SEPTEMBER

0 Devastation after Hurricane Harvey hits Rockport in Texas Devastating flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey claims the lives of more than 80 people in Texas, with Houston and coastal areas the worst hit. Younes Abouyaaqoub drives a van along crowded tourist boulevard Las Ramblas in Barcelona, killing 13 people and injuring more than 130. Sir Bruce Forsyth, right, the veteran entertainer and presenter of many successful TV shows, dies aged 89. Glen Campbell, the legendary country singer, died at the age of 81 in Nashville after a fight against Alzheimer’s Disease Scotland’s most senior police officer goes on leave after fresh bullying allegations are levelled against him by an assistant chief constable. Chief Constable Phil Gormley said he was taking the decision in the “broader interests” of Police Scotland. The recruitment crisis in Scotland’s schools is laid bare as it emerges Trinity Academy in Edinburgh has resorted to appealing to parents to help after being unable to fill two maths teacher vacancies. The UK government’s attempts to extract Britain from EU law in time for Brexit passes its first parliamentary test. MPS back the EU Withdrawal Bill by 326 votes to 290. A man who raped a woman more than 900 times is convicted of a 20-year campaign of abuse against several victims. Brian Mctaggart, 53, also raped a victim in front of her daughter, dropped a hair drier into her bath, and kicked her down a flight of stairs.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon unveils plans to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles from Scotland’s roads by 2032. She says it is her ambition to fasttrack the shift towards electric cars eight years ahead of the UK government’s 2040 target. Open hostilities break out in Scottish Labour’s ranks, with deputy leader Alex Rowley accused of a “plot” to destabilise former leader Kezia Dugdale after a recording of the Fife MSP, in which he appears to back left-winger Richard Leonard, emerges.

The Queen is said to be “delighted” after Kensington Palace announces that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child. The palace confirms that, as was the case with her previous pregnancies, the duchess is suffering from severe morning sickness. Scots cyclist Mark Beaumont describes his emotions as a mixture of “relief and elation” as he arrives in Paris to complete his gruelling roundthe-world cycle challenge in a record 79 days. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake tears brings devastation to Mexico City, killing 369 people and leaving more than 6,000 injured, with scores of buildings collapsing in its wake. Hurricane Irma wreaks havoc as it rips through the Caribbean and the US, claiming the lives of 134 people and causing extensive damage. In a combative address to the general assembly of the United Nations, President Donald Trump threatens to “totally destroy” North Korea if the US is forced to defend itself or its allies, The former Conservative MP and prominent Eurosceptic, Sir Teddy Taylor, dies aged 80.