Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne put his marriage woes to one side as he visited stricken patients at one of the UK’s top hospitals reports The Mirror.

Osbourne met kids receiving treatment at Birmingham Children’s Hospital and backed The Mirror’s bid to raise £3.65 million for the hospital’s Star Appeal, which will help build a pioneering Rare Disease Centre.

The singer said: “My son Louis was in Birmingham Children’s Hospital for quite a while as a child and the staff took such good care of him, something which I will always remember. “They do amazing work for kids and I’m really pleased to drop in and once again show my support for the Star Appeal – it’ll be a national center that will help families not only in my hometown, but also across the country.”

Osbourne recently returned to his native Birmingham to launch a new tram named after the veteran rocker. In their report on the event, The Daily Mail zeroed in on the fact Ozzy was wearing his wedding ring, signalling that things seeme to be back on track with Sharon, his wife of 33 years, after reports began circulating he was having an affair with hairstylist Michelle Pugh. Click the link above for photos and the full article.

Ozzy, whose solo hits include “Crazy Train” from 1980, unveiled the tram in front of a packed crowd on Corporation Street in the city centre. Workers in buildings overlooking the ceremony peered from windows to catch a glimpse of the Prince of Darkness, while fans chanted “Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy, Oi Oi Oi” over his speech.

Read more about the tram launch and see more photos at IrishExaminer.com.

Ozzy Osbourne told his wife, Sharon, “he’ll go to any lengths necessary to repair the damage” caused by his alleged tryst with L.A. hairstylist Michelle Pugh, a source reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.

Thus, the estranged pair recently sat for a “mediated discussion” with a marriage counsellor, says the insider, who adds, “He wants his family back.”

Since the couple separated after nearly 33 years of marriage in early May, a second source says Ozzy has been “groveling” to Sharon, 63, in hopes of regaining her trust. But with the Black Sabbath frontman heading out on the group’s world tour this summer, time is running out.

Read more at Us Weekly.

(Photo by Roland Leon / The Sunday Mirror)