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Major central banks are moving towards tighter monetary policy as an energy price shock weighs on the global economy.

Northbound I-275 in Wayne County, Michigan, has reopened after a crash caused an overnight closure near Ecorse Road. The motorway was shut between Ecorse Road and Michigan Avenue for about three hours in the early hours of Friday, September 18, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. Traffic was restored at around 5.30am, although clean-up work continued after the crash. Further details about the incident, including whether anyone was injured, had not been released.

A child in Western Australia is in hospital with serogroup B meningococcal disease, the second case involving the same strain reported in the state within weeks. WA Health said the latest diagnosis was reported on Friday. Another child contracted serogroup B earlier in September. Meningococcal disease is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening bacterial infection affecting the blood and the membranes around the spinal cord and brain. It can also affect areas including the throat, lungs and large joints. Symptoms of meningococcal disease Symptoms can include fever, chills, headache, neck stiffness, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, confusion and severe muscle or joint pain.…

The Church of England has withdrawn an award given to Pakistani cleric Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi after scrutiny of past remarks in which he praised Osama bin Laden and appeared to justify Hamas’s October 7 attacks. Ashrafi, 68, had been presented with the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Co-operation by Sarah Mullally, the Archbishop of Canterbury, at a ceremony at Lambeth Palace. The honour was intended to recognise his work promoting “harmonious relationships between different religious groups”. It was withdrawn later the same day after Lambeth Palace said it was “urgently reviewing this matter”. The controversy was raised after…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is to campaign across New York ahead of the midterm elections after donating $300,000 to a statewide Democratic effort overseen by Governor Kathy Hochul. The congresswoman plans to visit Buffalo, Syracuse and Ithaca in the coming weeks, with the aim of improving turnout and supporting Democratic candidates across the state. “New York has become increasingly relevant to whether we have a majority or not in the House of Representatives,” Ms Ocasio-Cortez said. Her donation will be directed towards voter organising rather than advertising. She has also stipulated that half of the money should be used for Spanish-language outreach.…

European shares edged lower as weakness in telecoms and energy stocks weighed on markets, although equities remained poised to record weekly gains. The retreat was led by declines across the two sectors, tempering the broader performance of European shares at the end of the week.

Sky Sports chief correspondent Kaveh Solhekol is at Wembley to provide the latest update on Thomas Tuchel’s England squad, including which players are in contention and who has been left out. The England squad developments are being assessed from Wembley as attention turns to Tuchel’s latest selection.

Police have launched a death investigation at a home in DeKalb County, Georgia, after a person was found dead in the early hours of Friday, 18 September. The investigation is focused on a property near the junction of Ravenwood Way NE and Fisher Trail NE, close to Briarcliffe Road NE. Officers were seen examining vehicles at the address, with at least one vehicle removed from the scene. A second vehicle appeared to be awaiting removal as investigators continued their work. Several young people who emerged from the house were detained by police. Authorities have not said whether they are suspected…

Danika Mason and Allana Ferguson have previewed the upcoming NRLW elimination final between the Tigers and the Raiders. The 9 News presenters discussed the clash ahead of the knockout fixture, with the Tigers’ player of the season among the focus of the preview.

Harry Kane has played down his Ballon d’Or hopes despite scoring 73 goals for Bayern Munich and England during the 2025-26 season, which he described as the best campaign of his life. The England striker could become the country’s first winner of football’s most prestigious individual award since Michael Owen in 2001. However, Kane said his attention was now firmly on achieving further success with Bayern rather than securing personal recognition. “I’ve never liked talking too much about myself. The only thing I’d say is that last season was incredible, both personally and for the team,” Kane told Spanish outlet…