A British couple who died while on a Thomas Cook holiday in Egypt have been named.
The couple, from Burnley, Lancashire, were this afternoon named as John and Susan Cooper.
They died while staying in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada.
The couple had been staying at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel in the coastal resort.
Thomas Cook said on Thursday it has removed all its customers from the hotel "as a precautionary measure" following their deaths.
"We have also received further reports of a raised level of illness among guests," the tour operator said.
The circumstances of the couple's deaths are still unclear.
The branch where Mrs Cooper worked in Burnley was closed on Thursday "out of respect".
A colleague told the MailOnline: "It is heartbreaking and tragic.
"Mrs Cooper had gone on a trip of a lifetime and sadly will never come back. The store is closed as a sign of respect."
While a friend said: "They were the loveliest couple you could ever wish to meet.
"They were devoted to each other and couldn't live without each other."
Ingo Burmester, chief of Thomas Cook UK, said: "We are deeply saddened by the deaths of two of our customers while on holiday in Hurghada in Egypt, one of whom was a loyal and long-serving member of our Thomas Cook family.
"Our focus is on fully supporting their loved ones. We are urgently investigating with the hotel and supporting the local authorities."
