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HOUSTON (AP) — Emergency crews in the Houston area took advantage of receding floodwaters Friday to begin to assess the damage from one of the wettest tropical cyclones in U.S. history, a storm that led to the deaths of four men and displaced hundreds of people from their homes. The aftermath from Tropical Storm Imelda, …

Happy Thursday London! It’s nearly the weekend – are you as excited as we are? As you go about your day we’ll be providing you with all the latest news and features from across the capital. It’s been a busy 24 hours as always in , so here are some headlines you might have missed …

Welcome to our breaking news service – the only place you can get all  the  latest news and traffic, travel and weather updates for Devon and Cornwall. We’ll keep you updated on everything that’s happening on the major roads around the region – and how traffic is moving in major towns and the key cities …

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Supreme Court opened proceedings Tuesday to decide whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson broke the law when he suspended Parliament just weeks before the U.K. is due to leave the European Union, in a case that pits the powers of elected lawmakers against those of the executive. Johnson sent lawmakers home from …

Welsh railway stations granted £200m Every railway station in Wales will get a share of £194m of money to refurbish stations. A new document, called the Station Improvement Vision, lists the changes Transport for Wales will make over the next 15 years to Wales’ 247 stations. (Image: Wales Online) It includes free wifi at all …

Met Office forecast for Sunday A lovely bright start to the day but it will turn cloudier with some rain spreading from the north. Here is the full forecast for Wales: “After a chilly start, it will be a bright and fine morning for many, though thicker cloud across northern and western parts may bring …

Bahamians brace for another storm There’s more trouble for the hurricane-ravaged Bahamas. Tropical Storm Humberto is threatening Grand Bahama Island, creating new worries for more than 2,000 people living in shelters and those trying to rebuild their homes after Hurricane Dorian. As of 8 a.m. ET, the storm was about 30 miles east-northeast of Great …

HONG KONG (AP) — Skirmishes broke out Saturday between supporters of the ongoing protests for democratic reforms in Hong Kong and supporters of the central government at a shopping mall in the semiautonomous Chinese territory. Hundreds of pro-Beijing demonstrators sang the Chinese national anthem, waved red flags and chanted slogans at Amoy Plaza in the …

Bahamians brace for another storm Tropical Depression Nine formed near the Bahamas on Friday and is forecast to become a tropical storm on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said in its 5 p.m. ET Friday advisory. The Bahamas government issued a tropical storm warning for its northwestern islands — that’s the same area decimated by …

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPainted lady butterflies have been seen across the country A once-in-a-decade mass emergence of painted lady butterflies saw nearly half a million recorded across the UK. Results from the Big Butterfly Count, which took place over three weeks this summer, showed 30 times more painted ladies arrived …