Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe won Great Britain's first ever Olympic medal in artistic swimming - performing an exquisite free routine to take silver in the duet. The childhood friends, whose mothers also used to compete as a pair in the sport, performed to a theme of Rising Phoenix to score 294.5085 - for a combined total of 558.5367.

Shortman and Thorpe win historic artistic swimming medal

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John Helmick Under Scrutiny as UIPM Launches Disciplinary Investigation During 2024 Summer Olympics. In a dramatic turn of events at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the treasurer of the governing body of modern pentathlon, John Helmick, has exited the prestigious sporting event following accusations of "credentials irregularities." The UIPM, responsible for overseeing modern pentathlon, confirmed on Friday that Helmick would be the subject of a disciplinary inquiry by a specially-convened panel, although the specifics of the alleged irregularities remain undisclosed, leaving the outcome of the investigation uncertain.

'Credentials Irregularities' Lead Treasurer of Modern Pentathlon Governing Body to Leave Paris Games

Sifan Hassan completed her mission impossible with a gruelling women's marathon win on the sun-baked streets of Paris Sunday, as Tom Cruise is rumoured to close the Olympic Games with a Hollywood ending. Cruise is filming the latest episode of the "Mission Impossible" franchise in Europe and has been a regular feature at Olympic events in Paris.

Hollywood ending for Hassan and Paris Olympics

Defending champion David Alcaide has secured his place in the Last 16 of the 2024 European Open Championship, while World Nineball Tour stars Jayson Shaw, Ko Pin Yi, Aloysius Yapp, and snooker champion Gary Wilson have exited the tournament. Now in its third year, the European Open Championship returns to...

Defending Champion Alcaide Advances to Last 16 of 2024 European Open Championship

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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

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

When Team GB's Kyle Kothari reflects back on the journey to his first ever Olympic Games, he feels proud. The 26-year-old is preparing to go for glory in the men's 10m platform dive, the same event in which Tom Daley won bronze in Tokyo. But, in many ways, being in...

Diving for Olympic glory after career-threatening injury

The court hears Billy Thompson, 31, did not know it was an offence to make the comments.

Maryport man jailed over racist online post

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Netherlands' Sifan Hassan clinched the gold in a dramatic finish to the women's marathon on Sunday,

Olympics 2024: Sifan Hassan wins gold in Paris marathon

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

False prescriptions doctor's licence suspended

48 young people were killed at the Stardust nightclub in Artane on Valentine’s Day, 1981.

Families of Stardust victims to get compensation

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With well under half the population, Australia will likely beat Team GB in the medal tally for the first time in 20 years

Colony that conquered: how Australia outshone Great Britain at the Paris Olympics | Kieran Pender

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Darja Varfolomeev, 17, won gold in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition, posting the highest score in all four events - hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon - on her way to a total of 142.850

Russian native wins rhythmic gymnastics gold for Germany

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

Nigerian police are investigating the death of a Nigerian transgender TikToker known as “Abuja Area Mama”. The beaten and bruised body of 33-year-old transgender woman was found along a highway in the capital, Abuja, on Thursday, local media report. Abuja Area Mama had a loyal fan base on...

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As an actor, Merritt Butrick was cast in one of the most coveted roles in the history of science fiction media. He played David Marcus, the son of the iconic Captain James T. Kirk, portrayed by William Shatner in the 1982 theatrical movie, Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn. Sadly, Butrick died of AIDS in 1989. He was only 29 years old. This is his story.

In Memory of 'Star Trek' Actor Merrit Butrick: 35 Years After His Tragic Death

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev won Olympic gold in the Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-around final.Varfolomeev topped the rotations in hoop (36.300), ball (36.500) and clubs (36.350) and came second in the ribbon (33.700) to score a total 142.850 points.Bulgaria’s Boryana Kaleyn won the silver with 140.600 points and Italy's 2023 World Championships silver medallist Sofia Raffaeli took the bronze medal with 136.300 points.Having made her senior debut in 2022, Varfolomeev earned her first world title in the clubs before becoming the youngest gymnast to achieve the feat of a clean sweep of four apparatus finals and the all-around title at the 2023 World Championships.

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev wins Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-round gold

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

Music festival cancelled due to low ticket sales

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PARIS — (AP) — With blue, white and red flags waving in the stands and cheers blaring around them, France's players took in the moment. Matthew Strazel erupted in dance. Evan Fournier ripped his jersey off and skipped around. Later, the team gathered in a circle at center court as fans erupted in an encore of, “Allez Les Bleus!” — “Let’s go Blue!” —- to serenade them.

France back in men's basketball gold medal game after win over Germany in Paris Olympics

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Defending champion French out of modern pentathlon

Great Britain's defending Olympic champion Kate French has withdrawn from the modern pentathlon final in Paris because of illness. The 33-year-old was ranked fifth after Saturday's...

Defending champion French out of modern pentathlon

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