The Internal Markets Bill passed its first hurdle with a clear majority in the British parliament, making a no-trade-deal Brexit more likely.
The UK’s covid testing services ground to a halt, with no tests available in any of the 10 worst affected regions of the UK. This increases the chance of a second wave spreading more broadly across the country and a second lockdown being imposed.
A British team was able, however, to detect signs of life in the gases above the planet Venus.
In Europe, meanwhile, evidence is growing that the second wave is being successfully beaten down as the tourist season finishes.
The USA’s troubles continue, with wildfires raging across the north-west and the global-warming argument turning political along the lines you would probably expect. We’re now a fortnight from the first US presidential debate, taking place in Cleveland on 29 September.
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