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Up to 8 million tune in as Commonwealth Games closes

The curtain has come down on an incredible 11 days of Commonwealth Games sporting action in a glittering, star-filled closing ceremony at Glasgow's Hampden Park.

England has topped the medal table of the Commonwealth Games with a total of 174 medals.

Up to 8 million viewers tuned in to see Kylie and a host of other stars close Glasgow 2014, which has been dubbed the "best ever" Commonwealth Games.

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Thanks heaped on 15,000 Games volunteers

Tribute was paid to the 15,000 public sector volunteers known as the Clydesiders who helped with the Commonwealth Games.

Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony Credit: Martin Rickett/PA Wire

More than 50,000 people volunteered to help the 11 day event run smoothly, but less than a third were chosen to help.

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