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 ...

Several flood alerts have been issued across England as Brits have been told to brace themselves for heavy rain this weekend. Currently, there are 44 flood alerts - which means flooding is ...

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 ...

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Flooding is one of the most important challenges faced by all four nations of the UK. Not only is there a massive financial cost – according to the UK government, floods in 2015/16 cost the ...

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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