A 14-year-old schoolboy, who lacerated his leg on a broken bottle while playing football in “knee-high” grass on a common area near his home, has lost a €38,000 personal injury claim against a housing association.

Victoria Beckham, Helena Bonham Carter and Michael Caine were among the star names caught up in Britain’s most glamorous traffic jam as guests arrived for Sir Elton John and David Furnish’s “wedding” party.