Olympics: Leon Marchand takes his fourth gold in Paris pool
French favourite Leon Marchand took his fourth gold medal of the Paris Olympics when he won the men's 200 metres Individual Medley in an Olympic record time on Friday.
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BBC star Miriam Margolyes' 'shocking' coming out story, TV first and Harry Potter fan feud
Miriam Margolyes has been around for a long time, but she still has the power to shock. A new travel show sees everyone's favourite potty-mouthed performer hit Oz.
Britons dominate women's 800m heats
PARIS : British athletes dominated two of the six women's 800 metres qualifying heats on Friday with gold medal favourite Keely Hodgkinson looking strong and Ethiopia's Tsige Duguma producing the fastest time of the night.
Australian McEvoy wins men's 50 freestyle gold
PARIS : Australia's Cameron McEvoy took his first Olympic gold medal when he won the men's 50 metres freestyle at the Paris Games on Friday.
Stephen 'The Devil' French asked criminals menacing question on first night in prison
Stephen French, once one of Britain's most feared gangsters, has revealed that prisoners were 'baying for his blood' on his first night in prison. Raised in Toxteth, French began his criminal career as a petty mugger and house burglar.
Canoeing-Clarke and Prigent top time trials as kayak cross gets set for Games debut
PARIS : Britain's Joe Clarke and Camille Prigent of France were fastest in the time trials on Friday ahead of the much-anticipated debut of kayak cross at the Paris Games on Saturday.
Met Office weather map shows exact time heavy rain could hit Manchester
Greater Manchester could be hit with some heavy rainfall tonight (August 2).
LIVE: Armed police scrambled to Manchester Victoria incident as hundreds of commuters disrupted
Commuters have been evacuated from trains following an incident at Manchester Victoria. Images sent to the MEN shows scores of travellers waiting in the train station lobby following delays to transport.