Britain's Caden Cunningham reaches the men's taekwondo semi-finals but Rebecca McGowan is beaten.

GB's Cunningham into semi-finals but McGowan beaten

The Independent

As Paris 2024 draws to a close, Team GB still have medal chances before the closing ceremony sees the end of the Games.Weightlifting, cycling and modern pentathlon will be the focus as organisers prepare for the handover to Los Angeles.SUPER CAMPBELL ON SUNDAYEmily Campbell will look to emulate the breakthrough silver medal she won in Tokyo three years ago when she competes in the women’s 81kg+ weightlifting category at 1130am (10.30am BST) . Gold is surely out of the question for the Nottingham lifter, in a division dominated by China’s reigning champion Li Wenwen, who routinely lifts over 30kg more...

Day 16 at the Olympics: Au revoir Paris

As the 2024 Paris Olympics draws to a close, the BBC rounds up some of the most stunning photos captured from the Games – and reveals their similarities to historic works of art. The ancient Olympic Games were already a quarter of a millennium old when, in 530 BC,...

Seven of the Paris Olympics' most striking images – as artworks

The Guardian

Middle-distance runner is in career-best form ahead of the final at Stade de France as she chases a breakthrough Olympic podium in the women’s race

Jess Hull: Australia’s rising star with eye on 1500m upset and historic first in Paris

Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe won Great Britain's first ever Olympic medal in artistic swimming and said their duet silver medal was worth all the "really hard times" they had gone through because of poor funding. The childhood friends, whose mothers also used to compete as a pair in the...

Shortman and Thorpe win historic artistic swimming medal

Jodie Beer is jailed for six years for trying to take cocaine, pills and phones into Parc prison.

Prison officer smuggled drugs in juice cartons

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Kate Jackson began her acting career as a silent ghost on TV's classic 1960s gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows but remains alive and well years after two horrific battles with breast cancer. Jackson went on to small screen prime-time stardom on police/detective/crime drama/comedies like The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and more. This is her triumphant story.

'Charlie's Angels' Star Kate Jackson Has Courageously Battled and Conquered Cancer Several Times

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Incident Summary: On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Olympic Games in Paris, American diver Alison Gibson faced an unfortunate incident that led to a score of 0.0. Competing to secure a place in the semi-finals, the 25-year-old Texas-born athlete experienced a collision with the diving board that significantly impacted her performance.

Heart-Stopping Moment: Alison Gibson’s Dive Ends in Disaster at the 2024 Olympics

He gave officers a false name and address, but later admitted having drugs and money in his vehicle.

Drug dealer jailed after being caught in park

A family has paid tribute to a man who died in a car accident near Totnes. Dylan Walker, 26, from Harbertonford, was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle crash on a country road near Washbourne on 8 July, police said. Members of Mr Walker's family said his death...

Tributes paid to 'amazing' man killed in crash

Plans to turn a country house into a wedding venue have sparked anger among residents. The owners of Shelsley Grange, near Great Witley in Worcestershire, want to put up a large marquee to hold weddings in the grounds of the Grade II-listed house. But neighbours have said the surrounding lanes...

Residents oppose wedding venue plans

Police appeal for witnesses after an attack in Underhill Road, in Folkestone.

Man arrested after serious assault on woman

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There's nothing quite like having a balcony cabin on a cruise ship. But while that semi-private space might seem like yours to do with as you please, Carnival is making sure cruisers know it comes with limitations.

Carnival Issues Ban on Balcony Activity Popular with Another Cruise Line

Kerr tasted glory after a dramatic jump-off with American Shelby McEwen. Both men managed bests of 2.36 metres in regular competition, but could not be separated on countback of missed jumps. They opted for a jump-off, Kerr clearing 2.34m when the American failed after the bar was lowered from 2.38m...

Dramatic jump-off sees 'Flying Kiwi' Kerr win Olympic high jump gold

This year's festival in Scarborough is no longer going ahead, organisers have announced.

Music festival cancelled due to low ticket sales

The Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — Monica De Gennaro of Italy made three previous trips to the Olympics only to leave empty-handed each time. Finally, at age 37, she’s going home with the gold. Italy beat the defending champion U.S. team Sunday to win gold in women’s volleyball at the Paris Olympics.

Italy beats defending champion US for gold in women’s volleyball at Paris Olympics

The RSPCA wants to know why the puppies were left to fend for themselves.

Eight puppies dumped in shopping bag in woodland

Not so long ago, Nicole Yeargin's coach told her "no-one cares" about relay medals. And not so long ago, she was considering giving up athletics entirely. But now the United States-born Scot will leave Paris with two Olympic bronze medals to complete her set after previous world, European and Commonwealth Games success in the 4x400m relays.

Yeargin goes from considering quitting to double Olympic relay bronze

A tribunal determines Dr Marc Whitehouse's fitness to practise to be impaired.

False prescriptions doctor's licence suspended

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Sha'Carri Richardson secured her first Olympic gold medal after a thundering anchor leg in the women's 4x100 relay on Friday.The Americans – Richardson, Gabby Thomas, Melissa Jefferson and Twanisha Terry – braved a wet track in rainy conditions to win the team's 12th Olympic medal in the event. They did it in a time of 41.78 seconds – a season-best.Thomas ran the third leg and got her second gold medal in the Games. Her first gold was in the 200-meter on Tuesday. When Thomas handed off to Richardson, the U.S. was in third place.Richardson had to reel in Britian's Daryll Neita...

U.S. women win gold in 4x100 relay at Paris Olympics

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Evans has 'worst omnium ever' but vows to be in LA at 38

Scottish track cyclist Neah Evans has vowed to compete at the next Olympics at the age of 38 after finishing her Paris Games  with \"the...

Scottish track cyclist Neah Evans has vowed to compete at the next Olympics at the age of 38 after finishing her Paris Games  with "the...

Evans has 'worst omnium ever' but vows to be in LA at 38

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