France’s newest wonder, a bridge that pierces the sky above the verdant hills of southern France, was officially inaugurated today as jet fighters roared overhead leaving a trail of red, white and blue smoke.

A modern roadway bridge in France, hailed as the tallest in the world, is to be officially inaugurated today.

Up to 12 people are feared dead in the United States after a barge knocked out a large section of an interstate bridge over the Arkansas River.

Rescue workers are trying to release up to eleven people trapped in their vehicles after a bridge collapsed in Oklahoma in the US.