49 minutes ago Welsh MP says 'incompetent' Met Office 'let people down' over Storm Bert

Concerns have been raised about the type of weather warnings issued before Storm Bert

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65 minutes ago 'Idiot' tractor driver arrested after video 'showed him ploughing through flooded streets'

Police moved in to make an arrested after a viral video.

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2 hours ago In Wales, we’re one more flood away from another disaster like Aberfan | Aaron Thierry

It is only a matter of time before a mountainside is brought down. We need climate adaptation help – and we need it nowAaron Thierry is an Earth-system scientist and environmental campaignerIt’s “raining old ladies and sticks” is the Welsh equivalent of cats and dogs, and boy did those old ladies mean business when Storm Bert poured out nearly a month’s worth of rain on the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) over Saturday night. By Sunday, the deluge was surging into the River Taff and through the Welsh valleys, forcing the Taff to burst its banks, bringing misery to communities along its length – including mine in Taff’s Well.Neighbours, who had been devastated by Storm Dennis in February 2020, were shocked to find that everything they had done to rebuild was undone. Replastered front...

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3 hours ago All the cancelled trains and flood warnings across Wales as Storm Bert disruption continues

Transport for Wales is still advising some passengers not to travel on certain lines as the aftermath of flooding caused by Storm Bert is dealt with

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3 hours ago Welsh rugby club 'devastated' as clubhouse under water and facilities wrecked in Storm Bert

The club's new changing rooms were flooded just weeks after being completed

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5 hours ago Motherwell to reimburse fans after Ross County 'not prepared' to refund those who missed out due to Storm Bert

A number of Motherwell fans were unable to make the journey up the A9 on Saturday due to the weather

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6 hours ago Met Office says it will learn lessons from Storm Bert after criticism over its 'incompetent' warnings as 300 flood alerts stay in place after wild weather

Hundreds of homes were left underwater and roads turned into rivers after the UK was hit by up to seven inches of rain, heavy snow and 82mph winds at the weekend during Storm Bert.

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6 hours ago Police find driver using shoe laces to operate windscreen wipers during Storm Bert

An uninsured driver used shoe laces to operate his windscreen wipers during Storm Bert’s severe weather on Saturday, 23 November.

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6 hours ago Cardiff residents react to 'loudest hail they've ever heard' as lightning and thunder hits after Storm Bert

As Storm Bert finally moved away from Wales the country was met with thunder, lightning and hail

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