Relatives flew over Gulf of Mexico waters where 11 oil rig workers died a year ago, residents gathered in prayer vigils onshore and President Barack Obama vowed to hold BP and others accountable for “the painful losses that they’ve caused”.

A trapped piece of drill pipe prevented a fail-safe device from stopping last year's massive BP Gulf oil spill, a US government investigation has found.

Pilots' leaders urged the new British government today to intervene in the British Airways cabin crew dispute, warning that a wave of strikes from next week threatened jobs.

Hearts lead by one point