Soil engineer 'suffocated by mud' An engineer who died after a trench collapsed and buried him in mud suffocated ender the sludge, a post-mortem examination reveals.
Inquest into trench death opens The inquest opens into the death of a man who died when a trench collapsed on him in Stroud.
Flood fears ease as rains lighten Flood fears are easing as showers replace persistent rain across England and Wales and river levels stabilise, but warnings remain.