Warnings have been issued over major disruption to travel as Storm Claudia brings heavy rain and flooding to Britain. A yellow weather warning for rain came into force at 6am for a large part of ...

The Met Office has warned that 20 areas of the UK could be hit by flooding.

The UK’s national flood reinsurer wants expanded powers to cap claims and raise premiums by more than inflation after being saddled with expensive properties that have made the scheme “regressive”.

LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Britain needs to invest 11 billion ‌pounds ($14.75 billion) annually to make its homes and public buildings more resilient to the escalating threats of drought, flooding and ...