A 41-year-old pastor who died after a heavy sign fell onto people at a Christian festival has been named by his church.

Robert Guanco, 41, from Eastbourne, was pronounced dead at the scene following the incident at the Big Church Festival.

Jesus the Living Water Church Eastbourne announced the father’s death on social media, describing him as “a faithful servant of God.”

“We are mourning, grieving, praying, and trusting in the Lord during this incredibly difficult time.

“Pastor Robert was a faithful servant of God, a loving husband to Isay, a devoted and caring father to Ellie, and a blessing to so many people whose lives he touched. His life, his faith, his love, and his service to God will never be forgotten.”

A fundraising page has been set up by the church to raise £18,000 for his wife Isaeli and their daughter Ellie.

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August can be a dreary month for Hollywood glamour, but the Venice Film Festival is on the horizon to kick off the busy fall film festival season in style.

There will be plenty of stars gracing the red carpets when the 83rd edition of the festival kicks off Wednesday on the Lido: Noel and Liam Gallagher, Robert Pattinson, Rooney Mara, George Clooney and Penélope Cruz are among those expected to attend. Some of the films may even become Oscar nominees.

But the mood feels a little different this year. There will always be a spotlight for the Hollywood contingent and the awards hopefuls posing on boats and docks in designer duds. Yet, in a lineup featuring Pattinson as “To Catch a Predator” host Chris Hansen, Dakota Johnson as Marilyn Monroe, Guy Pearce as Rupert Murdoch and Clooney as, well, himself (he’s getting a lifetime achievement award, as is Ellen Burstyn), it’s possible that much of the attention will be on a man who (probably) won’t be there: Elon Musk.

Docs feature Musk, Russia and Gaza

Alex Gibney’s nearly four-hour documentary about the world’s richest man has been in the works for almost four years. The Oscar-winner wasn’t sure about taking it on at first, but a good friend convinced him it would be a worthy portrait of 21st-century power — and this was before the 2024 presidential campaign and DOGE.

When the documentary was announced, Musk called it a “hit piece” on social media. Gibney replied, “How would you know?”

In fact, Gibney told The Associated Press he started off as a kind of admirer — as well as a Tesla owner — and sincerely wanted to talk to Musk for the film.

“Ultimately, he didn’t want to talk to me,” Gibney said. “But then you start, you know, digging into the facts and you follow them where they lead. And where they led, for me, was to a place that upended the myth, I would say, of Elon Musk as a kind of modern Leonardo da Vinci … I think that the news in this film is that Musk isn’t an inventor. He’s a confidence man.”

The filmmakers talked to hundreds of people on and off the record to compile a sweeping picture of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO who, Gibney said, is not dissimilar to the guys at Enron or Elizabeth Holmes. He was most surprised by how many people seemed to be afraid to be on camera talking about Musk — even his admirers wanted permission first.

“I thought, wow, for such a big and powerful person, that seems awfully weak,” Gibney said.

But while it’s a “dark and dangerous topic,” Gibney said, the film is also a “fun ride.”

The same could be said of “My Undesirable Friends: Part II — Exile,” in which Julia Loktev continues her sprawling portrait of independent Russian journalists after the invasion of Ukraine.

“You see this group of young, very young journalists who’ve just fled their country, like, on a few hours’ notice. They had the choice of, you know, stop reporting the truth about the war, which didn’t seem like a choice at all, or go to prison, or leave the country so they can keep telling the truth,” Loktev said. “It was a question of how long do you keep following? Because this takes place over four years. And over that time, exile becomes, of course, indefinite.”

Similar to the first film, Part II runs nearly six hours. But, she said, “I hear it goes by easy.”

The conflict in Gaza will also take center stage in the documentary “NAZA,” a late addition to the competition, from two of the filmmakers behind the Oscar-winning “No Other Land.”

Unlike last year, no large-scale protests are planned, but the group Venice4Palestine did call on the festival to “suspend all agreements with entities and institutions linked to the Israeli government.” It also asked that the Palestinian flag be flown throughout.

Hollywood eyes awards in Venice

Part of the intrigue of Venice is how it might play into the Oscar race — it’s usually good for a best picture nominee or two.

Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine,” starring John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell as 1970s CIA agents, seems like a promising candidate after his last two films debuted at Venice and went on to nominations. “The Father” filmmaker Florian Zeller returns with “Bunker,” a psychological thriller with Cruz and Javier Bardem. Danny Boyle looks at a turning point in tabloid media in “Ink.” And there’s much curiosity around Lance Oppenheim’s “Primetime,” for Pattinson’s performance and for its examination of reality television culture in the early 2000s.

Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda is also debuting “Look Back,” about two small-town girls who aspire to be manga artists. And Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong examines themes of labor and freedom through two married couples in “Possible Love.”

This is also a year in which big Hollywood hasn’t needed the sheen of the international film festival. Cannes was bereft of a big blockbuster, and the industry went on to have one of its highest-earning summers ever. The reigning best picture winner, “One Battle After Another,” skipped festivals entirely.

Venice might have more Hollywood films than Cannes did, but following several years in which fates might have been prematurely decided for both would-be contenders, like “After the Hunt” and “The Smashing Machine,” and blockbusters like “Joker: Folie à Deux,” it too seems a bit more muted — at least on paper.

Venice fails in its pledge to women

And then there is the subject of women, specifically those behind the camera. There is only one in the main competition: Danish-Egyptian director May El-Toukhy. The same thing happened in 2018, prompting the festival that year to sign a pledge to have at least half of the films in competition be directed by women by 2020, which they have yet to achieve.

Adding more insult to injury is the fact that Maggie Gyllenhaal, whose first film “The Lost Daughter” won Venice’s best screenplay prize in 2021, is presiding over a jury which includes Kaouther Ben Hania, whose film “The Voice of Hind Rajab” won the Silver Lion last year when there were six female-directed films in the competition.

Only seven women have won the Golden Lion, including Laura Poitras with “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” who is returning this year with a short film she co-directed with Rachel Lauren Mueller about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis. “They’re Here” is part of the Venice Open section, which also includes Gyllenhaal’s Marilyn Monroe short “Flesh Impact.”

Outside of the main competition, there are also documentaries from Loktev, Barbara Kopple and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. There are several others in the Horizons sections as well, including a short from Saoirse Ronan.

Opening Venice Days on Wednesday is Hungarian filmmaker Lili Horvát’s English-language debut, “My Notes on Mars,” about a couple — Rupert Friend and Mackenzie Davis — whose marriage is in trouble when the wife, a scientist, mysteriously disappears and then reappears the day of her memorial service.

“The story argues for great love,” Horvát said. “Yet it shows the eternal limits of knowing the person we are in love with.”

Venice Days is an independent sidebar in which more than half the selections are by women, including several high-profile shorts from filmmakers like Mona Fastvold and Claire Denis.

“It’s good to be in a progressive section,” Horvát said.

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By KATIE HIND, CONSULTANT EDITOR SHOWBUSINESS

Published: 00:38 BST, 30 August 2026 | Updated: 10:57 BST, 30 August 2026

The 19-year-old’s “life was heartbreakingly cut short” in a hit-and-run collision while he was out cycling with a friend

Thousands has been raised to support the family of a teenager who was killed in a hit-and-run collision earlier this week while out training for an Ironman competition.

19-year-old TJ McDonnell, from Durhamstown, Bohermeen, was cycling with a friend when he was struck by a van in Nugentstown, Kells in Co Meath shortly after 8pm on Tuesday evening, August 25.

The driver failed to remain at the scene following the collision, the Irish Mirror reports.

A GoFundMe page has since been set up to support the young man’s family, with people from across the country supporting the fundraising campaign.

A message from the organisers of the GoFundMe page described TJ as “an incredibly fit and driven young man” whose “life was heartbreakingly cut short in a hit-and-run while he was out cycling with his friend, training for an Ironman”.

“He was doing something he loved, working towards a goal he was passionate about, when his life was suddenly and tragically stolen,” they said.

“He was a son, a brother, a nephew a teammate and someone who brought light and positivity wherever he went. Those who knew him knew his huge smile, his energy, his kindness and the way he made everyone around him feel.”

