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A canoeist has become the latest victim of the devastating flooding which swept parts of the country. The 46-year-old man from Reading was taken from the River Dart in Devon after getting trapped against a tree on Saturday...
Gordon Brown has pledged an extra £1m of government money to help flood-hit communities in Cumbria. He has visited people who have been forced from their homes by the floods. The clear up continues but more rain is forecast....
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Every bridge in Britain should be assessed to determine how likely it is to collapse during a flood, government advisers have said in the wake of the devastation in Cumbria. By Patrick Sawer, Nigel Bunyan and Ian Johnston Pc...
PM visits Cockermouth and meets flooded-out residents Gordon Brown visited flood-ravaged Cumbria yesterday, pledging extra support for those affected, as the scale of the destruction started to become clear. As safety...
People in Cumbria woke in misery and under threat of more rain today. Strong winds and heavy rains were sweeping across the region last night, causing rivers to rise again in an area that had been praying since Friday that the...
The BBC's Chris Eakin looks around the flood-hit Cumbrian town of Cockermouth, as cameras are allowed to film along the high street for the first time. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has also visited Cumbria to see the damage ,...
Changing rainfall patterns are redrawing the weather map A farmer pulled me up on the lane approaching my village last week. We always stop to talk about the weather. I've written a book about it and he has a long memory....
A bridge which collapsed sending a policeman tumbling to his death in a swollen river was inspected last year and found to be "structurally sound", a council said. No problems were identified at Northside Bridge at Workington...
Stephen Womack, Financial Mail In Cumbria, Dumfries and southern Scotland hundreds of homes and businesses were inundated after rivers burst their banks and flood defences were overwhelmed. More than 12 inches of rain fell in...
