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| Minute's silence: Wimbledon play to be delayed as the Queen, Prime Minister and country remember 38 people killed in terror attack | |
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| A minute’s silence will be held at midday today across the country to remember the 38 people, including 30 Britons, killed in a terror attack on a Tunisian beach. | A minute’s silence will be held at midday today across the country to remember the 38 people, including 30 Britons, killed in a terror attack on a Tunisian beach. |
| The Queen and Prime Minister David Cameron will join the silence as play is delayed at Wimbledon and flags at Buckingham Palace and Whitehall fly at half-mast. | The Queen and Prime Minister David Cameron will join the silence as play is delayed at Wimbledon and flags at Buckingham Palace and Whitehall fly at half-mast. |
| Foreign Minister Philip Hammond has confirmed all 30 British men and women killed by Seifeddine Rezgui on the Sousse beach have been identified. | Foreign Minister Philip Hammond has confirmed all 30 British men and women killed by Seifeddine Rezgui on the Sousse beach have been identified. |
| Some of their bodies have already arrived back in the UK, with more expected to arrive at Brize Norton during the day. | Some of their bodies have already arrived back in the UK, with more expected to arrive at Brize Norton during the day. |
| The coffin of Elaine Thwaites, one of the victims of the terrorist attack, is taken from the RAF C-17 aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in Tunisia | The coffin of Elaine Thwaites, one of the victims of the terrorist attack, is taken from the RAF C-17 aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in Tunisia |
| The coffin of Denis Thwaites is carried from an RAF C-17, which repatriated the bodies of eight British nationals killed in the Tunisia terror attack, at RAF Brize Norton near Oxford in Britain | The coffin of Denis Thwaites is carried from an RAF C-17, which repatriated the bodies of eight British nationals killed in the Tunisia terror attack, at RAF Brize Norton near Oxford in Britain |
| The terror attack on 2 June saw the 23-year-old gunman, believed to have links with the extremist organisations Isis, rampage through a popular British holiday town killing tourists. | The terror attack on 2 June saw the 23-year-old gunman, believed to have links with the extremist organisations Isis, rampage through a popular British holiday town killing tourists. |
| Among those killed were three members of the same family, Charles (known as Patrick), 78, Adrian, 44, and Joel Richards, 19, on holiday to celebrate youngest brother Owen finishing his GCSEs and Joel his second year of university. Also killed was Chris Dyer, 32, whose wife Gina reportedly clung to her dead husband as paramedics attempted to get her to safety. Also killed was Stephen Mellor, 59, who died shielding his wife Cheryl, 55, who survived the attack. | Among those killed were three members of the same family, Charles (known as Patrick), 78, Adrian, 44, and Joel Richards, 19, on holiday to celebrate youngest brother Owen finishing his GCSEs and Joel his second year of university. Also killed was Chris Dyer, 32, whose wife Gina reportedly clung to her dead husband as paramedics attempted to get her to safety. Also killed was Stephen Mellor, 59, who died shielding his wife Cheryl, 55, who survived the attack. |
| A special service is expected to be held on the beach in Sousse, with locals and tourists thought to be joining the service to remember those who died. | A special service is expected to be held on the beach in Sousse, with locals and tourists thought to be joining the service to remember those who died. |
| In the UK, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will mark the silence with students at the University of Strathclyde while the PM will return to his Witney constituency in Oxfordshire. | In the UK, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh will mark the silence with students at the University of Strathclyde while the PM will return to his Witney constituency in Oxfordshire. |
| Mosques around the country are also expected to hold services. Police officers will also mark the silence. The government has encouraged schools and local authorities to also mark the minute’s silence. | Mosques around the country are also expected to hold services. Police officers will also mark the silence. The government has encouraged schools and local authorities to also mark the minute’s silence. |
| Play at Wimbledon, usually starting at 11.30am, will be delayed until 12.15pm to allow spectators and players to participate in the silence. A scheduled race at Henley Regatta is also due to be delayed. | Play at Wimbledon, usually starting at 11.30am, will be delayed until 12.15pm to allow spectators and players to participate in the silence. A scheduled race at Henley Regatta is also due to be delayed. |