John dives in to swim task

THE father of a girl who died of cancer may follow his swim of the English Channel with a similar bid in the Irish Sea.

John Young will cross the Channel with three friends next month to raise cash for the Teapot Trust, founded in memory of eight-year-old Verity Young, who died in 2009.

Before that he will travel to Brighton for trials to take part in an Irish Sea swim being backed by celebrities such as entrepreneur Richard Branson and singer Ronan Keating.