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Great Britain finished second in the medal table after matching their Tokyo haul, winning eight more gold medals than the 2020 Games. The British team - set a target of between 100-140 medals by UK Sport - secured a total of 124 medals with 49 gold , 44 silver and 31 bronze to match their totally tally from Tokyo three years ago. They won medals in 18 of 19 sports they competed in, with more than half of the 215 athletes taking to the podium. Ahead of the closing ceremony, King Charles spoke on behalf of himself and his wife Queen Camilla , praising the athletes for ' inspiring, encouraging and lifting the hearts of all' as he congratulated them for their sporting achievements.

The Italian sprinter became the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the 2024 Games on Monday - the second ever - racing in the women's T12 400m in the morning, but failing to reach the final. Petrillo, 51, who is a father of two and won 11 national titles as a man before transitioning in 2019, competed in the T12 classification, which is for athletes with visual impairments. She is also due to compete in the 200m later in the competition. Her achievements were celebrated on the TV channel's 'The Last Leg' show on Monday night.

Australian comedian Adam Hills has opened up about the Spicks and Specks question that destroyed his friendship with Men At Work frontman Colin Hay. In 2007, the ABC host, 53, asked the show's contestants: 'what children's song is contained in the iconic song Down Under?' with the correct answer being Kookaburra, written in 1932 by Marion Sinclair. Two years after the episode aired, Larrikin Music, who own the rights to the nursery rhyme, took legal action against Men at Work's Colin Hay, 70, and Ron Strykert, 66.

Channel 4's bloodbath of axes appears to be rumbling on, as production has reportedly been halted on the fan-favourite show 24 Hours In A&E. The medical series has been a staple for the channel since 2011, but staff have reportedly been told that plans to film new episodes in the autumn have been shelved. It follows the day-to-day activity in St George's Accident and Emergency Department and most recently in Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham. 

Sara Cox was awarded the Star Baker apron on The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer on Channel 4 on Sunday. The Radio 2 host, 49, impressed judges Dame Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood after acing every challenge and receiving the second Hollywood handshake of the series.  Sara and fellow contestants Adam Hills, Reverent Richard Coles and Joe Locke were tasked with biscuits in the Signature category, custard slices in the Technical bake and finally a Showstopper where they created cakes depicting their famous best friends. 

Adam Hills opened up about his late father's battle with stomach cancer and leukaemia when he competed on The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off.  The Australian comedian, 53, was one of four celebrities to compete on Sunday's episode of the Channel 4 show, alongside radio host Sara Cox, Reverend Richard Coles and Joe Locke. During the episode on Sunday, Adam, who hosts talk show The Last Leg, revealed his own personal experience with cancer and how his father had died from it.

Josh and Archie, two YouTube comedians who were employed by The Last Leg to pose as constituents of a fictitious business, attacked the former home secretary. Ms Braverman, who has taken a hardline position on small boat migrants crossing the Channel, attended what she believes to be a naming ceremony for a vessel on the River Wallington in Fareham last week. However, when she unveiled the plaque, it instead announced her as the winner of the award, which was based on a vote of the programme's followers of X, formerly Twitter.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Scooby Doo, who is still knotted over what may or may not have been in the Dutch version of Endgame, is facing more embarrassment after naming Charles and Kate in a first faux pas. This has not been repeated in any other edition of the book, as in the cack-handed mention of the King and the Princess of Wales. Scooby continues to skate on thin ice, with lawyers only too keen to pounce.

After England lost the Ashes series to Australia over the summer, Dr. Alastair Bush wanted to beat the Aussies at their own game. The Aussies will win the Ashes urn and take it home with them. Alastair intends to bring the ashes of his award-winning mullet home to Britain in an act of revenge. Last weekend, the 45-year-old from Bovington, Dorset, was disqualified from the World Mullet Growing Championships grand final.

After her BowelBabe fund raised more than £10 million (left) Prince William paid a heartfelt tribute (right) to Dame Deborah James (inset), thanking her for "inciting others with the sheer force of her spirit" and 'changing the lives of so many.' In a pre-recorded clip on the Stand Up To Cancer live show, Prince of Wales, who famously made the podcast host a dame (right) when he visited her home before her death, said we all need to 'learn from and be inspired by' the campaigner. Dame Deborah, the former headteacher, died in June 2022 at the age of 40, five years after being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer when she found blood in her stool.

When two taxi drivers refused a ride, Australian comedian Adam Hills was left in a crowded spot at Sydney Airport. Two separate taxi drivers refused the fare because the ride was too short, according to the 53-year-old. Hills, who was born without a right foot, had travelled from Melbourne to Sydney to have a new prosthetic leg fitted at a clinic just over four kilometers from the airport.

