Hat-trick! Wayne Rooney takes off his cap to reveal results of hair transplant as he soaks up the sunshine in Barbados

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER


New hair: Wayne Rooney removed his cap after a day in the sunshine in Barbados to reveal the effects of his hair transplant and displayed a nasty-looking scar on the right hand side of his head


He tweeted a picture of his new hair before jetting off to the Caribbean to enjoy a family holiday.

But after keeping the results of his transplant under his hat for most of the day Wayne Rooney removed his cap to show off his thickened hairline at the end of the day yesterday.

The Manchester United footballer had been enjoying a day at the luxurious Sandy Lane resort in Barbados when he unearthed his new barnet.


Thin on top? As Rooney bowed his head to take off his cap his new hairline could be seen although he was still sporting sparse hair on his head following the cosmetic procedure


But with his pale skin perhaps Rooney should have been keeping the tender area on his head completely covered as after a day in the sunshine the footballer was displaying a T-shirt line tan, with bright pink arms and a red neck.

Coleen managed to fare better than her husband and showed off an impressive tan despite only being in the sunshine for one day.

With Wayne free in between football seasons, the Rooneys have headed to their £5million holiday home on the island.


T-shirt tan: Wayne was showing off some sunburn on his arms and on his neck


Family day: Earlier in the day Wayne had been keeping things under his hat and covered his pale complexion with a T-shirt


And as expected, the WAG, was showing off the latest acquisition of her designer bikini collection.

The Littlewoods designer, 25, displayed her curves figure in a purple halterneck zig zag bikini.

Earlier in the day her husband Wayne made sure he covered up his pale complexion in a T-shirt and shorts - as well as his recent hair transplant under a red baseball cap.


Family time: Coleen and Wayne play in the surf with their 18-month-old son Kai



Larking around: Coleen shares a laugh with her son as they play in the Caribbean sea


Strolling along the beach at the Sandy Lane Resort, the Manchester United striker, looked every inch the doting dad as he played with Kai on the beach.

The family arrived in Barbados last night after jetting over from Manchester airport.
Coleen was understandably apprehensive about boarding the nine-hour flight with their 18-month-old son Kai.


That's my boy: Just like his dad, little Kai keeps protected from the sun in a hat


Doting dad: The Manchester United player keeps a close eye on his son


She Tweeted on Monday: 'On our way to the airport!! Can't wait to get there but gonna be a fun flight with a active little boy.'

After a follower recommended a portable DVD player, Coleen admitted she already had one and he was watching it.

Once she arrived, she updated her followers: 'Here in sunny Barbados safe and sound!!! Just in the kids pool making friends haha x.'


Come to mummy: Coleen entertains her son in the warm Caribbean sea


Coleen visits Barbados several times a year, while Wayne only gets to fly to the Caribbean in between football seasons.

It's the first time they've returned to the island as a couple since Wayne was embroiled in scandal last September when he was reported to have slept with two prostitutes while Coleen was pregnant with Kai.

While the WAG has enjoyed a few vacations since the furore, they've only holidayed together once since, last October.

Wayne and Coleen left Kai in the care of her parents to enjoy a week long break at the seven star Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai.


Time out: The holiday is some rare family time for the trio


The couple jetted off to the £2,000-a-night hotel after Wayne secured a huge payrise after threatening to leave Manchester United.

The Rooneys have been fond of Barbados for years and built a £5million house on the island's 500-acre Royal Westmoreland development last year.

The six bedroom villa comes with an infinity pool and breathtaking sea views from the bedroom, and the living room areas.

Other familiar celebrity faces with holiday homes on Barbados includes ex-boxing champion Joe Calzaghe, Wayne's team-mate Rio Ferdinand, Gary Lineker, cricketer Freddie Flintoff, and TV hosts Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.



Seeking shade: Although the couple have a £5million holiday home on the island, they ventured to the Sandy Lane resort for their day on the beach


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Fuelling the flames of the games: Golden Olympic 2012 torch unveiled that will be carried by 8,000 runners

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Golden triangle: London 2012 chairman Lord Coe holds the three-cornered torch aloft as he unveils the design today


Lord Coe forced to defend ticket allocation process

This is the golden torch that will be carried by the 8,000 runners on the London 2012 relay, it was announced today.

The Olympic Flame will burn from a curved triangular aluminium tube which has a lace-like mesh complete with 8,000 holes - one to represent each torchbearer.

