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Al JazeeraOct 11Preview

Hurricane Isaias kills four, leaves 650,000 without power in Florida

Hurricane Isaias has killed four people and left more than 650,000 people without power.

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BBCOct 10Preview

Four dead and thousands without power after Hurricane Isaias lashes US

Roofs were ripped off buildings after Isaias barrelled into the US on Friday evening, before it weakened to a post-tropical cyclone.

GuardianOct 10Preview

Hurricane Isaias updates: at least four people dead and hundreds of thousands without power – as it happened

This liveblog is now closed. Read the full story hereKey things to know about Hurricane IsaiasSign up for the US Breaking News emailFlorida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, said no requests for search and rescue assistance had been received following Isaias, which he described as “cautiously, a good sign”.Speaking to Fox News, he said:I think that may be a sign that people heeded the warnings, took proper precautions. We sure would love to say we have not gotten a report of a fatality yet, and we’ll see what happens.There’s also a lot of hazards post-storm that people should be careful of, but so far we’ve had a lot of assets in place that have not been called on, which is a good sign. I’d rather be over-prepared, and not have to use them, than not have what you need.”Hurricane Isaias has weakened to a post-tropical cyclone early Saturday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, after it made

Marina Dunbar (now); José Olivares and Taz Ali (earlier)Hurricane IsaiasUS weather

Al JazeeraOct 10Preview

Hurricane Simon strengthens to Category 4 off Mexico’s Pacific coast

Puerto Vallarta businesses board up windows as Hurricane Simon threatens Mexico’s west-central coast.

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GuardianOct 10Preview

How a South African billionaire is turning a corner of Somerset into ‘one man’s estate’

Koos Bekker’s Newt estate encompasses luxury hotels, pubs and high street business, with local concerns including floodingWhen South African billionaire Koos Bekker bought an old country estate in a sleepy corner of Somerset to turn it into a luxury hotel, residents thought it was a sign their area was on the up.Walking through his peaceful manicured gardens, which feature a maze of apple trees twisted into perfect shapes using the espalier method, it’s easy to feel that all is well in this quiet, picturesque pocket of England. Continue reading...

Helena Horton and Michael GoodierThe super-richHospitality industry

GuardianOct 10Preview

Study explores links between 19th-century Manchester workers and enslaved Africans in Caribbean

Global Threads research project reveals how slavery hung ‘like a spectre’ over the Peterloo massacre and other Mancunian struggles for equalityThey were the killings that changed Britain, paving the way for working-class people’s right to vote, as well as leading to the founding of the Manchester Guardian. In the Peterloo massacre of 1819, peaceful protesters were shot and trampled to death by the Manchester and Salford Yeomanry at St Peter’s Field in the city.A study by Global Threads, a public history project, has examined how the exploitation of Africans enslaved in the Caribbean was linked with the struggles of cotton workers at Peterloo. Though these workers were divided by thousands of miles and led different lives, they were exploited by the same forces – as Robert Wedderburn, a Black abolitionist in London, said at the time. Continue reading...

Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondentPeterloo massacreManchester