A state of emergency has been declared in New York City as strong storms cause flash flooding which have affected the subway, streets and highways and closed at least one terminal at LaGuardia Airport closed on Friday.

The US is edging closer to a government shutdown after Republicans rejected a last-minute funding deal in the House of Representatives.

The latest on the UAW strikes in America with 7000 more workers at Ford and General Motors now set to join the industrial action.

And Rahul Tandon speaks to the mixologist who’s just been voted the world’s best bartender.

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