How failings in flood alert system have left UK unprepared for future storms. Story by Lucie Heath • 5d. Last week Storm Bert brought mass devastation to parts of the UK.

Thunderstorms, torrential rain and flooding are expected today as yellow and amber weather alerts come into force across much ...

New yellow weather warning have been issued after an amber alert for thunderstorms and heavy rain as parts of the UK braced ...

A new early warning system is to be trialled in Devon in areas prone to flash flooding. It is hoped the alerts will give people "valuable minutes" to deploy flood gates and flood doors before ...

HEAVY rain and thunderstorms are set to batter Brits this weekend as the Met Office warns of “significant” flooding. The UK ...

An amber weather warning has come into place with dangerous thunderstorms threatening to bring a weekend of flooding to parts ...

Earlier on Saturday, an amber alert came into force for London, parts of the south and south east of England from 4am to 11am ...

The 'Armageddon alert', which was first trialled in 2023, is sent to phones across the UK to ensure people are aware of a ...

Post office scandal has knock-on effects. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has given Fujitsu the old heave-ho from providing a flood warning system to the UK, just ...

Dhonau, who was also CEO of the National Flood Forum between 2006 and 2010, said: “The challenge now is to turn that into an efficient system like we have with river flooding.