Coleen throws Wayne's ring to squirrels

Wayne Rooney's turbulent love life took a bizarre twist today after it emerged his fiancée had hurled her engagement ring into bushes at a squirrel sanctuary.

Coleen McLoughlin ran out of the couple's £900,000 house near Liverpool and headed for the nearby National Trust Squirrel Walk.

Before Rooney could catch her up, she had ripped off her £25,000 platinum and diamond engagement ring and thrown it into dense undergrowth where it could not be found.

The striker was said to be "gutted" because he designed the ring himself and was "so proud of it", a friend said.

One source said Coleen "sprinted" a quarter of a mile from the house after "totally losing it" when told her fiancé paid £140 for sex with prostitute Charlotte Glover.

"She was screaming at the top of her voice. When she got to the squirrel sanctuary she lobbed her engagement ring as far as she could. She wanted to teach Wayne a lesson - show him she was serious about ending their relationship," the friend said.

"Wayne was gutted... The squirrel sanctuary is full of trees and bushes. It will be a nightmare to find the ring."