Several people have died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from France, French authorities say

The incident on 3 September was the deadliest loss of life in the Channel this year. There has been a spate of crossing attempts in the last two days with the arrival of calmer weather. French maritime authorities said that 200 people were rescued in a 24-hour period over Friday and Saturday.

The curtain will come down on the Paris’ feel-good summer with a grand parade of French athletes on the Champs Elysées as the country throws one last party to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

As France prepares to bid a final farewell to the Paris Olympics on Saturday with a parade on the Champs-Elysees, President Emmanuel Macron announced his intention to create a "national day of sport" every year on Sept.

Tens of thousands cheered, clapped, danced and sang to celebrate French athletes and to relive, one last time, the Games that uplifted a nation.