There were 73 alerts in place across England on Wednesday ... with National Highways alerted to flooding between junctions 59 for Newton Aycliffe and 60 for Sedgefield at around 7am on Wednesday.

Heavy downpours and thunderstorms threaten to cause significant flooding across parts of England and Wales, with "more than a month's worth of rain" set to fall in the next 24 hours in some areas.

One of the key motorway routes in the north of England has ... Durham due to severe flooding. “Both carriageways between junctions 59 (Newton Aycliffe) and 60 (Sedgefield) were closed shortly ...

After a summery run across the UK, it's turning a lot wetter." Flooding warnings have also been issued by the Environment Agency on Sunday ahead of the projected downpour. Some 45 warnings and ...

A MAP reveals where floods are likely to hit Britain as nearly 400 warnings and alerts have been put in place today. Snow quickly turned to rain yesterday across parts of the UK leading to further ...

More than three million households are at risk of flooding but are not being warned by the Government, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said. Across England, 3.4 million homes are at risk of ...

Residents in riverside England towns affected by this week's extensive rains, which swept across Europe, worked to alleviate flooding on Friday while authorities cautioned about potential rising ...

It came after the Met Office warned that thunderstorms may cause flooding and road closures across parts of southern England. A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms was issued by the Met ...

Thousands of England's flood defences designed to protect people's homes and businesses are inadequate, government data suggests. Of the key infrastructure designed to protects homes and ...

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