Olympics closing ceremony kicks off with golden voyager and French musicians
The Paris Olympics closing ceremony has kicked off with performances from a golden voyager, acrobats and acclaimed French musicians..
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Team GBs athletes cheered and waved Union flags as they entered the Olympic closing ceremony
Team Great Britain can be seen wearing Hawaiian-style shirts showing the emblems of every nation in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. .
King hails competitors as Paris Olympics come to an end
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Alice da Silva Aguias parents praised for courage in calling for riots to stop
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Lord Coe says of course he will consider running for IOC president
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Its like a dream Emma Finucane on her hat trick of Paris medals
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Woman suffers fractured knee after crowd falls on her at Boardmasters
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Mourners gather for funeral of Southport victim Alice da Silva Aguiar
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Bansky claims new swimming fish artwork on central London police box
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