19 h. ago Sadiq Khan warns 50,000 basement flats in London at risk of flash flooding due to climate change

City Hall reaches out to thousands of households with advice on preparing for and handling flash floods

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4 d. ago Tropical storm slams into parts of southern China already reeling from deadly flooding

Latest storm raises fears of renewed flooding in areas still struggling to recover from impact of Typhoon Wutip, which killed at least five people and forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate just two weeks ago

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2 w. ago Sadiq Khan warns ministers not to ‘pit our towns and cities against each other’

Sadiq Khan warns ministers not to ‘pit our towns and cities against each other’  The Guardian

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2 w. ago Sadiq Khan swipes that Rachel Reeves risks 'levelling down London' as he warns Met could see officers cut after police funding squeeze

Sadiq Khan said he was 'disappointed' that the review unveiled by the Chancellor had not committed to new infrastructure in the capital.

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2 w. ago Spending Review: A 'generation of Londoners' will be priced out of city, Sadiq Khan warns Chancellor

The mayor said house building will not go up in the capital without government support

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2 w. ago 'Don’t price a generation of Londoners out of our city', Sadiq Khan warns Chancellor

The mayor said house building will not go up in the capital without government support

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4 w. ago More than 30 killed as floods and landslides devastate northeast India

Hundreds of tourists stuck in Sikkim as rising rivers forced suspension of rescue work

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4 w. ago Voices: Intense weather events are here to stay – it’s up to us how intense they get

We have a chance now to not only batten down the hatches but save millions from being swept away by flooding – but we must accept that the reality of dealing with climate change will be boring and steady rather than glamorous and immediate, writes Chris Wright

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