“The enthusiasm which greeted the diamond jubilee was a course, especially memorable for me and my family. It was humbling that so many chose to mark the anniversary of a duty which passed to me 60 years ago. People of all ages took the trouble to take part in various ways and in many nations. But perhaps most striking of all was the witnesses of strength of fellowship and friendship among those who would gather together on these occasions.”
Polices in New York state have given more details of the killing of two volunteer firefighters shot dead on Monday after being lured to a place set as a trap by a man who then killed himself. The Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering said the assailant William Spengler left a note saying he wanted to do what he liked best, killing people. He said William Spengler had serious mental health problems and had been armed with three guns.
The Interior Ministry in Ukraine says one of its helicopters has crashed, killing 5 people on board. Three of the dead were crew and the other two were engineers. The aircraft came down shortly after takeoff in the city of Olexandriya in the Kirovograd region. The interior ministry said the cause of the crash’s being investigated.
One of Britain’s most versatile composers Sir Richard Rodney Bennett has died in New York. Aged 76. He had a distinguished career in classical music. He was also a prolific writer of film and television scores, earning 3 Oscar nominations.