Swimmer narrowly misses third successive Olympic gold, as Andy Murray keeps tennis alive in doubles comeback World record-holding swimmer Adam Peaty was left in tears after being beaten to gold by the smallest of margins on a day of disappointment for Team GB at the Paris Games. The 29-year-old had […]

New video apparently shows violent build-up to incident in which officer allegedly stamped on man during arrest The mayor of Greater Manchester urged people “not to rush to judgment” over the Manchester airport incident after new footage appeared to show a violent and frenetic lead-up. Protests erupted in Rochdale and […]

An armada of boats carrying athletes along the Seine, dangling dancers and parading drag queens – all under torrential rain The Paris Olympic Games opened on Friday night with a high-kitsch, riverside spectacle, as an armada of boats carried athletes along the Seine, dancers dangled from high poles, drag queens […]

Singer, who cancelled tour dates as a result of stiff person syndrome, makes comeback with Edith Piaf rendition Céline Dion made a triumphant return to the stage at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. The star, who has been diagnosed with the neurological disorder stiff person syndrome, sang Edith […]