The city saw off competition from Washington DC to host the tournament, founded by the Duke of Sussex.

Birmingham to host 2027 Invictus Games

BBC Sport looks at the stars, rivalries and key events to watch when the athletics gets under way at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Athletics stars, rivalries & key events at Paris 2024

Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar has pulled out of the Olympic Games because of "extreme fatigue", the Slovenian Olympic Committee has said. Pogacar completed victory in this year's Tour by taking Sunday's final stage, which was a time trial, to win the illustrious 3,498km race for a third time.

Pogacar pulls out of Olympics with extreme fatigue

Two-time gold medallist Andy Murray will retire after the Olympics in Paris.

Murray to retire after Paris Olympics

Duncan Scott might have a low profile, but might Team GB's most decorated swimmer can come to the forefront again in Paris?

The quiet man capable of making big noise in Paris

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There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

A former wrestler has swapped headlocks and takedowns for weddings and baptisms after being ordained at Canterbury Cathedral. The Rev Steven Horne, 43, from Ashford, is among a new cohort of deacons and priests ordained by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Dover last month. He told BBC...

Former wrestler swaps headlocks for priesthood

The woman was attacked by a dog described as a Staffordshire Bull Terrier/boxer cross.

Dog attack leaves woman with life-changing injuries

Two men have been arrested after a person was raped in a cemetery in the early hours of Sunday. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened at about 01:50 BST in Dean Road Cemetery in Scarborough. Officers said two men, 18 and 21, were arrested shortly after the incident on...

Two held after 'terrifying' rape in cemetery

The bodies of a couple who set off on a sailing trip across the Atlantic Ocean have been found on a washed-up life raft almost six weeks after they were last seen. Briton Sarah Packwood and her Canadian husband Brett Clibbery are thought to have abandoned their yacht and perished before washing up on Sable Island near Nova Scotia in Canada on 12 July.

Couple found dead after trying to cross Atlantic

Members of the public have been urged not to approach Gary Rootham and to call 999 if they see him.

Escaped prisoner sparks police hunt

A council has said two members of school staff have been removed from their posts.

School staff suspended as investigation launched

A council in West Yorkshire has started imposing fines in a bid to clamp down on the illegal use of domestic log burners. Wakefield Council brought in new measures in December to allow environmental health officers to issue fixed penalty notices to stop “excessive smoke emissions”. It came...

First fine issued for illegal use of log burners

Two young girls killed alongside their parents in a crash involving a car and motorbike have been named by police. Nine-year-old Rubie Morgan-Roller and four-year-old Lillie Morgan-Roller died in the incident on the A61 between Wakefield and Barnsley on Sunday, West Yorkshire Police said. Their mother Shannen Morgan and father...

Mum, dad and daughters, 4 and 9, among crash dead

Coastguards say the River Aln estuary at Alnmouth is fast flowing and quicksand could form.

Quicksand warning as river changes course

Three people have been arrested after a 10-year-old girl was bitten by an unregistered XL Bully dog and needed hospital treatment for her injuries. The attack happened at about 10:15 BST on Monday at Belvedere in Balby, Doncaster, according to South Yorkshire Police. The dog, from a neighbouring property, "aggressively...

Girl, 10, bitten by XL Bully as she plays in garden

A convicted South African murderer who shot dead dozens of black men during apartheid has told the BBC the police sanctioned his violence. Louis van Schoor says others should share the blame for the killings he carried out as a security guard. But in talking to BBC Africa Eye over the past four years, he has also let slip horrifying details that raise serious questions about his early release from prison.

Mass killer who ‘hunted’ black people says police encouraged him

Police say a 23-year-old man has been arrested following the incident in Ross-on-Wye.

Man arrested on suspicion of raping woman

A former sub-postmistress, awarded compensation years after being falsely accused of stealing from the Post Office, has said she thought the case "would never end." Gail Ward, who ran a branch in Wells, Somerset, was convicted in 2007 of false accounting because of the Post Office's faulty Horizon IT system.

'I just sat down crying and said, it's finished'

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Team GB climber calls for more diversity in sport

Molly Thompson-Smith says she's often the only mixed race climber as she prepares for Paris...

Team GB climber calls for more diversity in sport

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