Football star’s ex-wife scores in divorce ruling

PREMIERSHIP football star Ray Parlour was yesterday ordered to hand over a third of his future income to his ex-wife Karen - for the next four years at least.

In a ground-breaking legal victory the Court of Appeal held that the part she played in his success entitled her to a “reasonable” share of what he earns as a result - currently around £1.2 million (€1.8m) a year.

Yesterday’s decision by three judges will mean that more people will want to make pre-nuptial agreements, according to one divorce expert.