George Best’s family were gathered round his bedside tonight as the football legend fought for his life.

IF anyone could be forgiven for saying "FCUK IT," it has to be Stephen Marks. The founder of French Connection fashion chain has not only lost his wife to divorce but, as a result, he has also lost control of his company.

French Connection Group, the British owner of fashion stores in Europe and the US, said chairman and chief executive Stephen Marks plans to sell as much as 10% of the stock, relinquishing his controlling stake in the business he founded in 1969.