Your speedy update on all the day’s big stories, Monday, May 5 2014
When billionaires brawl - Packer's public fight.
James Packer has made headlines of the wrong kind after being caught in a punch-up with his best friend David Gyngell. The 46-year-old mogul was photographed outside his home in a vicious fight with Gyngell, head of Channel Nine, on Sunday afternoon. A bidding war immediately broke out over paparazzi photographs of the incident, as snappers were staking out Packer's home in the hope of catching a visit from his rumoured love interest Miranda Kerr. Instead, the pics caught the pair exchanging blows until Packer's security team stepped in and restrained Gyngell. News Corp eventually secured the rights to the photos (left). Rumours abound about the cause of the fight, with some speculating it was to do with the end of Packer's marriage to Eric Baxter. But the pair released the following statement: "We have been friends for 35 years and still are. In that time we have had our fair share of ups and downs. We respect each other and neither of us will be commenting further."
Screentime study's surprising results.
A study has shown that children under three who used smartphones and tablets scored lower in verbal tests than those kids who didn’t. But it's the results on the parents of these children that has really shocked. 60 per cent of the parents of the children in the study believed that playing on touch-screen devices helped with toddlers’ learning and development. The results showed that children playing non-educational games actually scored lower in verbal tests than children who are not exposed to smart phone games.
Police start to dig at the McCann's Portuguese resort.
The search for missing British toddler, Madeleine McCann has changed direction, with news that Scotland Yard detectives are going to begin digging around the Portugese resort where she was reported missing over seven years ago. Forensic officers will reportedly look underground at the Praia da Lux resort using radar equipment, according to London's Mirror newspaper. Police will dig up the ground surrounding apartment 5A, where the McCanns were staying during their family holiday. Kate and Gerry McCann have been told of the search but at this point are not expected to return to Portugal.