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Hundreds of people have heard a loud explosion believed to be a sonic boom across central England.
The ground was reportedly shaking and houses were rocked as far south as Oxford as well as 70 miles north in Leicester at around 12.15pm today.
Social media plane spotters suggested it may have been a fighter jet responding to an emergency call by aΒ Air Ambulance calling for a medical evacuation.
βSaving Private Ryanβ actor Tom Sizemore has died at 61 years old, according to reports.
Sizemore had been hospitalized in critical condition since February 18 after suffering from a brain aneurysm that occurred as a result of a stroke.
βIt is with great sadness and sorrow I have to announce that actor Thomas Edward Sizemore (βTom Sizemoreβ) aged 61 passed away peacefully in his sleep today at St Josephβs Hospital Burbank,β Sizemoreβs representative Charles Lago said in a statement.
Storms producing tornadoes and heavy rains have rolled through parts of the southern United States, killing at least nine people and leaving more than one million customers without power, according to authorities.
The National Weather Service said the powerful storm had mostly left the south of the country by late Friday and was moving to the northeastern US, where it was forecast to cause heavy snow and sleet from southeastern Michigan east to New York state. Parts of central New York and southern New England may see more than 30cm (a foot) of snow by Saturday afternoon.