The organisers of the GoFundMe campaign said the money raised will help TJ’s family with the costs of his funeral and “to ease some of the financial burden they now face while they grieve the loss of their beloved son and family member”.

“No family should have to face the loss of their child in such sudden and devastating circumstances,” they added.

“Any donation, no matter how small, will go TJ’s family. If you are unable to donate, simply sharing this fundraiser would be an incredible help.

“Rest peacefully, TJ. Your life was far too short, but the impact you made on the people around you will never be forgotten.”

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So far, more than €55,500 has been raised from over 1,200 donations – well beyond the initial target of €5,000. If you would like to make a donation, you can visit the GoFundMe page here.

Tributes continue to pour in for TJ, who was gifted athlete who was passionate about fitness and had competed in a number of Hyrox events.

The teenager was a hugely popular member of Cole’s Gym in Kells, with the gym owner Caolan Cole paying an emotional tribute to TJ.

“It’s impossible to put into words what TJ meant to us,” he said. “There wasn’t a bad bone in his body, never a bad word to say about anyone and never an ego. No matter who you were or what level you were at, TJ made you feel like you belonged.

“With all the people who have come through our doors, you’d struggle to find one who didn’t know TJ. Everyone knew that big smile coming through the front door. He could light the place up just by walking in. That was him, always smiling, always full of energy and always making the people around him feel better.

“We absolutely love that man. The fittest and strongest person in the gym, yet always the one encouraging everyone around him.

“Everyone had their own TJ story. That alone tells you the impact this man left on all of us.”

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Caolan added: “Our deepest condolences and all our love go to TJ’s family, friends and everyone closest to him. As heartbroken as we are, we can only imagine their loss. We hope they can take some comfort in knowing how deeply loved TJ was here and how many lives he made better simply by being himself.

“The gym will never be the same. Every time that front door opens, a part of us will still be waiting to see that smile walk through it again.

“You set the standard TJ, not just as an athlete, but as a man. We miss you more than words can say. We love you brother. Rest easy.

“Forever part of our gym. Forever part of our family.”

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The tragic incident involved a van and a pedestrian, the owner of the vehicle

A pedestrian has tragically lost his life following a fatal road traffic collision involving a van.

The collision occurred near Luke’s Bridge, Gortnaleck, Grange, Co. Sligo at approximately 3.55pm on Saturday afternoon, August 29.

The pedestrian, a man aged in his 40s who was the owner of the van, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Gardai and emergency services attended the scene and the man’s body has since been removed to the local mortuary where a post-mortem examination will take place in due course. The coroner has been notified.

The road was closed for a time to allow Garda Forensic Collision Investigators carry out a technical examination, which has since been completed and the road has reopened.

Gardai are continuing to investigate the fatal collision and are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.

A garda spokesperson told the Irish Mirror: “Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision that occurred near Luke’s Bridge, Gortnaleck, Grange, Co. Sligo on Saturday 29th August 2026.

“The collision occurred at approximately 3:55pm and involved a van and a pedestrian, the owner of the vehicle.

“Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to come forward.

“Road users who were travelling in the vicinity of Luke’s Bridge, Gortnaleck, Grange, Co. Sligo between 3:30pm and 4:00pm on Saturday 29th August 2026 and who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) are asked to make it available to investigating Gardaí.

“Anyone with information is asked to contact Sligo Garda Station on (071) 915 7000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.”

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Passengers travelling to Malta, Corfu and Ibiza are among those affected by delays at Manchester Airport today (Sunday, August 30).

The biggest delay currently identified is on easyJet flight U22273 to Malta.

The flight had been scheduled to leave Manchester at 5.35am but its departure was pushed back to around 7am – a delay of approximately one hour and 25 minutes.

The flight is expected to arrive in Malta at around 11.01am local time.

Jet2 passengers travelling to Corfu are also facing a wait this morning.

Flight LS1707 had been due to depart Manchester Airport at 7.20am but is currently expected to leave at around 8am.

That represents a delay of approximately 40 minutes.

The flight is expected to arrive in Corfu at around 12.59pm local time.

Meanwhile, Jet2 flight LS825 to Ibiza has also been delayed.

