Latest: A chemical cloud which forced coastline evacuations across East Sussex in England on Sunday is "very unlikely" to have floated over from northern France, authorities said.

A Virgin Atlantic passenger plane “is preparing to implement a non-standard landing procedure at Gatwick airport” because of “a technical issue with one of the landing gears”, the airline said.

FORENSIC investigators yesterday began their painstaking examination at a firework storage depot where two firemen were killed following a massive explosion.

Firefighters in the UK are tackling a major blaze at a fireworks factory following an explosion today.