Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan have tied the knot.

Loch Fyne and Hungry Horse owner Greene King toasted higher profits today as it pulled in recession-hit customers with a broad range of promotions.

THE death has taken place of former lightweight jockey Richard Fox.

FRANKEL will next run at Royal Ascot after Henry Cecil said that the remarkable 2000 Guineas winner would not line up in the Investec Derby.

BRITISH health officials, battling a seasonal flu epidemic that has already killed 50 people, told doctors yesterday they should use stockpiled H1N1 pandemic shots to protect patients if they had no seasonal vaccines available.

Eleven more people have died from flu across the UK, taking the total to 50, the Health Protection Agency said today.

British commanders said the ongoing offensive against the Taliban in Afghanistan was going well, despite the deaths of three servicemen in as many days.

A MAN obsessed with an Irish mother-of-three broke into her home and executed her with a bolt gun in front of her terrified daughters.

Department store chain Debenhams today hailed the success of its "Designers at Debenhams" range in helping to deliver a 14% rise in annual profits.

Department store chain Debenhams today said it expected to deliver a rise in annual profits, despite a revamp of its shops hitting sales.

BEFORE the events of this week, the last time I had written about Roy Keane was in the immediate aftermath of his shock departure from the Stadium of Light when, amid the general air of gloom and doom on Wearside, I asked that people spare a thought for the owners of a public house in Sunderland who had just been forced to put their business up for sale.

Henry Cecil expects to have "eight or nine" runners at Ascot next week as the Warren Place maestro aims to add to his staggering tally of 70 winners at the Royal meeting.

LESTER Piggott is making good progress from a recent heart problem and is likely to return to Britain “after the weekend”, according to close friend Sir Peter O’Sullevan.

A decision is expected later today by Newmarket officials on whether ’Lester Piggott day’ will take place as planned on the Rowley Mile on Saturday.

LESTER Piggott’s condition is not believed to be life-threatening as he recovers from a recurrence of a heart problem in a hospital in Switzerland.

Lester Piggott’s condition is not believed to be life-threatening as he recovers from a recurrence of a heart problem in a hospital in Switzerland.

The family of an injured British man being sought by police in the Netherlands have informed the services he has returned safely.

LEGENDARY jockey Lester Piggott plans to attend the annual racing awards ceremony held in his honour next week despite spending Christmas in hospital.

An exercise to test the UK’s readiness for an outbreak of bird flu was cancelled today after the virus was discovered in a dead swan.

Premier Foods today said healthy Christmas sales had helped to compensate for lower demand created by the unusually mild autumn in the UK.

Scotland's largest independent regional brewer Belhaven is being taken over by Greene King in a £187m (€275.7m) deal, it was announced today.

Associated British Foods hailed a year of “substantial progress” today after discount chain Primark lifted profits 23% and other brands performed well.

London shares benefited from a late rally today as investors pinned their hopes on a decisive outcome to the US presidential election.

Jitters over the outcome of the US Presidential election prevented London shares making significant progress today.

Premier Foods today warned there could be panic buying of its family favourite Branston Pickle after a fire at its factory in Suffolk, England.

Champion jockey Kieren Fallon is due back in the saddle at Salisbury today, after his arrest yesterday in connection with a race-fixing probe.

LAWYERS acting for Kieren Fallon expect the six-times champion jockey to be cleared of any allegations of race-fixing following his arrest yesterday.

Solicitors acting for Kieren Fallon said this evening they expect the six-times champion jockey to be cleared of any allegations of race-fixing following his arrest today.

A BRITISH teenager who stands 4ft 4in tall and alleges he was verbally abused and humiliated by his bosses at a supermarket was a “great” member of staff who got on with employers and employees, an industrial tribunal heard yesterday.

A trial in which supermodel Claudia Schiffer was expected to be a witness was today postponed.

SUPERMODEL Claudia Schiffer last night OK spoke of her delight at giving birth to a baby boy as she left hospital with her newborn son.

Moors murderer Myra Hindley died from natural causes, an inquest heard today.

BRITAIN’S most reviled woman, “Moors Murderer” Myra Hindley who died last week, was cremated under cover of darkness last night in a ceremony barred to the public.

British police are urging to the public to stay away from the funeral of Myra Hindley.

MOORS murderer Myra Hindley will be cremated this eveningok after a private funeral service, police said.

FRESH murder charges against Moors murderer Myra Hindley were being considered when she died.

Moors murderer Myra Hindley will be cremated later this week, the executor of her will said today.

AN inquest into the death of Moors murderer Myra Hindley will open today. The hearing will take place at Highpoint prison near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England at 3pm. It will be overseen by Greater Suffolk coroner Peter Dean.

Secrecy today surrounded the funeral arrangements for Moors Murderer Myra Hindley.

Moors murderer Myra Hindley, the woman who came to personify evil for many, has died, a Prison Service spokesman said tonight.

Two Cambridgeshire police officers involved in the Soham murder inquiry were today granted bail on child pornography charges at Ipswich Crown Court by Judge Nicholas Beddard.

TWO police officers involved in the investigation into the disappearance and murder of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells are expected to appear in court tomorrow to learn whether they can be granted bail on child pornography charges.

The police officer who comforted the parents of murdered schoolgirl Jessica Chapman has been charged with offences relating to the possession of indecent images of children.

A jockey has told an inquest how he struggled to save a pilot from the wreckage of a burning plane.