A Durham University student, who died following a crushing incident outside a nightclub in the city, has been named as Olivia Burt from Hampshire.

The 20-year-old is understood to have died on Wednesday night following an incident outside the Missoula venue in Walkergate in the city centre.

A former head girl at Bournemouth School for Girls, Ms Burt was an only child and was in her first year at University College, Durham, where she was studying Natural Sciences.

A keen sailor who had competed for Britain in the European Championships, she had been enjoying a night out with members for the Durham University Sailing Club when the tragedy happened.

Eyewitnesses described how Miss Burt became trapped under a barrier which collapsed as students queued to get into the nightclub just before midnight.