Two boys were found strangled to death at their home, where their mother was also found dead, an inquest has found.

He added that the boys’ father, whose name was not released, identified the boys’ bodies.

Alexander and Maximus were “model students” and “everybody’s best friend”, it was said in their school at the time.

In a tribute, a spokesman for Belvedere Infant and Junior School said: “Alex and Max were truly wonderful members of our school community and we will remember them with great affection and love.

“They were loving and caring boys who were really hungry to learn.

“Both were star students and it was clear they were each other’s best friends.

“You will be greatly missed by students and staff alike and will always be part of our hearts at the Belvedere.”

Investigators are looking for no one else in connection with the investigation.

An inquest into all three deaths was opened and adjourned during a five-minute hearing at Croydon Coroner’s Court this morning.

Chief South London Coroner Sarah Ormond-Walshe told the hearing: “There is a police inquiry into all three deaths. Proceedings in this case are essentially adjourned.”

It is expected to be completed in six months.

Once this is done, a decision will be made as to whether a full investigation needs to take place.

WhatsApp is branching out from a humble messaging app to compete with video conferencing giant Zoom with a dedicated Windows app.

On Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg announced a brand new Windows desktop app for WhatsApp, allowing users to host group calls on their computers.

Now users can host video calls up to 8 people and audio calls up to 32 people. While that’s nowhere near the 100-person capacity offered by Zoom, WhatsApp has promised to keep increasing those limits over time.

Group video calling has been around on WhatsApp’s mobile app for a while. This update is part of a renewed effort by Meta to improve WhatsApp’s desktop clients

“The new Windows desktop app loads faster and has an interface familiar to WhatsApp and Windows users,” WhatsApp said in a statement.

The Meta-owned messaging service has also launched a new WhatsApp beta experience for Android tablets and a new, faster app for Mac desktops, which is currently in early beta.

“One girl was hit on her back, she had a big bruise on her back where the pole was.

“We were sitting in the hall and someone shouted: ‘Honour to Ukraine!’

“They were taken away. But I don’t know what happened to him.’

Taisa, 15, described the intense political indoctrination.

She said: “If we didn’t sing the (Russian) national anthem, they forced us to write a statement. We were shown Putin’s speech over the New Year.’

Children were seen running into their parents’ arms after arriving in Kiev.

Denys Zaporozhchenko hugged three of his children who were among the 17 returnees.

The father last saw his children in Cherson in October – when they left for the Russian summer camp.

He sent his children to Crimea, expecting fierce fighting in the region and thinking that this was the lesser evil.

He told AFP: “Russian officials have promised to send them to these camps for a minute or two.

“By the time we realized we shouldn’t have let her go, it was too late.”

His 11-year-old daughter Yana said: “Everything was like in normal camps”, but the camp officials “made us sing and dance when the inspectors came from Moscow”.

One mother, Inesda Vertosh, said her son was unwilling to talk about his experiences in the camp.

‘He looks at me and says, ‘Mom, I don’t want to tell you, you wouldn’t sleep at night.’

Myroslava Kharchenko, a lawyer working for Save Ukraine, said families are often pressured.

She said: “(Russian officials) told the parents that they have an hour to think and that if the Ukrainians get there earlier, they will bring American mercenaries who will beat and rape the children.”