Belfast City Airport to be renamed after George Best

Belfast City Airport will be renamed after football legend George Best today.

On what would have been his 60th birthday, a special ceremony has been arranged to unveil the new signs.

It is the latest and grandest tribute yet to the Manchester United icon, who died last November.

His family have given their full blessing to the complex in east Belfast, close to where the star grew up, being rebranded George Best Airport.

On Saturday a special celebration of his life was held in the nearby Cregagh estate where he honed his ball skills.

Hundreds of fans attended the event, where a new mural depicting Best in his prime replaced a paramilitary image.