The service was scheduled to leave Manchester at 6.35am but its estimated departure time has moved to around 7.10am – approximately 35 minutes later than planned.

It is currently expected to arrive in Ibiza at around 10.35am local time.

Other flights are experiencing smaller delays, including Air France flight AF1269 to Paris, which was around 10 minutes behind schedule.

Passengers travelling from Manchester Airport today are advised to check the latest information from their airline and the airport before travelling, as departure times can change throughout the day.

NEW YORK (AP) — As the U.S. and Israel relentlessly bombed Iran in the opening days of war, the most dramatic predictions of the conflict’s toll were unsparing: surging oil prices, worldwide recession and economic catastrophe.

But six months into the conflict, the direst predictions haven’t come true even if no corner of the world’s economy has been untouched.

“So far, the global economy has pulled off the financial equivalent of a ‘Mission Impossible’ scene,” said Michael Ashley Schulman, an investment strategist with Cerity Partners.

Here’s a look at how the global economy has weathered the war, and who have been the winners and losers:

Winner: Investors who didn’t panic

Stock markets hate uncertainty, and the decision by the U.S. and Israel to attack Iran on Feb. 28 delivered heaps of it. Columns of smoke rose from Tehran, frantic Iranians clogged roadways trying to escape, and mounting deaths, including of children, made headlines. It was enough for any investor to feel squeamish.

Oil prices surged and Wall Street began a retreat that would begin five consecutive losing weeks. The Dow and Nasdaq entered corrections. The S&P 500 had its worst month since 2022.

But a major turnaround has unfolded since the market bottomed in late March. The Dow has gained nearly 19%, the S&P is up almost 22% and the Nasdaq has surged 27%. If those gains survive the waning months of 2026, all three indexes would post their fourth consecutive year of gains.

The International Monetary Fund, in a July report, said the economy was “being shaped by two major forces, pushing in opposite directions.” The war has strained growth, but enthusiasm over artificial intelligence has offset the drag.

Main Street may be paying more for fuel, food and travel. But Wall Street, so far, is shrugging it off.

Loser: Anyone on the move

The war’s most obvious economic consequence has been its impact on oil. With tanker movement through the Strait of Hormuz slowed to a crawl, the price of Brent crude climbed from a prewar close of about $72 a barrel to as high as nearly $120. Although prices have eased, they are still up about 20% from before the war.

Oil’s price affects everything from crayons to cosmetics, but it hits anyone on the move especially hard.

Jet fuel is expected to cost, on average, 70% more than in 2025, according to the International Air Transport Association. Airlines, in turn, have raised ticket costs, hiked baggage fees and slapped on fuel surcharges while slashing flights or backing off from plans for added routes. Lufthansa Group, for one, cut 20,000 short-haul flights. Spirit Airlines, though troubled for years, evaporated.

“The likelihood that fuel surcharges are going to be rolled back and airfares are going to be brought down is very low over the next few months,” said Brett House, a Columbia University economist. “There is less choice for consumers and less competition between airlines, and therefore, less pressure to rein in fare increases.”

Winner: The case for clean power

With tankers at a standstill and fuel prices climbing, the war strengthened a clean-power sales pitch.

Sales of electric vehicles hit records in some parts of the world. In Singapore, year-over-year growth of EVs reached 110%. In New Zealand, the figure hit 180%. And in Colombia, EVs notched a 300% increase.

Worldwide, EVs are projected to account for 29% of total vehicle sales in 2026, according to an International Energy Agency outlook, up from 25% last year. That growth is even more impressive considering the world’s two biggest economies, the United States and China, saw declining demand for EVs.

Countries that were particularly reliant on Persian Gulf oil have been spurred to action. In Southeast Asia, leaders have rolled out more use of renewable energy and researched deploying nuclear power. In Africa, countries have looked to expand domestic refining and accelerated the installation of solar panels.

Scott Lehmann, a supply chain expert at Sphera, an operational intelligence firm, counts 26 countries and regions that have announced clean energy and electrification measures in response to the war.

“The crisis is forcing investment faster than any policy framework would have,” he said.

