Work is under way to clear debris from a footbridge which collapsed onto the M20, but the road is expected to remain closed until at least lunchtime on Sunday.

British tycoon Sir Richard Branson is a "tax exile" and should be stripped of his knighthood, shadow chancellor John McDonnell suggests.

A swimmer dies while trying to cross the English Channel.

American Football player Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for the national anthem at a game in protest against what he sees as racial injustice.

A temporary export ban has been placed on a sapphire and diamond coronet that belonged to Queen Victoria, preventing it from being sold abroad.

The bosses of firms that make nuisance calls should be held personally responsible, the consumer group Which? says.

The energy company hoping to build a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset pleads with the government to give it the go-ahead.

The last BHS stores are set to close their doors for the final time, ending an 88-year presence on the High Street.