MARGARET McLOUGHLIN was born with three things. Down syndrome; a serious untreatable heart condition; and a huge, infectious, and empathetic personality. She wasn’t expected to live. But live she did, to the fullest extent that was possible.

AIRLINE tycoons have paid tribute to the “pioneer of low-cost travel” Freddie Laker, who has died at the age of 83. Mr Laker, whose cheap fares opened up a new era in air travel in the 1970s, died of undisclosed causes in Miami.

PROFESSIONAL basketball player Shaquille O’Neal is a Miami Beach reserve police officer.