A sprawling beachfront home used in the filming of the 1980s television show Magnum, P.I. has sold for $8.7m (€8m) and it is widely believed President Barack Obama will move in after leaving the White House.

The search for six miners missing deep underground in the US was abruptly halted after a second cave-in killed three rescue workers and injured at least six others trying to tunnel through rubble to reach them.