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The recovery ship Horizon Arctic has now delivered all the debris it was able to collect from the shattered remains of the Titan submersible on the Atlantic seafloor.

1999 – The Scottish Parliament is officially opened by Elizabeth II on the day that legislative powers are officially transferred from the old Scottish Office in London to the new devolved Scottish Executive in Edinburgh. In Wales, the powers of the Welsh Secretary are transferred to the National Assembly.

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Actress Meg Johnson, who appeared in three of the UK's most popular soap operas, has died at the age of 86.

A soap stalwart, Johnson was Coronation Street's Eunice Gee and Brookside's Brigid McKenna, before joining Emmerdale as Pearl Ladderbanks in 2003.

In a statement, her family, talent agency Jorg Betts Associates and ITV said she had been "kind and wonderful" and always had "a twinkle in her eye".

They said she had dementia in recent years, but "battled on" regardless.

They said it was with "great sadness" that they had to announce she died "peacefully" on Saturday evening, "surrounded by her family"

"Meg was a kind and wonderful lady, full of warmth and always with a twinkle in her eye," they said.

They said she had had "an outstanding career" and had "battled on personally and professionally regardless" after her dementia diagnosis.

"She will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her," they added.

A host of soap stars took to social media to pay tribute to Johnson, including her Emmerdale co-star Danny Miller, who said he was "truly devastated".

"Pearl was a fair way to describe our lovely Meg," he said.

He said she was the creator of the phrase "pig's bum" which she would say whenever she forgot her lines and had been "a loved soul throughout the building".

Former cast member Gemma Oaten said the "late and great" Johnson had been a "beautiful woman inside and out, who was always so kind to me".

Born in Manchester in 1936, Johnson had a number of TV roles before making her Coronation Street debut in 1976 as Brenda Holden.

She went on to jon the soap's cast as Eunice Gee in 1981, a role she returned to several times for the next two decades.

She was also part of the cast of Victoria Wood: As Seen On TV in the mid-1980s, alongside the late comedian, Dame Julie Walters and Celia Imrie, and in 1997, she took to the stage in the original cast of the London revival of Chicago, playing prison warder Matron Mama Morton for more than a year.

In 2000, she was cast as Brigid McKenna in Channel 4's Brookside, playing the role until the soap's cancellation in 2003, when she moved on to Emmerdale, where she portrayed the much loved character Pearl Ladderbanks for 17 years.

Johnson was married to ITV Granada continuity announcer Charles Foster, who was widely reported to have died earlier in 2023.

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Lukáš Rosol (born 24 July 1985) is a Czech professional tennis player. He competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP Tour, both in singles and doubles. Rosol was coached by former Czech player, 1999 US Open quarterfinalist Ctislav Doseděl. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 26, achieved on 22 September 2014.

His first notable victory was against world No. 8, Jürgen Melzer, at the 2011 French Open, whom he defeated in five sets in the second round a year after Melzer had reached the semifinal. A year later, Rosol defeated world No. 2, Rafael Nadal, in the second round of Wimbledon to achieve one of the biggest wins in his career. Rosol has had sustained success since then having played an integral part in the Czech Republic's Davis Cup winning team in 2012, and winning his first tour-level title in April 2013.

Premier League newcomers Luton Town have signed Danish defender Mads Andersen for an undisclosed fee from Barnsley.

Andersen captained the Tykes to the League One play-off final last season where they lost to Sheffield Wednesday.

The centre-back joined Barnsley from Danish side AC Horsens in 2019.

"I'm really pleased to get Mads on board. He has been on our recruitment team's list for a long time now," said Luton boss Rob Edwards.

"We watched a lot of him last season and he's performed really well and consistently for a prolonged period in English football.

"He's someone who can play anywhere across that back three for us."

Luton, who won the Championship play-off final against Coventry City to earn promotion to the top flight, did not state the length of Andersen's contract.

The 25-year-old made 175 appearances during his spell with Barnsley and becomes Luton's second signing of the summer following the arrival of Republic of Ireland winger Chiedozie Ogbene from Rotherham United.

"I'm going to play with my heart," said Andersen. "I'm going to try and give everything I can, 100% team player.

"I'll do anything for the team and, hopefully, they can use my qualities and I can help them to show their qualities."

Luton have also extended the contract of forward Cauley Woodrow, saying the 28-year-old had "committed his long-term future" to the club.

The Moon will have us gazing at the sky on Monday evening as it appears brighter and larger than usual.

July's full Moon, known as a Buck Moon, will be closer than normal in its orbit around the Earth.

The Moon is set to rise at around 22:14 BST in the UK and will appear full for up to three days, according to Nasa.

