The head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has resigned after weeks of public speculation and a mounting pressure campaign waged by allies of Donald Trump, pharmaceutical companies and anti-abortion groups.

The operator of a cargo ship that crashed into a bridge in the US, killing six people, has been charged over the incident, along with one of the firm’s key employees.

Thousands of pounds have been seized from the British bank accounts of a notorious American gangster who was once on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list.