The natural father of a two-year-old boy living with his lesbian mother and her partner won a legal battle in the UK today against a ruling that he should have only a “limited relationship” with the child.

A wealthy British builder won his appeal today over a court ruling that he must pay more money to the woman he divorced nearly 30 years ago.

Paul McCartney’s divorce lawyers will be watching carefully as insurance magnate John Charman today tries to claw back from his former wife more than half the biggest award in British legal history.