The remnants of Hurricane Ida have inundated large stretches of the north-eastern US, killing at least 18 people in flooding from New York to Maryland as basements filled with water, rivers swelled to record levels and roads turned into canals.

At least eight deaths have been reported in New York City and New Jersey as rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida sent the Big Apple into a state of emergency and the storm carried into New England with threats of more tornadoes.

Relentless rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida has sent the New York City area into a state of emergency as the storm carried into New England with threats of more tornadoes.

BBC Radio 1 will play an edited version of Christmas favourite Fairytale Of New York in a bid to avoid offending listeners.

Restaurants, bars and gyms will have to close at 10pm across New York state in the latest effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced.

Donald Trump has again threatened to send federal agents to New York City if local authorities do not stop a surge of violence that has left seven people dead and more than 50 shot since Friday.