Fireworks finale brings Paris Paralympics to a close
A final fireworks display marks the end of the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games at the Stade de France. IMAGES
Images of the River Seine and tourists as the men's triathlon event scheduled for Tuesday was postponed until Wednesday due to 'sanitary reasons', as the water was still too polluted, announced the organisers, who had taken the risky gamble of having athletes swim in the river from the outset. IMAGES
A final fireworks display marks the end of the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games at the Stade de France. IMAGES
After a car ploughed into football fans celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title, Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Simms of Merseyside Police says that police are not treating the incident as terrorism. "What I can tell you is that we believe this to be an isolated incident and we are not currently looking for anyone else in relation to it", she says. The car ramming left 27 people hospitalised. SOUNDBITE
Paris Saint-Germain's players and staff landed back in the French capital on Sunday ahead of a victory parade on the Champs-Elysees to celebrate with their fans after emphatically ending their long wait to win the Champions League. IMAGES
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