Brazilian police rescue Bernie Ecclestone’s kidnapped mother-in-law

Bernie Ecclestone’s mother-in-law, who had been kidnapped in Brazil for a ransom of £28m, has been freed, according to police.

Aparecida Schunck, 67, the mother of the Formula One boss’s wife, Fabiana Flosi, 38, was abducted from her home in Sao Paulo more than a week ago.

It is believed investigators monitored phone calls between the family of Ms Schunck and the captors, tracing them to the location where she was being held.