American politicians have been for sale for far longer than Donald Trump has been around and in far more ways than he and his family have so far pioneered.

As Europe embraces the night train, the United States seems to be sleepwalking into a transport dead end.

There were 277 people on board when the ship drifted directly into the underside of the bridge on Saturday night, the authorities said. At least 22 were injured, half of them critically.