2 hours ago Storm Bert batters Britain: Hundreds of flights are cancelled as strong winds sweep across the country and downpours cause 'unprecedented' flooding

Travel plans have been plunged into disarray as 70mph gusts and thundery showers ripped through the country, leaving a path of destruction in their wake.

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2 hours ago Storm Bert: Met Office hits back as furious flood victims say yellow warnings 'should have been red'

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council leader Andrew Morgan hit out at the Met Office saying the yellow warnings should have been red ahead of Storm Bert - and forecasters issued a response

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2 hours ago Elderly man dies after car enters water in Lancashire amid Storm Bert chaos

A woman also in her 80s was recovered from the water and remains in hospital

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3 hours ago Fifth man dies and hundreds of homes flooded as Storm Bert continues to wreak havoc

At least 200 flights were cancelled at London Heathrow as Storm Bert continued to batter the UK

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4 hours ago Moment tractor driver sends wave of Storm Bert floodwater smashing through shop windows as he speeds through Worcestershire street

Locals were left livid and labelled the inconsiderate driver a 't***er' for causing a torrent of brown water to drench businesses in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire.

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4 hours ago Passengers locked out of Euston station after Storm Bert causes flooding and power cut

Network Rail said a power cut at Euston and flooding between Rugby and Milton Keynes meant the station became ‘extremely busy’

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4 hours ago BREAKING: Pensioner, 80, dies in Lancashire lake tragedy as Storm Bert rages across UK

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4 hours ago Pensioner, 80, dies in Lancashire lake tragedy as Storm Bert rages across UK

A man in his 80s has died after being recovered from a ford his car entered during Storm Bert, while a woman also in her 80s and recovered from the same vehicle is recovering in hospital

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5 hours ago Body found in Storm Bert search for missing dog walker who vanished during flood

The family of the 75-year-old has been informed.

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