Strap yourselves in for the best week of racing as Cheltenham lastly begins

The Daily Star says that the wait for the Cheltenham Festival is finally over and we’ll be keeping you up to date with the action as the famous meeting goes on

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The week has finally rolled round(Image: Getty Images)

The wait is finally over! When that famous roar goes up at around 1.20pm today the greatest week of racing in the world will officially begin.

As usual your Daily Star is the best place to follow all the coverage on and off the track. Our paper will be packed full of the best tips, as well as free bets to use on every day of the festival.

And our website will also be keeping you up to date with the action as the famous meeting goes on, with all the essential stories and videos you need to see.

So strap yourselves in for the greatest show on turf. We’ll be with you all the way!

More fuel to the fire

It’s been a tough few years for many of us in this cost-of-living crisis. Energy bills, rents and mortgages, food shopping – it’s all gone in the same and wrong direction!

One of the few costs that has actually come down in recent months has been petrol. They’ve taken their time, but forecourts have slowly been passing on savings from cheaper oil to motorists.

Sadly that’s all about to change. Donald Trump’s surprise war on Iran is going to send petrol prices through the roof.

And it’s already at the stage where the AA is urging us to only make essential car journeys.

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The only place we’ll be driven, it seems, is round the bend!

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A whopping 23 players were sent off in a football match in Brazil on Sunday.

If that was in the Prem VAR would still be looking at it now!

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