2 hours ago Storm Ashley brings travel chaos to Britain as high winds cancel dozens of flights and heavy flooding blocks roads

The Met Office issued weather alerts and dozens of flood warnings this week with an amber warning for the north-west of Scotland and a yellow weather warning for the whole country.

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5 hours ago Storm Ashley brings rail, road and air chaos as UK on high alert over flood warnings

First named storm of the season is ‘likely’ to bring a threat of injuries and danger to life, Met Office says

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8 hours ago Aer Lingus cancels flights from Manchester Airport due to Storm Ashley

The airline has cancelled services between Manchester Airport, Dublin and Belfast

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11 hours ago Storm Ashley barrels into Britain bringing 80mph winds and pounding rain as Met Office issues weather alerts and dozens of flood warnings issued

The country is battening down the hatches and preparing for the first named storm of the season which is 'likely' to bring with it a threat of injuries and danger to life.

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11 hours ago Storm Ashley latest: ‘Explosive’ storm hits parts of UK with more than 40 flood warnings in place

Met Office issues ‘danger to life warning’ and predicts damage to buildings, power cuts and travel disruption during Storm Ashley

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14 hours ago Storm Ashley live updates as flood warnings and alerts issued across Wales

The Met Office has issued a warning for high winds with fears there could be gusts of 80mph in parts of the UK today

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17 hours ago Storm Ashley latest: More than 40 flood warnings in place as ‘explosive’ storm hits parts of UK

Met Office issues ‘danger to life warning’ and predicts damage to buildings, power cuts and travel disruption during Storm Ashley

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24 hours ago Moderate flooding is expected from a glacial dam outburst in Alaska's capital city

A flood warning has been issued after an outburst from a glacial lake in Alaska’s capital city

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33 hours ago Storm Ashley: 36 flood warnings issued as 80mph weather bomb barrels toward UK

The government Flood Forecasting Centre, which covers England and Wales, currently has 36 red 'flooding expected' warnings in place, as well as a 128 orange 'flooding is possible' alerts

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