HoldtheFrontPage publisher Patrick Astill and his wife Sharon are celebrating the birth of their second child.

The couple are the proud parents of a new baby boy, who they have named Louis.

He arrived at 1.14am on Saturday (July 23), weighing in at 9lbs 13oz.

And he is already showing signs of following in his father's journalistic footsteps - meeting his first deadline by arriving on his due date.

Louis is a brother for Frances, who will be two in September.

The proud father with Louis