We'll be monitoring the blogs and radio stations as Hurricane Rita drives over a million people from their homes in the southern United States. We'll also have more pictures, and an interactive guide.
Hussain Osman, the suspected would-be London bomber, appears in court following his extradition from Italy; Michael Howard has told the Today programme that Britain should change its rules of engagement in Iraq; and the Electoral Commission is investigating a £2.4m donation to the Lib Dems.
As the G7 finance ministers meet in Washington, ActionAid's Patrick Watt explains why world leaders must do better to relieve debt to poorer countries.
In our world dispatch section, Declan Walsh explains why poor turnout in elections shows Afghanistan is a long way from security and Ian Black looks at Israel's post-Gaza honeymoon
On News blog today, we're looking at a new Bloggers' handbook; at the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; and in the light of Jonathan Woodgate's performance last night, at bad first days at work.
