A man died and several others were injured after a vehicle and trailer fell into a river when a bridge collapsed in Roeburndale, Lancashire. Officers from Lancashire Constabulary were called to a farm in the Moor Lane area following a report of a serious accident. It was reported a Polaris Ranger pulling a trailer had fallen into a river after a bridge collapsed.
Meanwhile Elon Musk issued a warning that every species on Earth will eventually be wiped out due to the Sun’s expansion. The SpaceX CEO gave the gloomy prediction in response to a discussion on mass extinction events, of which there have been five so far on the planet – the most famous being when a giant asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
Elsewhere Boris Johnson is set to face an increasingly angry chorus of his own party's MPs amid reports the 54 letters which would trigger a no confidence vote in the PM could be received on Wednesday (January 19). Recent reports have suggested MPs furious at the Prime Minister’s handling of the "partygate" had been angered further by Mr Johnson’s insistence that nobody had told him a party at Downing Street would break rules set by himself.