Rhys Nicholson's elaborate gift for comedian Rhys Nicholson and his partner Kyran Wheatley took center stage at their wedding day two weeks ago as she lay dying in a Sydney hospital bed. Wilson, 53, was too ill in Camperdown's Prince Alfred Hospital in the city's inner west to attend the lavish event, but the beloved stand-up's work of art took its place instead.

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Adam Hills is shifting his comedy to work on his rugby charity. In Cheshire, England, the Australian funnyman, 53, who was born without a right foot, formed a charity Physical Disability Rugby League team (PDRL). Adam is now expected to participate in the first-ever PDRL World Cup, which is chronicled in Adam Hills: Grow Another Foot, which will be broadcast on Channel 4 this month.

Adam Hills also recalled the emotional moment he realized his dream of playing rugby at international level despite being born with only one foot. Having formed a Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) team in Warrington, Cheshire, the Australian comedian, 53, was born without a right foot and wears a prosthetic in order to play. Adam Hills, the host of The Last Leg - and Rugby League enthusiast, will tell his tale on Channel 4's Adam Hills: Grow Another Foot on Friday, after emulating his sporting heroes by playing for Australia in the first ever Physical Disability Rugby League World Cup, which took place in the United Kingdom last year.

On Monday, the climate activists are expected to travel from all over the UK to disrupt London's bustling rush-hour. Just Stop Oil's initiative is to convince the'murderous government,' as they refer to it, to withdraw new domestic oil and gas licenses. They are aiming to disrupt vital road networks with their groups of slow-marchers until Saturday during a weeklong demonstration. During their 'biggest week of action yet,' they allegedly plan on'shutting down the capital.' Just Stop Oil's disruptions seemed to be never ending after they wreaked havoc on the BBC Proms (bottom right) as well as interrupted a live broadcast of The Last Leg (top right) last night. Demos at Selfridges, Hamleys, and John Lewis on Oxford Street began earlier this week. (left)

Despite channel 4's boss Alex Mahon's earning £1.2 million last year, he has cancelled or postponed some of his most popular shows. Let's Make a Love Scene is the latest commercial broadcaster to be cancelled. Since only one episode aired, TVZone has announced that the romance show will not return.

Following a string of cancellations, Channel 4 has pulled the plug on another TV show.

The names of the actors who will strip nude for a celebrity edition of Naked Attraction have been revealed by Anna Richardson. The TV presenter, 52, teased the identities of those who will be included on the Channel 4 show. Despite being in a professional relationship with Brazilian hunk Rodrigo Reis since 2019, blue frontman Duncan James, 45, is one of the first celebrities to be announced.

Following a string of cancellations owing to budget cuts, Channel 4 has cancelled yet another TV show. The Big Narstie Show is expected to be the newest casualty, with the program being cut after its fifth season. The BAFTA-winning show, which stars comedian Mo Gilligan and rapper Big Narstie, debuts in 2018 and features comedy skits as well as musical performances.

Channel 4's viewing figures dropped to a new low in May as the station battles with a financial crisis. According to Deadline, the free-to-air network attracted a meager 4.48 percent audience last month, the lowest four-week figure in the channel's 40-year history. According to one source, the shocking figures were supposed to have sparked 'panic' behind the scenes, though another said that bosses have been focusing on the growth of their online viewership, which saw streaming figures rise 20% compared to last year.

After a string of cancellations, Channel 4 has canceled another TV show. With The Big Blow Out being the latest casualty, the broadcaster is said to be culling several episodes in order to save money. AJ Odudu and Sam McKnight and Lisa Farral judged the hair-styling competition.

Despite Channel 4's CEO Alex Mahon's earnings of £1.2 million last year, the channel has cancelled or postponed some of its most popular shows. Five Dates A Week is the latest commercial broadcaster to be cancelled by the commercial broadcaster. The romance show will not return after two series on television, according to TVZone.

Despite Channel 4's boss Alex Mahon's earning £1.2 million last year, he has either cancelled or postponed some of its most popular shows. The Mail on Sunday discovered that staff at the channel are calling it a "bloodbath" as a result of the turbulent cult late night show Naked Attraction, big-money celebrity flop Scared Of The Dark, and pioneering medical drama Rescue: Extreme Medics, headquartered in Scotland, have all been canned. The much-anticipated return of reality show Four Weddings has also been postponed, but a team from an independent production firm had been hired to make it.