TEN-year-old Bernard Reuben will represent the UK this weekend at an international karate event in France.

Bernard from Ainsworth has been selected as part of the Great Britain squad to take part in the French Open Championships in Paris this Saturday and Sunday.

It is the first time that the Christ Church CE primary pupil has been picked to represent his country. His proud dad, also called Bernard, owns the popular Lily's Bar in Silver Street, Bury, which is sponsoring his son's squad for the event.