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New missiles
wheeled out
by Iranians
IRAN unveiled a new home-
grown missile defence system
yesterday amid increased
tensions with the US.
Tehran began making the
Bavar-373 long-range mobile
surface to air missile system
after the purchase of Russia’s
S-300 system was suspended
in 2010 because of sanctions.
Tensions with Washington
have grown since President
Trump last year withdrew the
US from an international
nuclear deal and reimposed
sanctions. Commenting on
relations with the US, presi-
dent Hassan Rouhani said
during the unveiling cere-
mony that ‘talks are useless’.over hoovering. I will never
know. But what I do know one
million per cent is that if Lucas
had truly known the repercus-
sions of climbing over, he
wouldn’t have wanted that.
‘He wouldn’t have wanted to
leave this world. Not yet. He
had everything going for him. I
don’t think I will ever get over
this. I’ve lost everything.’
Lucas was a pupil at St
Nicholas Catholic High School,
in Hartford, and a keen rugby
player, winning ‘player of the
year’ several times at Knuts-
ford Rugby Club.
‘I can’t believe he is gone,’
Miss Marshall told Cheshire-
Live, an online news service.
‘From the moment I held my
baby boy in my arms, to theBy Liz HullHoliday death fall
boy, 12, was being
nagged by mother
A BOY of 12 who fell from a bal-
cony while on holiday died dur-
ing a suspected ‘moment of silli-
ness’ after being nagged about
doing his chores.
Talented singer Lucas Briscoe was
on the last day of a fortnight break in
Fuengirola, on Spain’s Costa del Sol,
when he died.
Last night his mother said she would
‘never recover’ from his death. The young-
ster, a keen rugby player and singer in a
band, was due to audition for ITV’s The
Voice Kids programme this weekend.
Nicola Marshall, 51, said she had been
‘nagging’ her son about helping clean their
apartment – but revealed she would never
know whether he slipped or deliberately
jumped over the sixth-floor balcony. MissMarshall, of Lostock Gralam, Cheshire,
said: ‘We had the usual complaints over
hoovering and cleaning, all the usual chaos
before you go home after a fantastic two
weeks in the sun.
‘But what should have been the final day
of an amazing holiday ended up being the
worst day of my life.
‘I lost my world, my everything, when
Lucas went over the balcony. A fall, a jump,
a slip, a moment of silliness, boyish behav-
iour, annoyed at his mum for nagging him‘I lost my world,
my everything’young man he had become, my
proudest moments were telling
people he was mine.’
Lucas’s father, Gary Briscoe,
56, who runs a packaging firm,
added: ‘Lucas was a memora-
ble character... he is going to
leave a big hole in a lot of lives.
He packed so much into his 12
years and lived it to the full.
No one expects to say goodbye
to a child and not in circum-
stances like this.
‘We are devastated at losing
our precious, vibrant and
loving son.’
Emergency services were
called to the apartment block,
where Miss Marshall’s family
owns a holiday home, at
around 1.30pm on Tuesday.
Paramedics tried to resusci-
tate Lucas but he could not be
saved. His body is due to be
flown to the UK.Close: Lucas with mum NicolaCompiled by ETAN SMALLMAN
and ADAM JACOT DE BOINODDAY
ON THIS
August 23, 2019
FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE
AUGUST 23, 1929
MR J. LANCELOT MARTIN, the Reading
coroner, who has been attacking what he
calls the ‘speed maniacs’ on the roads,
returned to the subject when holding an
inquest yesterday. He said: ‘Women motorists
are simply disgraceful. They talk and chat-
ter like maniacs while driving, and do not
give a thought to what they are doing.’
AUGUST 23, 1930
IT WAS stated last night that the Duchess
of York and her daughter, born at Glamis
on Thursday, continue to make satisfactory
progress, adding: ‘The infant princess
[Margaret] is doing fine.’ The phrase, ‘doing
fine’, a Scots colloquialism, is understood
to appear in the bulletin in deference to the
fact that the baby was born in Scotland.HAPPY BIRTHDAY
BOBBY G, 66.
Robert Gubby, of
Eurovision-winning
Bucks Fizz,
bleached his hair to
get into the group
as ‘everyone had to
be short and
blonde’. His third
wife bought the rights to the band’s name,
leaving Mike Nolan, Jay Aston and Cheryl
Baker (pictured from left, with Bobby on
the far right) to perform as The Fizz. In
2016, they were reportedly offered £1 million
to reunite, but refused. Baker said: ‘We could
never be friends with Bobby G again.’
QUEEN NOOR OF JORDAN, 68. King
Hussein’s U.S.-born widow was wooed by
him singing Abba’s Take A Chance On Me.
When asked what it was like to have been
one of the first women to study at Princeton,
she said: ‘Excellent preparation for living in
the Arab world.’BORN ON THIS DAY
LOUIS XVI (1754-1793). Historians believe
the King of France’s marriage to Marie
Antoinette was only consummated seven
years after their wedding. He decreed that
all handkerchiefs must be square, and that
no-one be allowed to carry one larger than
his. After France was declared a republic in
1792, he was found guilty of treason and
executed by guillotine.
GENE KELLY (1912-1996).
The U.S. dancer, actor, direc-
tor and choreographer said
his movies were pioneering
because ‘I tried to invent the
dance to fit the camera and
its movements’. Debbie Rey-
nolds, who played his love
interest in Singin’ In The
Rain (right), despite being 19 to his 39, said:
‘The two hardest things I ever did in my life
are childbirth and Singin’ In The Rain.’ON AUGUST 23...
IN 1962, John Lennon married Cynthia
Powell — they divorced six years later.
IN 1973, four bank workers were taken
hostage by robbers in Stockholm, Sweden.
Over six days, the hostages bonded
with their captors, inspiring the term
‘Stockholm Syndrome’.WORD WIZARDRY
GUESS THE DEFINITION: Niddering
(coined Sir Walter Scott 1819)
A) Cowardly. B) Shivering. C) Walking
faster involuntarily. Answer below
PHRASE EXPLAINED
All systems go: Something that can now
start. From the Space Race in the Sixties;
the systems controlled rocket launches and
‘all systems go’ meant ready for lift-off.QUOTE FOR TODAY
ONE sees great things from the valley;
only small things from the peak.
G.K. Chesterton, writer (1874-1936)JOKE OF THE DAY
HOW should you talk to a giant?
Use big words.
Guess The Definition answer: A.