The death toll from a landfill collapse in the central Philippines has risen to four, an official said on Saturday, as rescue efforts continued for dozens who remained missing.

Britain will allocate £200 million to prepare funds for a possible troop deployment to Ukraine, after pledging its soldiers this week to a multinational force in the event of a ceasefire.

The leader of the Swiss canton where a bar fire killed 40 people condemned local authorities' failures to inspect the venue for six years as prosecutors pursued those responsible to account.