Couple from Leeds killed in Tunisia terror attack

A national minute's silence will be held at midday in memory of 30 Britons killed in an attack on a beach in Tunisia last week.

Thirty-eight people in total died when a gunman opened fire at the coastal resort in Sousse. The gunman was killed by Tunisian police and 12 people have been arrested in connection with the attack

The operation to return home the bodies of British citizens murdered in the Tunisian beach massacre will continue today.

Relatives of eight victims of gunman Seifeddine Rezgui gathered at RAF Brize Norton yesterday to see their coffins carried off a military transport aircraft by an air force guard of honour.

Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said the other 22 would arrive back in the UK "over the coming days".

The plane carrying the bodies of eight victims of the Tunisia beach terror attack has touched down repatriation at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.

Northern Rail has paid tribute to Christopher Bell from Leeds, after he was confirmed as one of the victims' in last week's Tunisia beach massacre.

Mr Bell and his wife Sharon were among 27 Britons killed in Tunisia.

Adrian Thompson from Northern Rail described Mr Bell as a 'much loved and highly valued colleague'.

The employer of Sharon Bell, who was killed in the Tunisia beach massacre last week, says the care worker and her husband Christopher will be 'greatly missed'.

The bodies of two of the six Britons from Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire killed in the Tunisia beach massacre will be repatriated today.

An RAF plane carrying bodies of eight victims, including Carly Lovett from Gainsborough and John Stollery from Newark will land at Brize Norton later.

Prime Minister David Cameron today told MPs that 27 Britons had been confirmed dead in the Tunisia beach massacre.

Six of the confirmed fatalities are from Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire:

• Carly Lovett (Gainsborough)
• Claire Windass (Hull)
• Bruce Wilkinson (Goole)
• John Stollery (Newark)
• Christopher Bell (Leeds)
• Sharon Bell (Leeds)

A couple from Leeds have been named as the latest victims of the terror attack in Tunisia last week.

The family of Christopher and Sharon Bell say they are 'deeply saddened' by the deaths.

As those injured in the Tunisian massacre continue to arrive home, another victim of the horror has been named as a retired social worker from North Nottinghamshire.

John Stollery had worked for his county council - and was dedicated to helping children in care. He is the 4th victim to be named from our region - at least 30 Britons were killed in terror attack in the resort of Sousse last Friday. All those who lost their lives in the terror attack are expected to be repatriated by tomorrow. Helen Steel reports.