Emergency services in the north of England are becoming increasingly stretched as the army has been drafted in to help cope with floods in the aftermath of Storm Desmond.

Floodwaters from Hurricane Isaac receded today, power came on and businesses opened ahead of the US Labour Day holiday weekend, the beginning of what is certain to be a slow recovery for Louisiana.

The storm that had been Hurricane Isaac crawled into the central US today, leaving behind a soggy mess in Louisiana and two further deaths.

A man who was involved in a dangerous high speed chase through Dublin city centre and less than a week later pointed a gun at gardaí while resisting arrest in a residential area has been given a 12-year sentence.