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 ...

A new weather warning has been issued with an amber alert in force as thunderstorms and heavy rain lash the UK and parts of ...

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 ...

The Met Office has issued an amber warning for thunderstorms impacting millions of Brits this weekend, with potential floods ...

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 ...

Alerts may be sounded because of severe flooding, fires and extreme weather, according to the government’s website ...

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.