STAR BIRTHDAYS

Ken Loach, TV and film director, 81; Barry Manilow, singer, 74; Ken Livingstone, former London mayor, 72; Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley, Labour politician, 65; Greg Kinnear, actor, 54; Diane Modahl, former athlete, 51; Jason Patric, actor, 51; Venus Williams, tennis player, 37.