Loser: The fight against hunger

For the privileged, the costs brought by war may barely be a blip. For the poorest, it’s a different story.

With the Gulf not just a leader in global oil production, but also of fertilizer, the war has dealt a blow to farmers. Just as many were making decisions about their crops, fertilizer prices soared, peaking in April at 44% higher than before the war, according to the World Bank’s price index.

In response, some farmers trimmed their fertilizer use, potentially imperiling next year’s harvests. “If you’re reducing your fertilizer usage right now, it’s in a way borrowing against next year’s soil health,” said Arif Gasilov, a natural resources expert with the Gasilov Group consultancy.

The United Nations World Food Programme has warned that tens of millions could be pushed into hunger. In testimony this week, its acting executive director, Carl Skau, said the “suffocation of fertilizer exports” had hit Asia and Africa hard. Higher transportation costs hindered the WFP’s own humanitarian efforts, too.

“An oil tanker anchored in the Strait of Hormuz can mean one less meal a day for a child in Sudan,” Skau said. “When oil prices go up, so does the price of flour, rice and vegetables.”

Winner: The Trumps’ businesses

The war has already cost the U.S. tens of billions of dollars and caused thousands in Iranian casualties. It has shaved an estimated hundreds of billions of dollars from projected global output.

But the family of the man at the center of it all, President Donald Trump, has been among the beneficiaries.

Military contractor Powerus, about to be taken public by Eric and Donald Trump Jr., won an Air Force contract worth as much as $90 million to supply interceptors to shoot down Iranian drones. Similarly, the private equity firm 1789 Capital Management, which Don Jr. joined days after his father’s reelection, owns stakes in several other military contractors profiting from the war. One of them, Anduril, won U.S. approval for up to $2 billion in sales of drone interceptors to Kuwait. A second, Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is providing satellite service to guide U.S. drones against Iran. And a third — rocket maker Firehawk Defense — won Pentagon contracts for propellants and warheads to replenish dwindling U.S. supplies.

A spokeswoman for 1789 Capital, Alexa Henning, said Don Jr. wasn’t involved in the decision to put money in those companies, so there is no “nefarious connection.”

The president himself has done well, too.

His investment portfolio run by outside managers has scooped up shares of U.S. military suppliers helped by the war, including Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman. Democrats released a report this week saying Trump’s holdings in oil and gas stocks have soared by as much as $15.5 million.

A White House spokeswoman, Anna Kelly, insisted “there are no conflicts of interest” and that “President Trump only acts in the best interests of the American public.”

Even as Trump’s personal finances have benefited, his political fortunes are another question. The conflict has been unpopular and could weigh on voters as midterm elections near.

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Contributing to this report were Associated Press reporters Mae Anderson, Cathy Bussewitz and Bernard Condon in New York; Paul Wiseman in Washington; Wyatte Grantham-Philips in Chicago; Rio Yamat in Las Vegas; Alexa St. John in Detroit; Allan Olingo in Nairobi, Kenya; Chan Ho-him in Hong Kong; and Anton L. Delgado in Bangkok.

By NOOR QURASHI, NEWS REPORTER

Published: 10:25 BST, 30 August 2026 | Updated: 10:26 BST, 30 August 2026

Police have launched a murder investigation after an elderly woman was found dead in a Liverpool park.

Officers were called to Stanley Park on Friday afternoon following reports of a body discovered in a walled garden area.

The woman, who is yet to be identified, was believed to be in her 70s, of small build, with strawberry blonde hair.

She was wearing a ‘distinctive pink T-shirt’ when she was found dead shortly before 5.30pm by a member of the public.

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Police confirmed an investigation is ongoing and CCTV, witness and forensic enquiries are being carried out. 

A post-mortem has also taken place – though the results are said to have been withheld for investigative reasons.

Preliminary enquiries suggest the woman’s body could have been in the park for a number of weeks, police said.

Detective Superintendent Rachel Wilson added: ‘We understand that this will be distressing and worrying for people to hear and I want the local community to be reassured that we are doing everything in our powers to find the person or persons responsible and bring them to justice.

