3 h. ago What you need to know about UK weather amid 'danger to life' warning

The Met Office has issued a number of warnings as heavy rain risks causing flooding and landslides

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5 h. ago Ditch your dehumidifier – two buttons will defog your car’s windscreen WITHOUT any smears this winter

DRIVERS can get one step ahead of the wet weather this week with a surprisingly little-known hack that uses just two buttons inside your motor. Brits are bracing themselves for a soggy start to the week with weather warnings in place for heavy rain and flooding. Indeed, forecasters have cautioned that “heavy rain is likely...

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5 h. ago Death toll passes 1,100 in devastating floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand – latest updates

Hundreds remain missing in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as rescue efforts continue after Cyclone DitwahHow cyclones and monsoon rains combined to devastate parts of Asia – visual guideCyclone Ditwah, which unleashed catastrophic flooding and landslides across Sri Lanka, has brought heavy rain to India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu.The storm, now about 30 miles off the coast of the city of Chennai, the state capital, has weakened into a “deep depression”, according to weather officials, who expect it to weaken even further across the day. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Met Office map shows 70 UK areas in 'heavy rain' risk as 'danger to life' warning issued

A month's worth of rain could fall in just 24 hours across parts of the UK

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6 h. ago Scottish trains disrupted amid Met Office weather warning for heavy rain and flooding

A Met Office weather warning is in place with substantial rainfall expected across much of Scotland.

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7 h. ago Heavy rain? Wear wellies! Government agency tells public to pack a flood kit in latest common sense advice

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) issued the advice on flood kits amid fears of 'significant impacts' as parts of the country were put on high alert by the Met Office for a month's worth of rain today.

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8 h. ago Mapped: Where heavy rain is set to hit this week as Met Office issues ‘danger to life’ warning

An entire month’s rainfall could hit Wales in just 24 hours, forecasters warn

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8 h. ago Scotland weather: Here's all areas including Glasgow affected by Met Office warning for heavy rain

Some areas could see 50 to 60 mm of rainfall.

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12 h. ago Rising levels of hate forcing women out of Swedish public life, says equality agency

Country seen as champion of equal rights faces reckoning after senior politician says she felt compelled to quitIncreasing hate, threats and harassment against female politicians are scaring women away from public life and forcing them to censor themselves, the Swedish government’s equality agency has said, warning that this poses a “big threat to democracy.”Women’s safety in politics has come under heightened scrutiny in the Scandinavian country since October, when Anna-Karin Hatt resigned as leader of the Centre party after only five months in office, citing hate and threats. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago How cyclones and monsoon rains combined to devastate parts of Asia – visual guide

Extreme weather has killed nearly 1,000 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharged rain systems across the regionTropical cyclones have combined with heavy monsoon rains to lay waste to swathes of Asia, killing close to 1,000 people and leaving many more homeless.Parts of the Indonesian archipelago have been particularly hard hit, with the death toll reaching 442 following flooding that began about a week ago, a number that is expected to rise. Nearly 300,000 people have been displaced and nearly 3,000 houses damaged, including 827 that were flattened or swept away. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Met Office warns of a month's worth of rain in just 24 hours in UK amid travel chaos

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for parts of Wales with heavy rain expected to cause flooding and disruption - and up to 120mm of rain could fall in 24 hours

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15 h. ago Flooding and travel chaos likely as heavy rain set to batter UK as amber weather warning issued

Up to 5 inches of rain is set to hit as flooded is expected

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18 h. ago Heavy rain to disrupt ScotRail train network as Met Office issue weather warning

Several routes will be impacted by speed restrictions in the wet weather

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18 h. ago Dozens of flood alerts issued across Wales as the country braces for heavy rain

Torrential rain and flooding is forecast as an amber Met Office warning comes into force

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20 h. ago Met Office issues 'danger to life' amber weather warning with a month's worth of rain set to batter Britain in 24 hours

Met Office says 'fast flowing or deep floodwater is possible, which could cause a danger to life' in the majority of South Wales, while North Wales, England and Scotland all received heavy rain alerts.

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21 h. ago Train operator issues warning for Manchester passengers as heavy rain forecast

A 27-hour weather warning is in force for Manchester throughout Monday and into Tuesday

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27 h. ago Met Office issues heavy rain weather warning for large parts of Scotland

Scots are warned flooding is likely and disruption is expected on roads. Bus and train services could be affected by the rain, with journey times taking longer.

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28 h. ago Met Office 'danger to life' warning with storm to hit 18 UK regions in hours

Parts of the UK have been hit with Met Office amber and yellow warnings for heavy rain which could result in flooding, power cuts, and travel delays

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31 h. ago Greater Manchester set for ‘heavy rain’ and ‘disruption’ amid Met Office severe weather warnings

Greater Manchester has been hit with several Met Office warnings

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32 h. ago Sri Lanka’s capital hit by floods as cyclone death toll nears 200

Hundreds of people still missing after heavy rain and mudslides in country’s deadliest natural disaster for yearsEntire areas of Sri Lanka’s capital are flooded after a powerful cyclone triggered heavy rains and mudslides across the island, with authorities reporting nearly 200 dead and dozens more missing.Officials said the extent of the damage in the country’s worst-affected central region was slowly becoming clear on Sunday as relief workers cleared roads blocked by fallen trees and mudslides. Continue reading...

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