SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: First the Queen was told that her beloved Royal Ascot would take place behind closed doors; now the Royal Family has suffered another sporting blow.

At first glance, 1917 seems a strange film, a First World War picture that arrives three years too late for a centenary, three months too late for Remembrance Day.

I first saw Bombshell a few weeks ago, and when I told people what a treat they had heading their way, they naturally wanted to know what it was about.

Let's begin with what this new version of The Invisible Man is not.

The 83-year-old pontiff has scrapped an audience with tech chiefs including Microsoft and IBM executives today, a day after calling off an appearance at Mass in Rome.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reportedly taken legal action against French magazine Le Point which branded him 'The Eradicator'.

Sometimes hype is just that; hype. But occasionally it's true.

Hillary Clinton now has a nine point lead in the latest Bloomberg Politics poll in the pivotal battleground state of Pennsylvania.

The Fox News poll gives Clinton 45 per cent of the four-way presidential preference vote while Trump has slid to 38 per cent. However Rasmussen showed him clawing back support with 43 per cent.

The survey, which was conducted during the period between October 7 and 13, gave Clinton 44 per cent support from likely voters compared to 37 per cent for Trump.

Two new national polls that dropped today tell different tales, with Donald Trump nipping at Hillary Clinton's heels in one – and her running away with the race in another.

Donald Trump has slipped further in the polls, a survey showed Monday, as he battles to dismiss a series of sexual assault allegations by claiming that the election is rigged against him.

The CBS News poll found that 47 per cent of likely voters support or lean towards Hillary Clinton while 38 per cent support Donald Trump.

The Democrat captures a 46 per cent share of the vote, while Trump slips a point to 40, according to a weekly NBC News/Survey Monkey poll.

Hillary Clinton has swiped a chunk of Donald Trump's voters, a poll showed Wednesday, just hours before the candidates go head-to-head in the third and final presidential debate.

Voters in 13 battleground states say Donald Trump won Wednesday night's final presidential debate. Voters said Clinton won by 49 to 39 per cent, according to the CBS survey.

The latest ABC News presidential opinion poll shows Republican Donald Trump trailing his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton by 12 points.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 45 to 43 in the latest Bloomberg News poll in Florida, in a matchup where third party candidates are included.

With less than two weeks to go before election day on Nov. 8, Clinton has 43 per cent of the vote to her Republican rival's 39 per cent.

A tracking poll put together by ABC and The Washington Post put Trump within two points of his opponent on Saturday morning. Clinton had 47 per cent of the vote over Trump's 45.

Last Sunday, Hillary Clinton was enjoying a 12 point advantage over Donald Trump in the ABC New/Washington Post tracking poll , but seven days later, that lead has shrunk to just one point.

Hillary Clinton maintains a comfortable six-point lead over Donald Trump in a new poll that shows the FBI's announcement on Friday had no effect on voters.

Hillary Clinton has a three-point lead in the first non-tracking poll since the FBI's explosive letter to Congress last week, which showed the Democrat's advantage narrowing among voters.

Hillary Clinton has a three-point lead over Donald Trump at 47 points to 44, according to an ABC News/Washington post poll. Earlier this week Clinton had slipped behind Trump for the first time.

The day before the election and the presidential race is on a knife edge. Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in most polls by three or four points, according to data published Monday.

President-elect Donald Trump's favorability has climbed to 46 per cent in a new Morning Consult survey, with a majority saying his transition is more organized or equal to past efforts.

Jason Manford has revealed his application to work as a customer assistant at his local Tesco supermarket has been rejected. 

Jason Manford has landed a new job driving elderly people to medical appointments, after being turned down by Tesco.

NICK HARRIS: The Scots think of Irn-Bru as their national soft drink and for a long time it has been marketed under the slogan: ‘Made in Scotland from girders.’ Well, England’s Laura Trott was made in Essex from tungsten.

MATT LAWTON IN RIO: Trott moved a step closer to reducing the gap between herself and her fiance in the gold-medal count, leading the women's omnium after day one.

Bullring in Birmingham is one of the busiest shopping centres in the UK. Pictures of the site were found on Abdelhamid Abaaoud's phone by police. It was one of several 'targets' on the device.

Armed police swooped during a daylight raid in Uccle, Brussels as part of continued investigations into the atrocity, which left 130 people dead and hundreds wounded.

Sam Dixey, 21, an undergraduate at Leeds University, created slides listing his hobbies and 'other notable qualities' and uploaded them in the place of extra photos on the popular dating app.

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.

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.

Boris Johnson's new-look Cabinet today agreed to the Prime Minister's plans to introduce an Australian-style points-based immigration system at the start of 2021.

Aston Villa have finally come out to issue a statement declaring their huge disappointment in Jack Grealish after he was caught out partying at an ex-team-mate's flat during the lockdown.

Millions of pieces of space junk are whizzing around the planet at around 20,000 miles per hour - providing a threat to future rockets and space craft. Chinese experts may have a solution.

Just a night after Veronica's bombshell revelation that Piper and Victor are having an affair, the My Kitchen Rules teams gathered for Pat and Bianca's instant restaurant on Tuesday.

Stephen Curry scored 35 points with five 3-pointers, shooting over James Harden and driving past him as the Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets 126-85 in Game Three of their series.

Rory McIlory (right) goes into the final round of the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai with a one-point lead after a third successive five-under round of 67 to overtake Matthew Fitzpatrick (left).

Leishman and Ancer staged a remarkable rally Saturday in foursomes, going from five down with eight holes to play to earn a most unlikely halve against Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler .

DEREK LAWRENSON IN LOS ANGELES: On a day when Tiger showed once more that no venue causes him fits quite like the wiles and mysteries of Riviera, McIlroy answered the riddles with a fine 67

One of India's top five technology services companies, Tech Mahindra, reported a rather disappointing set of earnings on Friday. However, the stock is still cheap and it can gain another 15% in the next one year, says a report from Kotak Institutional equities, which cut the estimate for the company's earnings per share by up to 22%. Tech Mahindra has reported a drop of 4.3% in dollar revenue in Jan-March 2020, while the net profit fell 32%, compared to three months ago. The company has announced a final dividend of ₹5 per share. 75472021Tech Mahindra derives a large share of revenue, about 8.7%, from business process outsourcing (BPO) unit, which has 46,816 employees, mostly from voice services. "Transition to work-from-home has lagged with customers refusing to give permissions. Work-from-home

It was the final stretch of the 72-hour semi-finals challenge on Sunday night's episode of Reno Rumble.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I wonder if all those voting for the chairmanship of World Rugby on Sunday realise the great gift and opportunity they have - or what a pivotal moment for the game this is.

Princess Beatrice, 31, donned a black dress which featured flower pattern detail as she arrived at Centrepoint's 50th Anniversary Gala at the Roundhouse in Camden yesterday.

New York Rep. Antony Brindisi says he will vote to impeach President Donald Trump. He was elected in 2018 with just 51 per cent of the vote, in a district Trump carried by 15 points two years earlier.

WILL KELLEHER AT THE PRINCIPALITY STADIUM: PC Pivac's first job on the Welsh beat went without a hitch as the former copper's new side thrashed Italy easily in Cardiff.

Bradley Dack's elegant 76th-minute flick looked to have settled proceedings on his 50th appearance for the club, but Villa got their rewards in the third minute of added time through Hourihane's precise effort.