The triangular shape of the torch also symbolises the three times that London has staged the Games - 1908, 1948 and 2012. This is a special feat in Olympic history.



New and old: The 2012 torch, left, contains 8,000 holes to represent every runner, and right, the 1948 versions from the last time London hosted the Games


The torch, which will carry the Olympic Flame to the London 2012 Games opening ceremony, has been created by design duo Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby.

London 2012 chairman Lord Coe said: 'The torch that carries the Olympic Flame during the Olympic Torch Relay is one of the most recognisable and significant symbols of an Olympic Games.

London 2012's Olympic torch relay will start on May 19 in Land's End and travel as far as the outer Hebrides.


Denise Lewis, who won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Olympics in sydney, with London 2012 torch


An average of 110 people a day will take centre stage by carrying the Olympic Flame on its journey around the UK before it arrives at the Olympic Stadium on July 27 for the lighting of the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony, signifying the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

They won a competitive tender, run by London 2012 and the Design Council, to create the torch.



They described it as 'quite simply the best project going - to design an icon for the Games'.

In a statement they said: 'We've wanted to be involved since July 2005 when we were celebrating winning the bid with the rest of the UK.

'We have worked hard to develop a torch that celebrates the relay, and reflects the passion for London and the Olympic Games.

'We wanted to make the most of pioneering production technologies and to demonstrate the industrial excellence available in the UK - it's a torch for our time.





Lord Coe and Denise Lewis at St Pancras station in London for the launch of the torch design



Visits: The 8,000 runners will carry the torch across Britain taking in these major areas during the 70-day relay


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Fuelling the flames of the games: Golden Olympic 2012 torch unveiled that will be carried by 8,000 runners

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Golden triangle: London 2012 chairman Lord Coe holds the three-cornered torch aloft as he unveils the design today


Lord Coe forced to defend ticket allocation process

This is the golden torch that will be carried by the 8,000 runners on the London 2012 relay, it was announced today.

The Olympic Flame will burn from a curved triangular aluminium tube which has a lace-like mesh complete with 8,000 holes - one to represent each torchbearer.

The triangular shape of the torch also symbolises the three times that London has staged the Games - 1908, 1948 and 2012. This is a special feat in Olympic history.



New and old: The 2012 torch, left, contains 8,000 holes to represent every runner, and right, the 1948 versions from the last time London hosted the Games


The torch, which will carry the Olympic Flame to the London 2012 Games opening ceremony, has been created by design duo Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby.

London 2012 chairman Lord Coe said: 'The torch that carries the Olympic Flame during the Olympic Torch Relay is one of the most recognisable and significant symbols of an Olympic Games.

London 2012's Olympic torch relay will start on May 19 in Land's End and travel as far as the outer Hebrides.


Denise Lewis, who won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Olympics in sydney, with London 2012 torch


An average of 110 people a day will take centre stage by carrying the Olympic Flame on its journey around the UK before it arrives at the Olympic Stadium on July 27 for the lighting of the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony, signifying the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

They won a competitive tender, run by London 2012 and the Design Council, to create the torch.



They described it as 'quite simply the best project going - to design an icon for the Games'.

In a statement they said: 'We've wanted to be involved since July 2005 when we were celebrating winning the bid with the rest of the UK.

'We have worked hard to develop a torch that celebrates the relay, and reflects the passion for London and the Olympic Games.

'We wanted to make the most of pioneering production technologies and to demonstrate the industrial excellence available in the UK - it's a torch for our time.





Lord Coe and Denise Lewis at St Pancras station in London for the launch of the torch design



Visits: The 8,000 runners will carry the torch across Britain taking in these major areas during the 70-day relay


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Fuelling the flames of the games: Golden Olympic 2012 torch unveiled that will be carried by 8,000 runners

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Golden triangle: London 2012 chairman Lord Coe holds the three-cornered torch aloft as he unveils the design today


Lord Coe forced to defend ticket allocation process

This is the golden torch that will be carried by the 8,000 runners on the London 2012 relay, it was announced today.

The Olympic Flame will burn from a curved triangular aluminium tube which has a lace-like mesh complete with 8,000 holes - one to represent each torchbearer.

The triangular shape of the torch also symbolises the three times that London has staged the Games - 1908, 1948 and 2012. This is a special feat in Olympic history.



