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The opening ceremony of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games sees veterans from Scotland and Wales carry their nations’ flags. Marshall and Adlington, Scotland’s two most experienced athletes, lead the parade alongside Wales’ Eccles and Salmon, with a baton design symbolising each nation’s culture.
Victor Willis, founder and lead singer of Village People, has died after a short, aggressive illness. He co-wrote hits including YMCA, Macho Man and In the Navy, helping define late-1970s disco. Willis left the group in 1980, later rejoined in 2017, and his passing ends a turbulent, influential career.
A family’s attic discovery of 100+ silver items dating from the 18th to 20th centuries has fetched £59,761 at Elmwood’s auction in London, surpassing pre-sale estimates of around £23,000. The Danish cutlery set led the sale, with other pieces including tea services and a Russian tankard finding new homes.