Tunisia: All 30 British victims return home

The bodies of all 30 Britons who lost their lives after a gunman opened fire on tourists during last Friday's terror attack on the Tunisian beach resort of Sousse have been returned home.

Lisa Burbidge, Stuart Cullen, Claire Windass, Bruce Wilkinson and Christopher Dyer were the final victims to be repatriated and landed at Brize Norton this afternoon.

Thirty-eight people - including 30 Britons - were killed when gunman Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire in the resort of Sousse on June 26.

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All 30 Britons killed in Tunisia returned home

All 30 of the British victims of last Friday's Tunisian beach attack have now returned home, after an RAF plane made its final journey to repatriate their bodies today.

ITV News Correspondent Harry Smith reports:

Tunisia attack: Scottish victims' bodies returned to families

The bodies of four Scottish nationals killed in the beach terror attack in Tunisia last week have been returned to their families.

Billy and Lisa Graham, from Bankfoot, near Perth Credit: STV

Following an inquest at West London Coroner's Court earlier today the remains of William Graham, 51, and his 50-year-old wife Lisa were released to relatives and will be taken back to Scotland at the family's request.

Jim and Ann McQuire had just retired Credit: ITV News

The bodies of James and Ann McQuire, 66 and 63, who were both fatally shot in the chest, were also released to their families after the conclusion of the inquest.

Sombre homecoming for Britons killed in Tunisia attack

The British victims of the Tunisian beach attack were brought back to the UK by RAF plane Credit: .

The bodies of the final five Britons to be repatriated after being killed in the Tunisian beach attack have arrived home today.

Military personnel solemnly marked the return of the bodies of Lisa Burbidge, Stuart Cullen, Christopher Dyer, Bruce Wilkinson and Claire Windass as they silently carried them off the plane which brought them back to the UK.

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Final five Britons repatriated following beach terror attack

The plane landed at Brize Norton carrying five Britons killed in Tunisia Credit: Pool

The final five Britons killed in Tunisia's beach terror attack have been repatriated to the UK this afternoon.

The bodies of Lisa Burbidge, Stuart Cullen, Christopher Dyer, Bruce Wilkinson and Claire Windass were flown home by RAF plane and landed at Brize Norton just after 3pm.

Soldiers stood guard as the plane arrived home Credit: Pool

Thirty Britons were among 38 tourists killed by gunman Seifeddine Rezgui on a beach in the resort of Sousse last Friday.

Tunisia declares state of emergency

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Tunisia has declared a state of emergency, over a week after 38 foreign tourists - 30 of them British - died in the beach terror attack in Sousse.

A state of emergency temporarily gives the government more flexibility and the army and police more authority, and restricts the right of public assembly.

Funeral for Irish nurse killed in Tunisia attack

The funeral has been held for the Irish nurse who was murdered in the Tunisia beach attack.

Lorna Carty, from Co Meath, was on holiday with her husband to help him recover from heart surgery.

The coffin of mother-of-two Lorna Carty, from Co Meath Credit: PA

The mother-of-two will be remembered for her goodness and kindness, her funeral mass has heard.

Thousands packed into and around the Church of the Assumption in close-knit Robinstown, Co Meath, for the service.

Nurse Lorna Carty was on holiday with her husband who was recovering from heart surgery Credit: Facebook

Yesterday, the only child of a couple from Athlone, in the Irish midlands, who were murdered in the attack buried her parents on her birthday.

Larry and Martina Hayes, a couple in their 50s, were hours from returning home from their annual holiday when they were gunned down in the beach massacre.

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