A Labour party staff member in London has died suddenly amid an investigation into pornographic images found on a computer.

The staff member, who was in his 30s and worked in the party’s London headquarters in Victoria, had been suspended from his job and the party while an investigation was carried out, according to the Sunday Times. Staff were informed of his death on Thursday by Labour’s general secretary, Iain McNicol, but had been told the matter had to be kept private. The inquiry into the staff member is understood to have been in its early stages and there had been no finding of guilt.

A Labour spokesperson confirmed the death on Saturday night but said the party would not be commenting on the circumstances of his death. “A member of Labour party staff has died suddenly and unexpectedly. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the family, friends and colleagues, whose privacy must be respected,” the spokesperson said. “We will not be commenting further at this time.”(theguardian)…[+]

A second eruption in less than a week of the Mount Agung volcano in Bali has intensified the watch for a more serious explosion. The volcano rumbled into life with a series of eruptions that temporarily disrupted some international flights to the popular Indonesian island tourist destination.

Mount Agung erupted on Saturday evening and three times early Sunday, lighting its cone with an orange glow and sending ash 4,000 metres into the atmosphere. The ash clouds have been moving toward the neighbouring island of Lombok, a direction that is away from Bali’s airport, where nearly all scheduled domestic and international flights were continuing on Sunday.

An exclusion zone extending up to 7.5km from the crater remains in place, following the evacuation of more than 185,000 people after an eruption in September, and authorities have warned anyone remaining within it to leave the area. About 25,000 to 30,000 people are reportedly still unable to return home. There had been some effect on with flights from airlines including Virgin Australia, Qantas, KLM and Jetstar were affected although many either continued their services or resumed them after a pause. Travellers were advised to check with their carrier.(theguardian)…[+]

Twenty-two people have been injured after part of a nightclub floor in Tenerife collapsed, causing people to plunge into the basement. Emergency services rushed to the club in Adeje in the south-west of the Spanish island at about 2.30am on Sunday, following reports that about 4 sq m (43 sq ft) of its floor had given way, the Canary Islands regional government said.

“After the floor collapsed, the people who were inside fell to the basement from the height of approximately one floor,” its statement said. Firefighters evacuated the club and the 22, two of whom were in a serious condition, were taken to hospital. Injuries included broken legs, ankle sprains and bruises. Two French nationals, a Belgian and a Romanian were among those hurt. Police have launched an investigation into the incident.(theguardian)…[+]