2 h. ago Met Office warns Brits in 51 areas to get 'emergency' kit ready with 3 key items

Met Office weather forecasters are urging Brits in the warning zone to think ahead as those living in 51 areas might want to consider making an emergency kit

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2 h. ago Flood alerts and weather warnings in place as thunderstorms hit UK

Dowdeswell Reservoir in Gloucestershire saw around half its average monthly rainfall in four to five hours on Wednesday.

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5 h. ago Full list of UK areas impacted by Met Office thunderstorm and rain warnings this week

Lightning, hail, heavy rain and gusty winds are on the forecast for parts of the UK this week

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6 h. ago Met police chief calls for review of law after Graham Linehan arrest

Rowley says officers should not be ‘policing toxic culture wars debates’ and are in an impossible positionThe Metropolitan police have declined to drop their investigation into the comedy writer Graham Linehan for tweets about trans issues, and said that the law used by officers to detain him needs reviewing.The Met commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, said on Wednesday officers should not be “policing toxic culture wars debates”, and while any review took place, officers would investigate only more serious cases concerning online messages. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Graham Linehan is 'considering suing the Met' after being arrested over 'anti

The Father Ted creator was detained by five armed officers as he returned to Britain from Arizona, and accused of 'inciting violence' in relation to three posts he had made on X.

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6 h. ago Met chief backs officers over Graham Linehan arrest row, but says they shouldn’t ‘police toxic culture wars’

Both Sir Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting have re-emphasised that police should prioritise street crime following backlash over Graham Linehan’s arrest

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6 h. ago Police left ‘between a rock and a hard place’ amid debate over Linehan arrest

Head of the Met Police Sir Mark Rowley said his officers should not be ‘policing toxic culture wars’ and are in ‘an impossible position’.

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7 h. ago Scotland to be hit with 80mm downpours as yellow weather warning issued

The Met Office has put a yellow alert in place as the wet start to the new season shows no sign of slowing down.

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7 h. ago Met Office urges Scots in 5 areas to gather an emergency kit to last 9 hours

The national forecaster has issued a yellow weather warning and is urging Scots to prepare for possible flooding

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8 h. ago Met Office issues thunderstorm alert for seven UK areas as 'lightning', 'hail' and 'gusty winds' forecast

Heavy rain and thunderstorms are coming to the UK this week

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8 h. ago Met Office issue two days of severe thunderstorm warnings across Wales

Thunder and rain is going to batter Wales all afternoon and into the evening

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8 h. ago Met Office issues yellow weather warning and Britain braces for heavy rain and strong gales

Britain is bracing for a washout after a yellow weather warning was issued for heavy rain and strong gales, plunging the country into travel chaos with potential flooding.

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8 h. ago Met Office issues urgent thunderstorm warnings across entire UK – see full list

The UK is about to be hit by a deluge of rain and thunderstorms, with the Met Office issuing urgent yellow weather warnings spanning the vast majority of the UK

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8 h. ago Thunderstorm warning for London as Met Office issues 'damage to buildings' and travel chaos alert

Met Office yellow weather alert set to kick in at 11am on Wednesday and run through to 8pm

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10 h. ago London weather: Heavy rain hits rush hour as Met Office issues flood warning

The Met Office has warned that heavy rain could cause flooding in parts of the country

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13 h. ago Met Office issue yellow weather warning as months worth of rain set to batter UK today

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain across the Southwest of England and south Wales, with some places set to see 60mm of rain fall in just a few hours

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17 h. ago UK weather warning with floods and nearly one month's rainfall feared TODAY

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning and estimates up to 60mm of rain is to fall across parts of the Southwest of England, where flooding is also likely

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18 h. ago Yellow warning for rain in force as heavy rain and strong winds forecast

A yellow weather warning for rain is in place from midnight until 2pm on Wednesday for south-west England and much of South Wales.

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21 h. ago Met Office issues 'emergency kit' warning for 31 UK areas with 14 hours of rain expected

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain covering 31 areas in the South West and parts of Wales, with the alert in place from midnight until 2pm on Wednesday

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24 h. ago Met Office tells Brits in 31 areas to prepare 'emergency' kit for 14 hours

Brits in the Met Office weather warning zone have been told they might want to prepare an emergency kit with essential items as flooding is possible in 31 areas

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