Mattel has extended its worldwide recalls of Chinese-made toys to more than 18.6 million, including popular Barbie and Polly Pocket, and warned that more could be ordered off store shelves because of lead paint and tiny magnets that could be swallowed.

THE chief constable of a British police force that is prosecuting an ambulance driver for an alleged speeding offence while he carried a transplant organ yesterday hit back at critics who believe the case should never have been brought.

Australia’s Mike Ferguson enjoyed a signficant upturn in his fortunes when he fired a five-under 66 to open a one-shot lead after the first round of the De Vere PGA Seniors Championship over the Nicklaus course at the De Vere Carden Park resort in Cheshire.