Robert Thornton is in a “stable” condition after suffering a terrible fall at Leicester today.

The mother and stepfather of an eight-year-old girl found hanged in her bedroom were on bail today after being arrested by English police.

The parents of Charlotte Avenall, the eight-year-old found hanged in her bedroom at home in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, were arrested today in connection with her death, sources said.

TESTS on a severed human head found in a field showed it to have belonged to a man, police said yesterday.

Six people died today when a car hit a lorry head-on in Leicestershire, UK.

Muslim leaders appealed for calm today after an Asian man was killed in an apparent racist attack as he left a corner shop.

Champion jockey Kieren Fallon has delayed his return to the saddle and now plans to be back on Friday following his crashing fall earlier in the week.

Kieren Fallon hopes to be back in the saddle at Lingfield Park today after missing his six scheduled rides at Leicester yesterday.

CHAMPION jockey Kieren Fallon was discharged from hospital last night as fears that he may have suffered a serious injury in a Leicester race fall proved groundless.

Richard Mullen faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after breaking his wrist in a fall at Leicester on Saturday.

Richard Hughes could be out of action for three weeks after puncturing a lung in a fall at Leicester on Saturday.

Tout Seul earned a crack at the Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes after returning to form with a smooth victory in the totesport Leicestershire Stakes yesterday.

A mother has won an eight-year battle for justice when a British High Court judge approved a £2.6 million pay-out for her severely brain-damaged son.