New and old: The 2012 torch, left, contains 8,000 holes to represent every runner, and right, the 1948 versions from the last time London hosted the Games


The torch, which will carry the Olympic Flame to the London 2012 Games opening ceremony, has been created by design duo Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby.

London 2012 chairman Lord Coe said: 'The torch that carries the Olympic Flame during the Olympic Torch Relay is one of the most recognisable and significant symbols of an Olympic Games.

London 2012's Olympic torch relay will start on May 19 in Land's End and travel as far as the outer Hebrides.


Denise Lewis, who won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Olympics in sydney, with London 2012 torch


An average of 110 people a day will take centre stage by carrying the Olympic Flame on its journey around the UK before it arrives at the Olympic Stadium on July 27 for the lighting of the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony, signifying the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

They won a competitive tender, run by London 2012 and the Design Council, to create the torch.



They described it as 'quite simply the best project going - to design an icon for the Games'.

In a statement they said: 'We've wanted to be involved since July 2005 when we were celebrating winning the bid with the rest of the UK.

'We have worked hard to develop a torch that celebrates the relay, and reflects the passion for London and the Olympic Games.

'We wanted to make the most of pioneering production technologies and to demonstrate the industrial excellence available in the UK - it's a torch for our time.





Lord Coe and Denise Lewis at St Pancras station in London for the launch of the torch design



Visits: The 8,000 runners will carry the torch across Britain taking in these major areas during the 70-day relay


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Now that's got to hurt: Drunk goes tumbling head over heels down two flights of stairs... and still walks away

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Steady approach: It starts off well for dinner-suited man as he grabs the hand-rail, left, but he is soon in trouble, right, as he falls flat


Most people like to let their hair down once in a while during a big night out on the town.

But this dinner-suited reveller took things to extremes when he rolled down two flights of stairs after being thrown out of an awards ceremony.

CCTV footage of his antics has now been posted online, showing the unfortunate middle-aged man's attempt to make his way home in all its glory.


Keep on rolling: The drinker tries to use his leg as leverage in his quest to stand up, left, before regaining some composure, right, half-way down the stairs


Starting behind the Savoy Hotel in central London where he had earlier been ejected from a theatre awards ceremony hosted by Stephen Fry, the man at first grips a hand-rail as he attempts the first few steps.

But his pace quickens and he falls on his face for the first - but not the last time.

Regaining his feet on the middle section of the steps, the middle-aged drinker is quickly in trouble again, rolling head-first over the hand rail.


Pole-axed: This time the man falls in style, falling over the central rail before landing on his head, right


Ouch: It's going to be a case of a very sore head in the morning for this chap as he lands flat, and right, he heads for home, his work on the stairs done


Worryingly, the man falls directly on his head before rolling to the bottom of the steps.

However, the ill-effects of concrete to the face appear only temporary as the mystery man dusts himself down, wipes blood from his head and weaves his way home.


Drunken man falls down steps and stumbles off


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Now that's got to hurt: Drunk goes tumbling head over heels down two flights of stairs... and still walks away

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Steady approach: It starts off well for dinner-suited man as he grabs the hand-rail, left, but he is soon in trouble, right, as he falls flat


Most people like to let their hair down once in a while during a big night out on the town.

But this dinner-suited reveller took things to extremes when he rolled down two flights of stairs after being thrown out of an awards ceremony.

CCTV footage of his antics has now been posted online, showing the unfortunate middle-aged man's attempt to make his way home in all its glory.


Keep on rolling: The drinker tries to use his leg as leverage in his quest to stand up, left, before regaining some composure, right, half-way down the stairs


Starting behind the Savoy Hotel in central London where he had earlier been ejected from a theatre awards ceremony hosted by Stephen Fry, the man at first grips a hand-rail as he attempts the first few steps.

But his pace quickens and he falls on his face for the first - but not the last time.

Regaining his feet on the middle section of the steps, the middle-aged drinker is quickly in trouble again, rolling head-first over the hand rail.


Pole-axed: This time the man falls in style, falling over the central rail before landing on his head, right


Ouch: It's going to be a case of a very sore head in the morning for this chap as he lands flat, and right, he heads for home, his work on the stairs done


Worryingly, the man falls directly on his head before rolling to the bottom of the steps.

