The father of murdered Irish student Nicola Furlong has described Paddy Power’s decision to allow bets on the Oscar Pistorius trial as “disgusting” — asking if the bookmaker would put up odds if his own children had died.

A controversial advert from Irish boookmaker Paddy Power has sparked fury for offering money back to punters if sprint champion Oscar Pistorius "walks" away from killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

ZOO magazine issued an unreserved apology yesterday after a heartbroken man was advised in celebrity agony uncle Danny Dyer’s column to cut his ex-girlfriend’s face.