Music mogul Simon Cowell came to the rescue of a father-to-be by giving him a lift on his private jet when his girlfriend went into labour, it emerged today.

Surging oil and mining stocks put some gloss on an otherwise lacklustre session for the London market today.

A recovery in heavyweight oil and mining stocks saw the Footsie edge forward today after losses last week.

Chris Coleman's car crash has been received with just as much horror in Wales as it was in south-west London.