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Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has left a Swiss hospital and will continue his treatment at home after a devastating ski accident in December, his family said in a statement Tuesday.
      

Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has left a Swiss hospital and will continue his treatment at home after a devastating ski accident in December, his family said in a statement Tuesday.
      

By Nikos Roussanoglou

The prospect of a Formula One racing track in the Greek capital, first raised nearly half a century ago, has re-emerged, sparked by comments on the issue from Bernie Ecclestone, president and CEO of the motor racing event.

A day after pop singer Michalis Hatzigiannis and his accountant were detained by police for allegedly falsely claiming that the license plates of a Ferrari in the singer’s name had been stolen, new reports suggest that Hatzigiannis has been investigated by members of the Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE) in connection with a 380,000-euro yacht.

Michael Schumacher is able to communicate with his family by moving his eyelids, and could return home by the end of the month, according to reports.

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Corinna Schumacher, the wife of Michael Schumacher, has said he is getting better after coming out of a coma, reports The Telegraph. 

Those are her first comments since the former Formula One driver's skiing accident last December.

Speaking at a horse-riding tournament in Germany, Corinna Schumacher said the improvement seen in her husband's condition was encouraging.

French police have opened a criminal probe into the alleged theft of medical records related to Michael Schumacher's treatment after a ski crash in December.
      
Grenoble prosecutor Jean-Yves Coquillat told AFP the investigation was launched on Friday following a complaint from the hospital where Schumacher was treated for months after the December crash.
      

Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was transferred from a French hospital to a facility in Switzerland on June 16 after emerging from a coma following his devastating ski accident in December.

Three-time Formula 1 world champion Sir Jack Brabham, has died aged 88 at his home on Australia's Gold Coast after a long battle with liver disease.

The Australian driver, who was the first motorsport identity to be knighted, won the championship in 1959, 1960 and 1966.

In a statement on the family's website, Brabham's son David confirmed his father's death.