Police believe the men, dressed in dark-coloured anorak-type jackets and balaclavas escaped in a dark-coloured hatchback car, possibly a stolen black Citroen C4, which was found burning nearby in Waldgrave Street, shortly after the shooting.

BBC: Jason Osu

In North Yorkshire, a driver escaped uninjured after his car was hit by a train when it skidded on snow and onto rail tracks at a level crossing near Selby.

BBC: Snow and ice leads to travel delays and school closures

Jennifer Fonstad, 33, taught in Kenya, then helped privatize companies in eastern Europe and Russia (where she escaped kidnappers by jumping out of a moving car).

FORBES: The wild bunch