However, the ill-effects of concrete to the face appear only temporary as the mystery man dusts himself down, wipes blood from his head and weaves his way home.


Drunken man falls down steps and stumbles off


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Surf's up! The photographer making a splash with his perfect shots of the perfect wave... even if it does mean swimming with sharks

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

The perfect wave: Lee captures one surfer braving the sea on his board


Here's a photographer who is making a real splash as he captures surfers trying to catch the perfect wave.

Surfing photographer Lee Kelly goes the extra mile to snap the swell shots of man and board.

Risking life and limb on jagged corals and swimming among great white sharks Lee has perfected a technique which gives an up close and personal view of people trying to tame the waves.

Lee uses two cameras set at the same shutter speed which take the picture simultaneously and brings them together to create a panoramic effect.


Catch a wave: The stunning panoramic shots capture surfers like never before


Making a splash: One surfer is caught managing to stay upright despite the powerful wave


His day at the office takes him to exotic locations including Hawaii, Tahiti, Bondi Beach... and Devon.

But spending up to seven hours in the water and swimming the equivalent of 1,500 metres at a time Lee proves he is no beach bum.

The 33-year-old, from Sydney, Australia, says his girlfriend understands that his passion means he has to jet off to tropical locations on a regular basis.

He said: 'I'm very lucky, my girlfriend Holly understands that when I have to go away to these places I'm not just lying on the beach all day.'


Up close and personal: Lee travels the world in search of the perfect wave so he can take the perfect shot


The photographer has had to sacrifice safety for his art, including being thrown against coral by a stormy sea and unwittingly swimming alongside huge sharks.

'I have had a few close shaves. In Tahiti there is a particularly big wave which the surfers go for which breaks on the coral in the shallows,' he said.

'I was waiting for the wave one time and I think I had got a bit cocky, suddenly it came in and the whole horizon seemed to be filled with it.

'It broke on top of me and actually threw me into the air before sending me against the coral, I was underwater for a long time and it was hit and miss whether I would make it.

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Surf's up! The photographer making a splash with his perfect shots of the perfect wave... even if it does mean swimming with sharks

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

The perfect wave: Lee captures one surfer braving the sea on his board


Here's a photographer who is making a real splash as he captures surfers trying to catch the perfect wave.

Surfing photographer Lee Kelly goes the extra mile to snap the swell shots of man and board.

Risking life and limb on jagged corals and swimming among great white sharks Lee has perfected a technique which gives an up close and personal view of people trying to tame the waves.

Lee uses two cameras set at the same shutter speed which take the picture simultaneously and brings them together to create a panoramic effect.


Catch a wave: The stunning panoramic shots capture surfers like never before


Making a splash: One surfer is caught managing to stay upright despite the powerful wave


His day at the office takes him to exotic locations including Hawaii, Tahiti, Bondi Beach... and Devon.

But spending up to seven hours in the water and swimming the equivalent of 1,500 metres at a time Lee proves he is no beach bum.

The 33-year-old, from Sydney, Australia, says his girlfriend understands that his passion means he has to jet off to tropical locations on a regular basis.

He said: 'I'm very lucky, my girlfriend Holly understands that when I have to go away to these places I'm not just lying on the beach all day.'


Up close and personal: Lee travels the world in search of the perfect wave so he can take the perfect shot


The photographer has had to sacrifice safety for his art, including being thrown against coral by a stormy sea and unwittingly swimming alongside huge sharks.

'I have had a few close shaves. In Tahiti there is a particularly big wave which the surfers go for which breaks on the coral in the shallows,' he said.

'I was waiting for the wave one time and I think I had got a bit cocky, suddenly it came in and the whole horizon seemed to be filled with it.

'It broke on top of me and actually threw me into the air before sending me against the coral, I was underwater for a long time and it was hit and miss whether I would make it.

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Haven't they grown up? Family photos show Walton sextuplets 27 years on

By ANDREW LEVY

Happy family: Janet and Graham Walton's daughters (from left) Hannah, Ruth, Luci, Kate, Jennie and Sarah


As the world’s only all-female sextuplets, they share the closest possible bond and have faced all of life’s little hurdles together.

For many years the Walton sisters – first-born Hannah, who was followed by Luci, Ruth, Sarah, Kate and Jennie – celebrated their similarities and would pose together for photos in the same school uniforms.

