MARIE Antoinette tottered to the guillotine in hers, Marilyn Monroe claimed all women should be grateful to whoever invented them, Victoria Beckham says she “can’t concentrate” without hers and Holly Willoughby even wears them to bed.

Former US President Ford has been admitted to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for testing and evaluation.

Scientists in the United States hope DNA tests will reveal the origins of large, mysterious apes discovered in the heart of Africa.