Police chiefs have handed Leeds United more than £1.2m after the High Court ruled that the Championship football club had been overcharged for policing at home games, a judge has heard.

DAVID BECKHAM accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages yesterday over a newspaper claim that he “made a play” for model Mariann Fogarasy.

Madonna, who is always in fighting shape, has won a round against the British press.

MOTOR racing boss Max Mosley has sued the publisher of Germany’s largest newspaper, contending his sex play with several prostitutes did not have a Nazi theme.

ROMAN POLANSKI’S libel action against the publishers of Vanity Fair magazine neared its conclusion yesterday, with both sides in the case putting final arguments to the jury.