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| The operation to return the bodies of Britons killed by a gunman in the Tunisian beach massacre to the UK has begun. | The operation to return the bodies of Britons killed by a gunman in the Tunisian beach massacre to the UK has begun. |
| The first RAF flights left Britain early on Wednesday and will carry the bodies of British victims back to Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, with the repatriation process expected to take a number of days. | The first RAF flights left Britain early on Wednesday and will carry the bodies of British victims back to Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, with the repatriation process expected to take a number of days. |
| Twenty-four Britons are confirmed to be among the 38 shot dead by student Seifeddine Rezgui, 23, at the beach resort of Sousse on Friday. The British death toll is expected to rise to 30. | Twenty-four Britons are confirmed to be among the 38 shot dead by student Seifeddine Rezgui, 23, at the beach resort of Sousse on Friday. The British death toll is expected to rise to 30. |
| All wounded Britons have been brought back to the UK, with four severely injured holidaymakers flown home in an RAF C17 transport plane accompanied by “medevac” teams. They are being treated at hospitals in Birmingham, Oxford, Plymouth and London. | All wounded Britons have been brought back to the UK, with four severely injured holidaymakers flown home in an RAF C17 transport plane accompanied by “medevac” teams. They are being treated at hospitals in Birmingham, Oxford, Plymouth and London. |
| Among the four is Allison Heathcote, 48, from Felixstowe, Suffolk, who was celebrating her 30th wedding anniversary when she was shot repeatedly in the stomach and shoulder. She was pictured shortly after the attack in a pink bikini lying immobile on a sun lounger as hotel staff tended to her wounds. | |
| Her husband Philip, 52, was killed in the terror attack. She has undergone surgery at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham, where she remains in a critical condition. | |
| A single inquest covering all of the British dead is to be opened by the west London coroner. | A single inquest covering all of the British dead is to be opened by the west London coroner. |
| The latest victims to be named include James and Ann McQuire from Cumbernauld, and Billy and Lisa Graham from Bankfoot, near Perth, who were visiting the resort to celebrate Mrs Graham’s 50th birthday. | The latest victims to be named include James and Ann McQuire from Cumbernauld, and Billy and Lisa Graham from Bankfoot, near Perth, who were visiting the resort to celebrate Mrs Graham’s 50th birthday. |
| The family of Janet and John Stocker, aged 63 and 74, have confirmed “with regret and great sadness” that the “happiest, most loving” couple died in the Tunisia shootings. | The family of Janet and John Stocker, aged 63 and 74, have confirmed “with regret and great sadness” that the “happiest, most loving” couple died in the Tunisia shootings. |
| Their family said in a statement: “Mum and dad were the happiest, most loving couple who enjoyed life’s simple pleasures as well as the pleasures and love of their extensive family and their many friends, but most of all they were still very much in love with each other.” | Their family said in a statement: “Mum and dad were the happiest, most loving couple who enjoyed life’s simple pleasures as well as the pleasures and love of their extensive family and their many friends, but most of all they were still very much in love with each other.” |
| Tunisian authorities were questioning several suspected associates of Rezgui, who had links to the terror group Islamic State. They have said he acted alone during the rampage but had accomplices who supported him before, providing him with weapons and logistical support. | Tunisian authorities were questioning several suspected associates of Rezgui, who had links to the terror group Islamic State. They have said he acted alone during the rampage but had accomplices who supported him before, providing him with weapons and logistical support. |
| The Tunisian president, Beji Caid Essebsi, said an investigation was under way into security failures and there would be armed tourist police on beaches. | The Tunisian president, Beji Caid Essebsi, said an investigation was under way into security failures and there would be armed tourist police on beaches. |
| A minute’s silence will be held in memory of the victims at noon on Friday, a week after the outrage. Flags are expected to be flown at half-mast over government departments and Buckingham Palace that day. | A minute’s silence will be held in memory of the victims at noon on Friday, a week after the outrage. Flags are expected to be flown at half-mast over government departments and Buckingham Palace that day. |
| A group understood to be relatives of some of the British dead were among scores of people, local and European, who left flowers and messages at the memorials to the victims on the beach at Sousse on Tuesday. | A group understood to be relatives of some of the British dead were among scores of people, local and European, who left flowers and messages at the memorials to the victims on the beach at Sousse on Tuesday. |
| The group, escorted by security guards, left bouquets with a message saying: “Taken too soon, missed by so many, always in our thoughts, lots of love, Denise, Paul, Mark, Kelly, Lee.” | The group, escorted by security guards, left bouquets with a message saying: “Taken too soon, missed by so many, always in our thoughts, lots of love, Denise, Paul, Mark, Kelly, Lee.” |
| Armed police continued to patrol the beach in front of the five-star hotels, which were almost empty at what should be a peak time in the tourist season. | Armed police continued to patrol the beach in front of the five-star hotels, which were almost empty at what should be a peak time in the tourist season. |
| Nick Longman, the managing director of Thomson and First Choice, confirmed that 22 British people positively identified as victims were customers of the tour operator. | Nick Longman, the managing director of Thomson and First Choice, confirmed that 22 British people positively identified as victims were customers of the tour operator. |