A worker who was trapped after part of a medieval tower collapsed in the heart of Rome, has died, according to hospital officials.

Emergency service workers rescued a Romanian worker who had been trapped in Italy's Torre dei Conti tower after it had partially collapsed on Monday.

Rome's top law enforcement official, Prefect Lamberto Giannini, said there were “signs of life” from the trapped worker, and that firefighters had managed to give him some protective cover during an e...