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Great Britain's Katherine Grainger, left, and Anna Watkins celebrate winning Olympic gold in the women's double sculls at Eton Dorney Rowing Lake, Windsor. (PA)

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A British Airways plane is surrounded by emergency vehicles after it had to make an emergency landing at Heathrow airport. (PA)

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Passengers on the Airbus A319 described how "big flames" were seen coming from the right-hand engine as the Oslo-bound plane returned to Heathrow airport. (PA)

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