pursued by a group of leading athletes against their marketing rules and have issued a robust comeback.

Tokyo 2020 organisers have been forced to act in the face of serious warnings over the risk to the athletes in summer temperatures that regular exceed 35 degrees and 80 per cent humidity.

Mo Farah insists he will be prepared to race at the rescheduled Olympics next year. The Tokyo Games were postponed last week due to coronavirus.

After Saturday's dramatic come-from-behind win over Estonia in Tallinn, victory for the Green and White would put them on 12 points from four games.

Norwich full-back Jamal Lewis has been included in the Northern Ireland squad for the their games against Netherlands and Crech Republic despite suffering an elbow injury.

Holland left it late to turn the game around against Northern Ireland and run out winners in Rotterdam. Wales secured a well earned point in Slovakia while Scotland crashed to a heavy defeat in Russia.

Natalie Bassingthwaighte appears to have sustained a nasty injury while in self-isolation with her family.

A group of cars said to have been racing through west London crashed into the pensioners' car in the early hours of Saturday morning, killing a man in his 70s and seriously injuring his wife.

A stomach-churning 122,133 tests were performed on the Farnborough, Hampshire, centrifuge which operated from 1955 until its decommissioning in March 2019.

The former cricket star, 41, cut a casual figure as he stepped out in Hale Village, Cheshire, after confirming he was 'absolutely fine' following the incident during Top Gear filming on Tuesday.

Jeremy Clarkson, 59, posted a series of clips of his Oxfordshire farm, including one where he aims his tractor at a group of seagulls, to Instagram.

The aviation community lashed out at Jeremy Clarkson, sharing coordinates for his Oxfordshire residence and recommending swoops down to the legal limit of 500ft.

The luxury estate in Surrey dates back to the 16th century and borders Dunsfold Aerodrome. The airfield was used during the Second World War and has more recently been home to the hit BBC show.

Officers at Kent Police released a CCTV image of a man who is the 'spitting image' of the 59-year-old former Top Gear host. Police said the man, is believed to have stolen a bank card from a handbag.

The 32 year old looked sensational when she stepped out on Monday night at the premier of the 28 season of Top Gear in London

The actor, 41, makes an appearance on the hit BBC show alongside his cousin Emilia, 45, for Sunday's edition of Top Gear.

Tom Cruise is fully back to work on production of Mission: Impossible 7 after the blockbuster was forced to halt production in Italy and relocate to the UK due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

James May was enjoying a pint last night at the Cross Keys pub in Hammersmith, London, after a cycle ride. He told MailOnline he was helping the landlord drink up beer which would 'go to waste'.

Britain is in for warm weather over the coming August Bank Holiday long weekend as temperatures are forcasted to soar up to 30C with the warm spell expected to last through into September.

After around 27C today, the Met Office forecasts a showery 21C Monday before widespread sunshine from Tuesday as highs climb back to 25C from Thursday for the weekend.

Squash and sweet potato work beautifully with earthy, aromatic Moroccan spices and saffron

Creamy and tender, spinach with parmesan is a winning combination. These are delicious dished up with crispy pancetta

I wasn't sure what to write this week. We're all thinking about the spread of a global pandemic, so I see my role as offering some light relief from that

The moon is an immensely powerful tool that we can all learn to work with. Here renowned moon mentor Kirsty Gallagher shows us how powerful living in tune with the moon can be…

Bring some sunshine to your spring wardrobe with arty splashes of colour and pretty, notice-me prints

Long gone is the need for cardboard freezer pizza. Have your own, ready to go, with The Ice Kitchen Method

With its buttery biscuit base, thick bank of caramel and cloud of whipped cream, this feels deliciously indulgent - even when you are sharing it

If you like pistachio ice cream, you'll love this. It is worthwhile trying to find pistachio extract, but if you can't almond extract is fine

A naughty spoonful of whipped cream is to be encouraged

A steak pie succeeds in being rustic and relaxed yet celebratory at the same time