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Officers were called to Stanley Park on Friday afternoon following reports of a body discovered in a walled garden area. Forensics are pictured here at the scene

Police confirmed an investigation is ongoing and CCTV, witness and forensic enquiries are being carried out

‘We have carried out a number of lines of enquiry, including examining any missing people reports in the Merseyside and wider area, but at this stage we have not been able to identify the woman and would ask for the public’s help by coming forward with any information.

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‘We know she is a white woman, aged in her 70s, approximately 5ft 2in tall, of small build with strawberry blonde hair.

‘When she was found she was wearing a distinctive cerise pink Nike T-shirt.’

Ms Wilson said she ‘would also ask any walkers or dog walkers who have been in the park, and specifically the area of the walled garden, in recent days or weeks’ to come forward as soon as possible if they had seen or heard anyone acting suspiciously.

Earlier today, crime scene detectives in white suits were busy around the blue forensic tent with uniformed officers patrolling the perimeter. Three gates around the scene were taped off.

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Bobby Potts, 80, was walking his dog, Alf, past Stanley Park this morning. 

He said: ‘I walk my dog every day in this park, and it’s a good place. Most of the people coming in know each other. It’s a long time since something like this happened here. You see stuff like this on the telly, but it’s getting a bit close to home here.’

Patrick Burns, 41, has lived on Anfield Road for 15 years. His home faces the edge of the park where the woman’s body was found.

A police cordon remains in place tonight inside the park. The entrance to Stanley Park in Liverpool is pictured (file image)

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He said: ‘It’s scary. You don’t expect it to happen on your doorstep. It’s a real shock.’

Another Anfield Road resident added: ‘It’s terrible. It’s a nice park, with kids playing football in the week. Whoever it is, it’s a real shame for it to happen, and a terrible shock too.’

A police cordon remains in place tonight inside the park and a mobile police station will also be in the vicinity of the park from tomorrow, Sunday, August 30.

Anyone with information has been advised to contact the Merseyside Police social media desk using X or Facebook @MerPolCC. 

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Information can also be reported via the website or by calling 101 quoting reference 26000706383 – alternatively, the independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.

The man killed at a Christian festival in West Sussex on Friday has been named by his church as Robert Guanco, 41.

He was a pastor at Jesus the Living Water Church in Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Six other people were injured at the event by a falling sign at the Big Church Festival, near Steyning, four of whom were taken to hospital for treatment.

In a statement, his church said: “Pastor Robert was a faithful servant of God, a loving husband to Isay, a devoted and caring father to Ellie, and a blessing to so many people whose lives he touched. His life, his faith, his love, and his service to God will never be forgotten.”

On a fundraising page for the pastor’s family, pastor Norman Ponce from Jesus the Living Water Worldwide Church, said Guanco was a “faithful servant of God”.

“What was meant to be a time of worship, fellowship, and celebration became an unimaginable tragedy,” he added.

Ponce said Guanco was a “beloved son, cherished brother, loving husband” and “great father”.

“He was also a good friend, mentor, and a blessing to so many people whose lives he touched,” Ponce said.

“His life reflected humility, faith, love, compassion, and service.

“Through his ministry, kindness, prayers, and encouragement, he touched many lives.”

The Big Church Festival, which describes itself as the UK’s biggest Christian festival, was founded in 2009.

The event at Wiston Park began on Friday and was due to continue until Sunday, but a decision was made by organisers to cancel the remainder of the event after the incident.

The Archbishop of Canterbury said she was “sad and shocked” to hear about the fatal incident.

Dame Sarah Mullally said: “I pray for his family, friends and loved ones as they grieve. I pray for those receiving treatment, and the healthcare workers looking after them.

“And I pray too for the other festival goers, staff and event organisers as they come to terms with these tragic events.”

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Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham remain active as the summer window heats up ahead of its closure in a few days time. The Premier League champions are set to discover if their pursuit of Julian Alvarez has been successful amid reports of Atletico Madrid setting a deadline to bring the saga to an end. Habeeb Ogunneye and Andria Bartishvili are poised to follow James Scanlon and Igor Tyjon in becoming Arsenal players, while Gabriel Martinelli should complete his move to Al-Hilal.