Britons injured by Arctic glacier

A group of British holidaymakers were injured on a sightseeing ship in the Arctic when ice fell from a glacier.

A total of 17 British passengers were injured, two seriously, along with one crew member, off the Svalbard islands, 500km (310 miles) north of Norway.

Ice is thought to have hit the deck of the luxury vessel and fallen into the sea close by causing the ship to list.

Four of the injured were flown to a hospital on the Norwegian mainland and 14 were taken to a local hospital.

The Russian crew member was among those taken to TROMSØ on the mainland. None of the injuries are life-threatening.