A homeless man who was hailed a hero in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing in the UK has admitted stealing a purse and mobile phone from stricken victims of the attack.

A man hailed a "homeless hero" at the scene of the Manchester Arena bombing has denied stealing a purse and mobile phone from victims of the attack.

WPP, the world’s largest advertising group, reported a better than expected jump in first-half net sales and said that its British operations showed signs in July of a “post-Brexit recovery”, sending its shares to a record high.

WPP has begun the search for a new chief executive, for when founder Martin Sorrell steps down.

Chief executives across the Anglo-Saxon corporate world have been gorging themselves in recent years, but has the time come to start snatching away some of the plates?

WPP’s Martin Sorrell, head of the world’s largest advertising company, has raked in more £120 million (€155m) in the past six years in annual pay — but his biggest windfall is yet to come.

WPP strengthened its position at the top of the advertising industry last year as its geographical reach and strong digital sales gave it the edge over its two closest rivals, who were distracted by a failed merger.

SARACENS’ director of rugby Alan Gaffney admitted his players’ faces were as pink as their shirts after the 40-29 defeat to Wasps that kept Ian McGeechan’s men on track for the Premiership play-offs.

SARACENS reached their first ever Heineken Cup quarter-final last night as they ended Glasgow’s remote chances.

Former Munster Coach Alan Gaffney returns to Musgrave Park as Saracens coach for a pre-season friendly on Friday (kick off 6.30pm)

Vic Reeves is hoping to become a literary heavyweight with a new collection of short stories.

Saracens blew a string of scoring chances but still had enough power to overwhelm London Irish today and take a step closer to the Guinness Premiership play-off places.

Biarritz 43 Saracens 13

Saracens 19 London Irish 20

SARACENS coach Steve Diamond last night criticised Glen Jackson after the Kiwi fly-half’s woeful kicking cost his club a place in the Powergen Cup semi-finals.

Nancy Sorrell became the first celebrity to be booted out of I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!, leaving her husband in the jungle without her.

Comic Vic Reeves has joined his wife in the jungle in a surprise twist on the hit TV show I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!.

Reality TV series I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! began on a high note today when contestants were forced to skydive into the Australian jungle.

A rubber ring, pillow, hairbrush and a pair of sunglasses are just a few of the luxury items the I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! contestants are taking into the jungle, it was revealed today.

Club owner and DJ Fran Cosgrove from Dublin is among the 10 celebrities going into the jungle for the next instalment of ‘I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!’.

Advertising giant WPP was celebrating another major acquisition today after agreeing terms to buy Procter & Gamble’s agency Grey Global.

A MAJOR upturn in the media business and the economy in general was predicted by influential British advertising and media commentator Martin Sorrell in Dublin yesterday.

Saracens 57 Leeds 21

APN News & Media, the Australasian print and media group 45% owned by Independent News & Media, may target India in its next major expansion.