Bristol schoolgirl dies on New York school trip

A 17-year-old Bristol girl has died on a school trip to New York, the Foreign Office has confirmed.

The New York Police Department has named her as Anastasia Uglow and says her family has been informed. Officers say her death is not suspicious. It's thought she'd fallen ill.

The sixth form student from Bristol Grammar School was found unconscious and unresponsive at the hotel at which the touring party was staying on December 19.

She was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Jaideep Barot, headmaster at Bristol Grammar School, said: "We are all devastated by the news and our thoughts are with their family and friends during this extremely difficult time."

He added the school is providing support to pupils, their parents and staff "affected by the news" and a book of condolence would be opened in the New Year.

"We are talking with the US authorities and are providing support to the family," a Foreign Office spokesman said.