Coastguard officers in Britain faced a race against time today after a cyclist sank up to his waist into quicksand on a beach.

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday led tributes to the former Labour Home Secretary and Chancellor Lord Jenkins of Hillhead, who died suddenly at the age of 82.

Thousands more Scots residents have been warned to boil their tap water after health chiefs revealed further homes had been affected by a parasite scare.