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ParalympicsGB team return to heroes' welcome

Members of the ParalympicsGB team have been greeted by flag-waving fans at Heathrow Airport after their hugely successful Rio Games.

The team, which won 64 gold medals, sported their medals as they touched down in London to the heroes' welcome.

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Table tennis golden boy told off after mid-air challenge

Will Bayley earned a joking flight warning for over celebration. Credit: British Airways

ParalympicsGB table tennis golden boy Will Bayley raised smiles but earned a mild rebuke from air staff after a bit of mischief on the flight back home from Rio 2016.

After proving his ping pong prowess in a challenge, he accepted his celebrating went too far, saying: "When I was on the table I was thinking what am I doing up here?"

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