Newman inducted to state Hall Of Fame

Paul Newman has been posthumously inducted into the Hall Of Fame of the American state where he spent most of his life.

The Sting actor, who died in September aged 83, joins Katherine Hepburn in the Connecticut roll of honour and was recognised for both his onscreen work and charitable deeds.

The award was accepted by the president and CEO of Newman's Own Foundation, Robert Forrester, who praised the state as the "soil in which he really planted his philanthropic enterprises". The company was established by the Oscar-winner in 1982 as a joke but has since gone on to raise more than $265 million (£180 million) for charities across the globe.

According to PA, Forrester said: "The moment it made a profit, Paul said, 'Give it away, this wasn't supposed to happen'."