Dads of newborn babies can now claim two week’s paternity leave. On Father’s Day, Helen O’Callaghan looks at the many benefits of the new scheme.

There was plenty of confidence behind Corrin Bob prior to Tuesday night’s Ladbrokes Cold Collar final at Crayford, and the Ernie Gaskin-trained runner duly obliged, making the most of his inside line to lead from the first turn on his way to the £7,000 (€10,000) winner’s prize.

As Christmas and the New Year approaches I had expected this week to be reporting a very dramatic fall off in cattle numbers at marts across the country.

Like a ship making to port, mart reports this week seem to indicate a “steady as she goes” approach.

My sister recently returned from a brief holiday in Ghana in West Africa.