News – World and UK

The King has sent a message to mark the end of the Paris Olympics, congratulating competitors and describing them as “an inspiration”. The statement from Charles was released ahead of the closing ceremony in the Stade de France which is set to begin at 9pm (8pm BST). The King’s message reads: “My wife joins me in sending our warmest congratulations to the competitors and their support teams from Team GB […]

The parents of nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar were praised by a senior police officer for their “courage” in calling for violent riots to stop after their daughter’s death. Serena Kennedy, Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, was among those who addressed mourners at Alice’s funeral at St Patrick’s Catholic Church in Southport on Sunday. She told of being “ashamed” that Alice’s father Sergio and mother Alexandra had to “consider” the […]

World Athletics chief Lord Coe stopped short of officially declaring his candidacy for International Olympic Committee president but revealed he would “of course” consider running for the soon-to-be vacated role. Thomas Bach, the current IOC president, revealed on Saturday he would stand down after his second term ends in 2025 despite calls from some corners for him to consider an extension that would allow him to stay in office longer. […]

Emma Finucane became the first British woman in 60 years to win three medals at a single Olympics as she took bronze in the individual sprint on Sunday. The 21-year-old, the reigning world champion, saw off Dutch rider Hetty van de Wouw, to add to her team sprint gold and keirin bronze. Back in 1964, Mary Rand won a gold, silver and a bronze for Great Britain at the Tokyo […]

A young woman has called Boardmasters festival a “disgrace” after “around 10 people” fell on her during a crowd crush and she suffered a fractured knee. Jade Brooks, 23, told the PA news agency she was attending Boardmasters festival on Friday in Newquay, Cornwall, when the crowd crush occurred, leading to some people sustaining injuries. Ms Brooks, who is based in Yorkshire, said she arrived at The Point stage with […]

Hundreds of mourners have gathered for the funeral of nine-year-old Alice da Silva Aguiar, who was killed in a mass stabbing at a dance class in Southport. Her parents Sergio and Alexandra were joined by family and friends at St Patrick’s Catholic Church in the town. Among those who also gathered to pay their respects were Serena Kennedy, Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, along with uniformed officers from the police […]

Banksy has confirmed he is behind a new swimming fish artwork which has appeared on a police sentry box in the City of London. It marks the seventh animal-themed piece the elusive street artist has claimed this week by posting a photo of the artworks to his Instagram at 1pm. The artist appears to have used translucent spray paint on the glass windows to create the design, turning the sentry […]

A new artwork of swimming fish has appeared on a police box in the City of London, sparking speculation that it might be the latest Banksy. The elusive street artist has not yet claimed the piece, but if he does it would be his seventh artwork to be unveiled this week in various locations across the capital. The aquarium-like design on the police box differs from Banksy’s previous silhouette artworks […]

The first permanent exhibition recording the role played by Windermere in the history of the development of aeroplanes will be officially opened this month. It explains how the first flights taking off from water in the UK happened on the Cumbrian lake and how this later led to the building of a flying boat factory on its shores during the Second World War. The exhibition has been organised by the […]