Daily Mirror - 30.08.2019

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Murder probe

Libby’s body

finally home

THE body of murdered
student Libby Squire has
been released to her family,
five months after she was
found in an estuary.
Detectives praised her
relatives for their “patience
and understanding” during
the long wait.
The 21-year-old’s body
was discovered in the
Humber, near Spurn Point,
on March 20, almost two
months after she went
missing on a night out.
She had been turned
away from a club in Hull
for being too drunk.
Last week, a man aged
25 was released under
investigation on suspicion
of murder.
Det Supt Martin Smalley
said: “Libby’s parents have
been informed and
arrangements are being
made for her to be
returned to them.”

BY LUCY THORNTON

VICTIM Libby Squire, 21

BALANCE The stacked cars

Driver had a

scrap Skoda

on VW’s roof

A MOTORIST who drove
with a scrap car balanced
on his roof has been given
three points on his licence.
Glyndwr Wyn Hughes,
51, was caught on camera
at the wheel of a silver
Volkswagen Passat with a
Skoda Octavia perched on
top of it.
He admitted driving a
vehicle in a condition likely
to cause danger or injury.
Hughes, of Llanfarian,
Ceredigion, South Wales,
was caught on camera
driving at the Glan yr Afon
industrial estate in
Aberystwyth, on March 26.
At Aberystwyth magis-
trates court he was also
fined £80 and ordered to
pay a £30 victim surcharge,
as well as £85 costs.
A spokesman for road
safety charity Brake said:
“This is incredibly
dangerous behaviour.”

BY TOM DAVIDSON

SOGGY MID-OFF The record attempt is hit by heavy rain

Rain can’t stop play as cricketers aim for 168-hour record

TWENTY-FOUR cricketers have battled

through torrential rain as they attempt

to set a new cricket marathon record.

Players from Blunham Cricket Club

are aiming to play for 168 hours –

seven days and nights straight –

regardless of the conditions.

On Sunday, temperatures hit 32C,

while Tuesday brought torrential rain

that left the field submerged in water.

Organiser George Hutson, 25, said:

“Our feet were just swimming.” He and

his fellow players were grateful to the

club’s ground staff, who mopped up the

water as the rain fell, and to villagers, in

Bedfordshire, helping out.

He said: “During the storm, we had

22 people playing and 50 people

holding up gazebos for us.”

The record they are trying to beat –

150 hours, 14 minutes – was set by

Loughborough University in 2012.

Under the rules, each team must bat

for three hours before the players get

half an hour’s rest – so finding time to

sleep is a major challenge.

“We’re 115 hours in,” Mr Hutson said

yesterday, “and I reckon I’ve had about

seven [hours’ sleep].”

The record attempt is set to end on

Saturday at 4pm and Mr Hutson said:

“We’re in bits. But we’ve had volunteer

physios come down, masseurs, people

from the village – they’ve all helped.

“It’s been great. The community are

keeping us going.”

The two Connies

return with hosts Ant and Dec.

For six weeks the series will include

the best contestants from across

the world.

Acts on the first show include

dog act Ashleigh and

Sully, Boogie Storm

and the show’s first

winner, Paul Potts.

Watched by half a

billion people world-

wide this year, the Got

Talent format is the

biggest talent show

in the world.

On the new series,

Cowell added: “Every-

thing seems bigger

and better, it’s

amazing to see.”

■ Britain’s Got Talent: The Cham-

pions starts on ITV on Saturday

night at 8pm.

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tribute to her for helping to raise

the profile of his most successful

TV series when it first started.

Referring to her new look, Cowell

said: “Connie, you have teeth!

“I will remember

that first audition for

the rest of my life.”

His fellow judge

Amanda Holden

said: “You have done

yourself proud, I was

so emotional.”

When asked about

Connie’s offering,

Amanda told the

Mirror: “Firstly, I felt

really old! Then I just

felt kind of over-

whelmingly proud of

her, and of how our show is a

platform for people who can realise

ambitions and dreams.”

Judges Simon, Amanda, Alesha

Dixon and David Walliams all

BY MARK JEFFERIES

Showbiz Editor

TOUR DE FORCE Boogie Storm will return to BGT stage alongside first-ever winner Paul Potts and Ashleigh & Sully

Connie wowed judges aged 6

2007

Back aged 18, playing the piano

2019

Child star seeks ‘perfect ending’ on return to BGT

ALL WHITE

Connie is back

on BGT stage

SHE wowed more than 11 million

viewers of the first-ever

Britain’s Got Talent final in

2007 with an incredible voice

and a cute gap-toothed smile.

But people tuning into ITV will

barely recognise Connie Talbot

tomorrow night as she appears on

BGT: The Champions. She is now

aged 18 and confidently performs

her own song on the piano.

Connie says: “When I look back

it is like it’s a different person, I was

so small and had no teeth.

“I still can’t believe I made it to

the final. It didn’t upset me that I

didn’t win, I was happy to be there.

“It is a risk to put yourself back in

front of the judges, but winning

Britain’s Got Talent: The Cham-

pions would be the perfect ending.”

After her performance of Never

Give Up On Us, Simon Cowell pays

I felt proud

of her & how

our show is

a platform

to realise

dreams

AMANDA HOLDEN BGT

JUDGE ON CONNIE TALBOT