Gurvinder Singh Johal, said to have been known to friends as Danny, was pronounced dead at the scene in Derby.

Workers celebrated and waved flags to mark the end of more than 650 days of work by TBM Mary Ann to link Water Orton in Warwickshire with Birmingham.

The current Bishop of Penrith, the Rt Rev Rob Saner-Haigh, has been announced by Downing Street as the 68th Bishop of Carlisle.

National Highways have asked motorists to have care and patience ahead of an abnormal load travelling up the M6 on May 10.