The best time to see the supermoon event will be earlier in the night across England, Wales, southern Scotland and Northern Ireland.

As the night progresses, visibility may lessen as clouds and rain fill the skies for much of central Scotland.

After midnight, an area of cloud and rain will spread across southern parts of the UK too.

The Moon reached peak illumination at 12:39 BST (07:39 Eastern Time) on Monday, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.

Venus Williams was left screaming in pain and clutching her knee after slipping on the grass just three games into her Wimbledon return on Monday afternoon.

The 43-year-old American, who was returning for her 24th singles appearance at The Championships, is facing difficult opposition in Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.

But things turned ugly with the score just 2-1 in the first set as Williams came into the net to play a volley, slipping on the grass and extending her already-strapped up knee.

There were audible gasps from around the crowd on Centre Court as five-time Wimbledon champion Williams screamed in pain, before being immediately helped by the umpire and medical staff.

After a few minutes, she was able to stand under her own power and called for a trainer to attend to her at courtside.

Following a short break in play, Williams attempted to continue the match, but was still in visible pain as she grimaced through the next few games.

She went on to lose three straight games, as fans speculated whether she was going to be able to continue, before she rallied to bring it back to 4-3, a break down.

From there, though, it was plain sailing for Svitolina, who managed to close the match out in straight sets, winning 6-4, 6-3 in just an hour and 32 minutes.

The Ukrainian - who, like Williams, was a wildcard entry to the tournament - will go on to face either No 28 seed Elise Mertens or Viktoria Hruncakova in the second round.

American teenager Coco Gauff was the first big-name casualty at Wimbledon after losing a high-quality match against qualifier Sofia Kenin.

Seventh seed Gauff lost 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the first round to compatriot Kenin, who has dropped down the rankings since winning the 2020 Australian Open.

Kenin, who has been hampered by injuries and upheaval in her coaching set-up, said she felt "super proud".

Top seed Iga Swiatek laid down a marker with a 6-1 6-3 win over Zhu Lin.

Swiatek was dominant throughout against the Chinese world number 34, who was one of the highest-ranked players she could have faced.

Poland's Swiatek, 22, is considered one of the favourites for the women's title but has never managed to go beyond the fourth round on the grass in SW19.

However, the French Open and US Open champion began her quest to add another major on another surface in style.

Chelsea have been "the greatest team in England" over the last 10 to 15 years, according to new manager Mauricio Pochettino.

The Blues have won 21 trophies since 2004, including five Premier Leagues and two Champions Leagues.

But they sacked two managers last season and finished 12th.

"In the last 10, 12, 15 years, Chelsea is the greatest team in England," former Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur boss Pochettino said.

"I know very well the Premier League and what the culture of Chelsea means. I think our fans are excited to again be on the road of trying to win."

The 51-year-old Argentine won three trophies in his time as Paris St-Germain manager, including the Ligue 1 title in 2021-22.

He failed to win anything in his previous six-year spell in England, although did reach the 2019 Champions League final with Spurs.

"We are excited to work with a very young team, with a different approach than in the past," he said.

"But I think we all need to understand that we have to work really hard and create a very good atmosphere at the training ground to build success for the team in the next few years.

"For me, it is a pleasure and honour to now be involved with Chelsea Football Club. We are so excited, and I know Chelsea very well, it is one of the greatest clubs in the world. So of course, it was easy for us to make the decision to move here."

The last surviving member of a French commando unit that took part in the Normandy landings during World War Two has died at the age of 100.

Léon Gautier served with the Fusiliers Marins Commando - the only unit of Free French troops to go ashore during D-Day on 6 June 1944.

Mr Gautier later called war a "misery" that "ends with widows and orphans".

French President Emmanuel Macron described Mr Gautier and his comrades as "heroes of the Liberation".

"We will not forget him," Mr Macron wrote on Twitter.

Regional Mayor Romain Bail described Mr Gautier as "a local hero whom everybody knew" and who was "an ardent defender of freedom".

Mr Gautier was born in Rennes, in France's north-western Brittany region, and enlisted in the French navy as a teenager soon after World War Two began, as he was too young to enter the army.

He escaped to Britain in 1940 before Adolf Hitler's forces swept through much of western Europe, including France.

In London, Mr Gautier joined the Free France movement, which maintained a government-in-exile and military that coordinated with the Allies against N azi Germany.

He fought in Congo, Syria and Lebanon, before joining a unit of marine riflemen known as the Kieffer commandos, which trained in the Scottish Highlands.

During the Battle for Normandy, more than half of his unit of 177 Free French were killed.

The D-Day landings by the Allied forces of the US, UK and Canada began an attack that lasted for 11 months. It eventually led to the defeat of N azi Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe.