Sir Elton John will leave hospital within the next 24 hours.

The legendary British singer is reportedly getting better after contracting bacterial infection E.Coli and a severe bout of influenza, and is hoping to resume his touring commitments in two weeks after cancelling a number of upcoming shows.

Elton John regrets not losing his virginity until he was 23.

The pop legend - who married husband David Furnish in an extravagant civil ceremony in 2005 - wishes he hadn't waited so long until he started having sex.

The mother of the Ukrainian child Sir Elton John wants to adopt has vowed to never give him up.

The HIV positive woman - known only as Marina - has revealed she will never give 15-month-old Lev over to the pop superstar and his husband David Furnish because she wants to get her life together and raise him herself.

Sir Elton John has been branded a "sinner" by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

The pop legend - who has been told he can't adopt a 14-month-old boy from the country because he is homosexual and too old - has been blasted by the religious group who have "thanked God" he won't be allowed to care for the tot.

Sir Elton John's adoption bid has been rejected because he is homosexual and too old.

The 62-year-old singer wanted to adopt 14-month-old HIV-positive Ukrainian child Lev, who "stole his heart" when he met him at an orphanage in Donetsk.

Sir Elton John's adoption bid might be refused because he is gay.

The pop legend and his husband David Furnish are desperate to give a home to 14-month-old boy Lev - who they met at an orphanage at the weekend - but could be refused because it is illegal for homosexual couples to adopt in the Ukraine.