Lorraine Elston was coming to terms with the fact that her long term partner Wayne Newton - and father of her two children - had left her for the pop star Anastacia.  But when the happy couple wanted her kids to go to the celebrity wedding she put her foot down. Read Lorraine's story and see Anastacia on video..

Marathon runer Ray Edensor, 48, just can't stop running. And he has a burning desire to make the 26 mile run as difficult as possible and to raise money for good causes. But living with this running man is not so easy. His wife Gail, 45, told Newsmonster her story.

Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton is on the brink of becoming Britain's greatest ever fighter after knocking out legendary Mexican boxer Jose Luis Castillo  on June 23rd. Newsmosnter's Dave Jarvis, pictured here with Hatton (right) and his boxing pal Michael Gomez (left), got a glimpse into Hatton's world when he went to Las Vegas in January to see the Hitman take on tough Colombian Juan Urango. Our man had exclusive access to the changing room, Hatton's hotel suite and the after fight party. Read his account here and see the Hitman's crushing fourth round ko of Castillo.

“Throwing myself off mountains keeps me sane,” says blind skiing daredevil Kevin “Cannonball” Alderton, 35. When Kevin lost his eye sight he slumped into a pit of despair. But slowly he climbed out of his depression to become an inspiration not only to his family but to anyone who knows what it is like to battle against impossible odds. He told his story to Newsmonster.

Billy Baxter was born with a love of machines and speed. When he lost his sight while serving in the army his passion for speed and motorbikes refused to die. “Every time I get on a bike there is a little voice in my head saying ‘You’re a bloody maniac you are!’ says Billy, 43, who now holds the blind solo motor cycle land speed record. He told Newsmosnter his remarkable story.

  

A quick glimpse at the media coverage of the doping scandal gripping the 2007 Tour de France would have us believing that the cheats have finally sounded the death knell of this great sporting event. In fact, the tour has never been pure. A brief look at its history shows doping and cheating are not a recent problem. Skulduggery of all kinds has been endemic in its 104-year history.