Tokyo 2020 was one of the most historic gambles in sport. The biggest global gathering during the pandemic was a step into the unknown and controversial right to the end.
Team GB's Jason Kenny has become the most decorated British Olympian ever, winning his seventh gold medal with victory in the men's keirin cycling final on the last day of the Tokyo Olympics.
Hopes for a summer getaway are given a boost from today with a sizeable expansion of the government's green travel list - and the return of holiday favourite France to the regular amber category.
The decision to put down an alpaca who has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis is the right one, the environment secretary has said - despite its owner pleading with the government to intervene.