Olympian reveals loss of twin baby

Olympic gold medallist Helen Glover has confirmed the loss of one of the twins she was expecting later this year with her TV presenter husband Steve Backshall.

The rower, who, with partner Heather Stanning, is the holder of the World, Olympic, World Cup and European records, wrote on Twitter: “Thanks for all your lovely messages. We’ve had the hard news that one baby hasn’t made it but we are very excited and hopeful for the remaining baby to arrive this summer xx”