A Swiss tourist bus plunged into an Alpine ravine near the Great St Bernard Pass yesterday, killing 12 people and injuring 15, four of them seriously, police said.

A Swiss tourist bus plunged into an Alpine ravine near the Great St Bernard Pass today, killing 12 people and injuring 15, police said.

At least six people were killed when a Swiss tourist bus carrying 27 people plunged into an Alpine ravine near the Great St Bernard Pass today.

A Swiss tourist coach with 27 people on board plunged into an Alpine ravine near the Great St Bernard Pass in southern Switzerland today.

A professional Italian thief who gained short-lived notoriety for having stolen jewellery and other items belonging to the Prince of Wales from St James’s Palace was shot dead at his home in northwest Italy, police said.