It's a bitter irony that the women contacting us about this are 70 and above, the age group most tragically afflicted and threatened by the coronovirus.

Property values were down by 0.6% in April compared to March, the biggest fall since March 2018, according to the latest data from Halifax.

Savers were handed more bad news today with the Bank of England suggesting its base rate could remain close to historically low levels over the next few years.

Some recent research suggests that, even if you stick a lump sum into the stock market on the eve of a big crash, you could end up with bigger returns than by drip-feeding.

With fuel pumps being handled throughout the pandemic, there are concerns amongst the motoring community about the safety of return to petrol stations in the aftermath of lockdown.

Entrepreneur Andy Yates shares his tips for small businesses to adapt, innovate and come through the coronavirus crisis - and what some of the firms he is working with are doing.

We don't want to gazunder the seller, but also we don't want to harm our own finances and pay over the odds at a time of economic uncertainty.

Defi Du Seuil showed that if there is a vacancy to take over as king of the two-mile chase division he will be a contender with a length and a quarter win in the Shloer Chase at Cheltenham.

Trainer Dan Skelton had indicated the gelding Allmankind, who won at Cheltenham on Saturday, might be given a break before one prep-run for March's Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

If his recovery goes to plan, Tiger Roll will return to action in the Boyne Hurdle at Navan in February - a race he won last year - before bidding for a fifth Cheltenham Festival victory.

The seven-year-old, who won the Grade One Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, runs for the first time this season in the Ladbrokes Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury on Friday.

The Colin Tizzard-trained 1-2 favourite gave 6lb and a seven-length beating to Jonjo O'Neill-trained Papa Tango Charly in the Conundrum Stallions National Hunt Novices' Hurdle.

Jockey Robbie Power made all the running on the Colin Tizzard-trained gelding to draw eight lengths clear of runner-up Ribble Valley. Master Debonair has shown improved form.

Jockey Robbie Power sang the praises of Fiddlerontheroof after the 5-4 favourite landed the Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown by six lengths.

Envoi Allen has been cut to 5-4 favourite for the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival after extending his unbeaten record to seven races.

The Gordon Elliott-trained six-year-old had to dig deep under jockey Mark Walsh to peg back free-running second-placed Captain Guiness but came through to win by three-quarters of a length.

Thyme Hill completed his hat-trick in the Grade One Challow Novices' Hurdle late last month and is set to head straight to the showpiece meeting in the Cotswolds.

Connections of Douvan remain hopeful of getting the classy two-miler to the Cheltenham Festival for the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Aidan Coleman is looking forward to being reunited with Paisley Park in the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Irish trainer Willie Mullins says Benie Des Dieux might be the best mare he has trained after she romped home in the Galmoy Hurdle at Gowran Park.

Brian Hughes continued to build what he hopes will be an unassailable lead in the jump jockeys title race as a 49-1 treble at Carlisle took him 13 winners clear (124-111) of champion Richard Johnson.

Henderson committed Shishkin to the Supreme Novices' Hurdle on the opening day of next month's Cheltenham Festival after he brushed aside proven performers on Thursday.

Trainer Willie Mullins suffered a triple blow on Friday when he had to rule Saldier, Douvan and Klassical Dream out of next month's Cheltenham Festival.

A new guarantee that the Tote win dividends will at least match starting-price returns will be a 'game changer' for pool betting in this country, it has been claimed.

The chances of Tiger Roll attempting to win an historic third consecutive Randox Health Grand National at Aintree in April continued to hang in the balance on Tuesday night.

Solo is 3-1 favourite for the Triumph Hurdle after sweeping to a 13-length demolition job from Fujimoto Flyer in the Adonis Hurdle at Kempton for trainer Paul Nicholls and jockey Harry Cobden.

Racing officials are confident the Cheltenham Festival will go ahead next month despite the disruption to travel caused by the spread of the coronavirus.

Nigel Twiston-Davies hopes Ballyandy can continue his revival by getting the victory former stable star The New One could not manage in his attempts at the Unibet Champion Hurdle.

The killer coronavirus outbreak across the globe has lead to a host of sporting events being cancelled, postponed or placed in serious doubt with the Six Nations among impacted events.

Running the Cheltenham Festival virtually behind closed doors if a spread of the Coronavirus restricts major sporting events is not an option according to the man overseeing the jumps meeting.

Trainer David Pipe is eyeing potential Cheltenham Festival targets for Brinkley after the five-year-old gelding produced an eye-catching performance in landing the West Berkshire Mencap.

Relegate will bid to earn both herself and trainer Colm Murphy a return to the Cheltenham Festival winner's enclosure when she lines up for the Pertemps Final next week.

In the first of a look at the big races, SAM TURNER (Robin Goodfellow) starts by looking at some race trends for races on day one and highlights some of the main contenders.

Though Minella Rocco may not be the force of old, he has demonstrated with wins at Warwick and most recently at Wetherby he has the potential for one more big effort at Cheltenham.

The Nicky Henderson-trained 10-year-old, who is chasing his fifth Festival win, was among the 11 runners left in the £400,000 race at the penultimate declaration.

SAM TURNER (Robin Goodfellow) continues his analysis of next week's meeting with a look at the big-race contenders and trends for day two.

SAM TURNER (Robin Goodfellow) continues his look at the big race trends and contenders at next week's meeting with a looks at the contenders for day three.

We are less than a week away from the start of the 2020 Cheltenham Festival. In the final part of his preview, SAM TURNER takes a look at the big-race trends and contenders for day four.  

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Sports events could be restricted to crowds of just 500 people if the coronavirus outbreak continues to escalate, under new emergency plans.

The latest case of coronavirus, the third in Gloucestershire, was diagnosed over the weekend and then announced hours before the start of the four-day fixture Festival.

As the coronavirus epidemic continues to take its toll around the world, more and more sporting events are either in doubt, postponed or cancelled altogether as a result.

Ruby Walsh is content. Happy he is going to the Cheltenham Festival and comfortable his contribution will be only from behind a microphone.

The Love Island star, 27, has revealed he's been rushed to A&E with suspected kidney stones ahead of his upcoming hosting stint with ITV at this year's Cheltenham Festival.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: ITV are in danger of losing the live rights to televise horse racing as the broadcaster are refusing to guarantee will be shown on their main channel.

Horse racing fans from across the UK will have their eyes on the Cheltenham Festival as the hotly-anticipated four-day meet kicks off today. Here, some of the famous faces you might see.

Rachael Blackmore concedes she sometimes takes a step back to reflect on the progress of her career and asks herself: 'Is this really happening?'

Racing experts Robin Goodfellow, Peter Scudamore, Jane Mangan and Ken Pitterson share their top tips for day one of the Cheltenham Festival featuring the Champion Hurdle.

Nicky Henderson announced on Sunday morning the brilliant two-miler was lame, after a dormant splint that had never caused a problem to the 10-year-old previously 'reared its ugly head'.

We have our first winner at this year's Cheltenham Festival following the conclusion of the curtain-raiser in the shape of the Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle.

The maths whizz made sure her wardrobe added up by tastefully teaming a skintight black jumpsuit with a camel coat on day one of the 2020 Cheltenham Festival.