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Will the horrific NYC floods force a change to Biden’s new fuel economy rules. We have all seen the floods in New York, the destruction of Hurricane Ida and the Wildfires in California, If anyone didn’t believe it before, climate change is here, the time to act is now.

JD Sports has said it is “perplexed and disappointed” by concerns over its planned takeover of sports goods rival Footasylum. 

More than 30 California children are stuck in Afghanistan after they traveled to the country to see their relatives weeks before the Taliban seized power.

Sixty-five members of the Iran-backed Houthi militia and pro-government forces have been killed in renewed fighting for the strategic Yemeni city of Marib.

Alexander Lukashenko was quoted by the Belta state news agency as saying that Russia will soon deliver a big military hardware consignment to Belarus.

Mancester City defender Benjamin Mendy will remain in custody as he awaits a potential trial on rape charges after his bail application was refused by a judge.

UK house prices rose by almost £5,000 in August as the property market continued to boom following the partial end to stamp duty holiday.

A picture of the last US soldier to leave Afghanistan, boarding a plane, is on several of Wednesday’s front splashes. Several of the tabloids front pages discuss the ‘miracle vaccine to stop heart attacks and strokes’ and a picture of Geronimo the alpaca features heavily.

A threat of heavy rain and flooding continues as hurricane Ida, now a tropical depression Ida moves northeast into Tennessee, Ohio and the Mid-Atlantic.

Princess Diana – The People’s Princess – has been remembered by her family and the British public, 24-years on from her tragic death. 

Dominic Raab has said it will be a “challenge” for British nationals left in Afghanistan to find a route back home to the UK.

The chief of Brighton and Hove Albion Paul Barber has apologised to fans for the lack of catering staff and stewards.

Ronaldo has signed a two-year contract to return to Man United, who reached an agreement to transfer him from for £12.86m. 

A group of 17 people have been rescued after they were swept out to sea in a rip current off the Dorset coast. 

Maddie Durdant-Hollamby has been named as the woman found dead at a property in Kettering. 

Canada and Denmark have been added to the UK’s green list – meaning they will not need to self-isolate upon arrival in the UK.

Turkey’s President Erdogan says the Turkish embassy in Afghanistan has returned to its building in the capital, Kabul

Multiple rockets were fired at Kabul’s international airport but were intercepted by a missile defense system, a US official told Reuters citing initial information.

Strong growth has been recorded for MCG – the company that owns Soho House – for the Q2 2021 period amid surging interest in membership.

A man has been arrested after 2 boys were shot with an air rifle while playing football near a West Sussex primary school.

An official says at least 95 Afghans and 13 US troops were killed in Thursday’s suicide bombings outside Kabul’s international airport.

Egypt allows one-way traffic as Israel eases import restrictions for the besieged territory it has blockaded since 2007.

England manager Gareth Southgate has announced his 25 man squad for the World Cup treble header. 

Heathrow Airport has urged the US to lift its restrictions on UK travellers. The airport has also reported an improvement in passenger numbers last month.

BBC Radio Newcastle presenter Lisa Shaw died due to complications from the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, a coroner has ruled.