The Three Horses and a Deboned Pig Edition - Week 41 - 2023
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The runners and riders are declared for the election and it's looking like a three-horse race with six weeks to run. There's a row about flags as councils deliberate over how to commemorate the victims of the violence in Israel and Gaza. Max Verstappen completes his procession towards the F1 title in infernal conditions in Qatar while Sifan Hassan prevails on the streets of Chicago. Extinction Rebellion suspends its blockade of the A12 motorway after MPs order the government to review fossil fuel subsidies. And we bring you up to speed on the Dutch men's cricket team's progress and the football team's injury list ahead of the Euro 2024 qualifier against France.
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