Guy Adams

A scandal-hit Cambridge professor appeared to pass off an inspirational quote as his own in an early draft of his memoir – before editors had to step in to clarify that it was actually said by tennis legend Rafael Nadal

Jason Arday, 41, tells of a dramatic fundraising journey in his forthcoming autobiography, which saw him run an impressive 30 marathons in 35 days after just a few months' training.

A former Cambridge professor's dazzling claim he ran nine marathons with a broken leg that 'ballooned twice its size' was called into question after photos of the finish line appear to contradict his story.

One was there to mourn Alex McCarthy, a 16-year-old member of a Traveller family, who was one of five young men killed in a car crash in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Two very different tribes gathered in Carlow, a market town just over an hour's drive south of Dublin, last night.

Two very different tribes gathered in Carlow, a market town just over an hour's drive south of Dublin, last night.

On the 6th floor of a gleaming office overlooking the Barbican, where square-jawed men wear gilets and bark into telephone headsets, the endless computer monitors are a sea of red.

'I would like to give something back to Britain.' So said the hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos after donating a cool £190million to Cambridge University in March.

Guy Adams 'I would like to give something back to Britain.' So said the hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos after donating a cool £190million

Last year, Martin Rolfe, boss of National Air Traffic Service, trousered £1.418million in pay and bonuses; the year before £1.493million. In his past five years, he has earned a whopping £6.187m.