© Sky NewsWoman Killed In Building Collapse
A woman is killed by falling masonry and a man dies after a wave crashes into a cruise liner as powerful gusts reach 80mph.
A woman has been killed and a man taken to hospital after a building fell on a car in central London, as stormy weather lashed parts of Britain.
The building collapsed at around 11.05pm on Friday opposite Holborn Underground station, the Metropolitan Police said.
A spokesman added: "There were two occupants in the car and a woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
"A man was pulled from the car and was taken to hospital, where he is in a stable condition at the moment."
Images from the scene showed chunks of masonry and debris strewn across the pavement.
London Fire Brigade said the concrete fascia of the building collapsed on to the car in Kingsway.
Around 20 firefighters helped with the rescue, freeing the two people from the car.
A spokesman said: "Another woman travelling in the car managed to get out of the vehicle before the brigade arrived.
"Around 10 people were evacuated from nearby buildings as a precaution."
A London Ambulance Service spokesman said four people were injured, thought to be three inside the car and one passer-by.
He said: "Sadly, despite extensive efforts to resuscitate her, a woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
"A man reported to be in his mid-20s had suffered leg injuries and was treated and stabilised before being taken to the Royal London Hospital."
Earlier a male passenger died and another had to be airlifted to shore after a cruise ship was hit by a freak wave in the English Channel.
© UnknownAn 85-year-old man died after the Marco Polo was hit by a freak wave
The wave battered the British cruise ship Marco Polo, operated by Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) as it headed for its home port of Tilbury in Essex at the end of a 42-night voyage.
Water crashed through a window injuring a number of the 735 passengers, who were mainly British.
An 85-year-old male passenger and a woman passenger in her 70s were airlifted off the ship. The male passenger later died.
A number of other passengers received minor injuries and were treated on board.
The Marco Polo, which has been to the Amazon in South America and to the West Indies, is due to dock at Tilbury in the early hours of Sunday.
The company said: "CMV regrets to advise that earlier today their cruise ship m/s Marco Polo, en-route to her home port of Tilbury from the Azores, was hit by a freak wave during adverse sea conditions in the south western approaches of the English Channel.
"One elderly passenger has died and a further passenger has been airlifted for further shore-side medical assistance. The vessel sailed from Tilbury on January 5 and is carrying 735 mainly British passengers and 349 crew.
"Our thoughts are very much with these passengers and their families during this difficult time."
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