MEPs Steven Woolfe and Mike Hookem have been reported to French police over their altercation at the European Parliament which plunged crisis-hit Ukip into further turmoil.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been admitted to a hospital and is believed to have a tumour in his abdomen, health officials said.

The UK’s biggest ports operator was today reported to have drawn an improved takeover approach worth £2.34bn (€3.5bn) from a consortium led by Goldman Sachs.

A major rescue operation was launched in England today after three people were swept into the sea, the coastguard said.