Challenge to £48m divorce

BRITAIN: Insurance magnate John Charman says he will challenge an order to pay his former wife £48 million (€70

BRITAIN: Insurance magnate John Charman says he will challenge an order to pay his former wife £48 million (€70.3 million) in what is believed to be the biggest divorce award in English legal history.

Mr Charman (53) said in a statement that he believed the ruling was "unfair and unreasonable".

"I made a fair and open offer to my wife of £20 million [ €29.3 million], which would be impossible for any reasonable person to spend in their lifetime," he added.

A spokesman for Mrs Charman said she did not wish to comment. - (PA)

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