Meanwhile, snooker star Ding Junhui, winner of the Pukka Pies UK Championship, was rewarded with 276 pastry treats. He is donating his prize to a homeless charity in Sheffield, where he lives.

A plain-looking pig named Sue has become a shining star in the UK for his promising future to herd sheep.

UK football star Wayne Rooney and his girlfriend Coleen McLoughlin are expected to tie the knot today in the Italian town of Portofino, a famous holiday resort.