But now, after spending much of the past decade out of the limelight to live more privately, the 27-year-olds are all keen to stress their individuality.

Two of the sisters, who were born within four minutes of each other on November 18, 1983, are now brunettes. And while the other four still have their blonde locks, there are three different shades between them.

The siblings have also struck out in different directions for their careers, with some working abroad and others taking jobs in the UK.

Yet four still live in the eight-bedroom family home in Wallasey, Wirral, with parents Graham and Janet, a fifth will be returning this summer and the sixth lives just down the road.



The sextuplets' mother said: 'Jennie was a bit of a leader because she climbed out of her cot first, Luci was shy as a toddler but has made up for that now'


Mrs Walton, 58, said: ‘Jennie was a bit of a leader because she climbed out of her cot first, Luci was shy as a toddler but has made up for that now, Sarah was the quietest, although not now, Ruth is quite bossy, Kate is academic and Hannah is very articulate and organised.

‘But they’ve always been close and they talk to each other all the time. And we still have meeting around the kitchen table, which we had for any big decision, such as parties, birthdays or school.’

Hannah, who was the lightest baby at 2lb 1oz, is studying for her PGCE teaching qualification to work in a primary school. She is currently single and enjoys shopping, reading and meeting friends in her spare time.


Mrs Walton continues: 'Sarah was the quietest, although not now, Ruth is quite bossy, Kate is academic and Hannah is very articulate and organised'


‘When we were younger people would get us confused but not so much now. You can tell we’re sisters if we’re all lined up. I don’t think we look as alike now,’ she told the Daily Mirror.

Luci, who was 2lbs 15oz at birth, worked as a holiday rep in Spain for two years before becoming an air stewardess.

She lives five minutes from home with her fiancé of three years and likes going to the pub with friends.


Extraordinary bond: The sisters' childhood was documented on film until they were 18, but this is one of the first times we have seen them since


‘I used to be really shy but I’m not any more. I think the repping I did sorted that out,’ she said.

‘Me and Ruth are very similar and probably most alike as we like to go and have a good drink. But I think me and Hannah look the most alike.’

Ruth, who was 2lb 11oz, is an admin worker who returned home 18 months ago after being made redundant.

The Liverpool FC fan, who has a long-term boyfriend, said: ‘I don’t feel special – I just have five sisters who are all the same age.


Six daughters: The Walton girls were the world's first surviving all female sextuplets
We’re all quite different. I like to go to the pub, watch the footie and play a bit of poker. I’m a bit of a boy really.’


Sarah is an administration worker at the Central Park Medical Centre in Liverpool and is saving up to buy a home with her boyfriend of four years.

The keep-fit fan, who weighed 2lb 5oz at birth, said: ‘I’m naturally a very clean person so it is hard being in this house. I like everything in its right place.'

Admin assistant Kate, who works in the human resources department at Liverpool John Moore’s University, is also at home saving money to buy her own place.

She is single and her interests include fashion, bowling and cinema.
‘Jennie, Luci and Ruth have all got the same sense of humour and are quite loud. Then me, Sarah and Hannah are the quieter ones and more sensible,’ said Kate, who was born weighing 2lb 13oz.



Jumping for joy: The six sisters in their secondary school uniforms


Jennie, who was the heaviest baby at 3lb 8oz, works as a children’s entertainer in a Majorca hotel but comes home for the off season.

She and her boyfriend have been together almost four years.

‘We are completely different people, from our hair colour to the way we dress and what we do,’ said Jennie, who enjoys shopping and drinking with friends in her free time.

The odds of having sextuplets are extremely low, with one occurring in every 4.5 million pregnancies.

But many end in miscarriages and, even if the babies defy the odds, the mortality rate is high. In more than 90 per cent of sextuplet births, one or more will die before their first birthday.


Home sweet home: The sextuplets having a pillow fight and as babies, with their parents, in front of their home in Wirral


As a result, the Walton children attracted worldwide attention when they were born.
The girls were conceived via IVF and their parents – who had been planning to adopt after 12 failed attempts at fertility treatment - took a year off work to care for them full-time.

Mr Walton, 60, described living with seven women for much of his life as an ‘eye-opener’ but revealed he expected everything to change ‘dramatically, with weddings and babies likely to happen soon’.

However, he added: ‘If they all moved out tomorrow it would be dreadful. I love the noise and the shouting and have loved every minute of them growing up.’

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