10 h. ago Hundreds of flights cancelled as 140mph winds hit New Zealand

Schools were closed and power blackouts covered large parts of the country

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14 h. ago Storm Benjamin: Flood alerts and travel chaos as 55mph winds to hit UK

Dozens of flood alerts spread across the country as heavy rain hits the UK

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14 h. ago Flood alerts issued as Storm Benjamin brings strong winds and heavy rain

The Environment Agency has issued a number of flood alerts as the UK is hit by wet and windy weather

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18 h. ago LIVE travel updates as trains blocked as Storm Benjamin batters London

LIVE travel updates as trains blocked as Storm Benjamin batters London  Enfield Independent

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22 h. ago Brit surfer dies alongside friend who tried to save him during ‘extreme' wind

The two men, a 36-year-old British national and his 43-year-old friend, died at sea after wind gusts of up to 110 kilometres per hour hit Melbourne, Australia yesterday

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26 h. ago Britain braces for Storm Benjamin: Up to two inches of rain will fall within HOURS as map reveals where 75mph winds could hit today

Swathes of the UK are bracing for travel disruption, flooding, power cuts and damage to buildings ahead of the arrival of Storm Benjamin on Thursday.

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26 h. ago Storm Benjamin warnings come into force as wet and windy conditions hit UK

The Met Office has issued four yellow weather warnings over possible disruption on Thursday from Storm Benjamin, as named by Meteo France.

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30 h. ago Britain braces for Storm Benjamin: Up to two inches of rain will fall TONIGHT as map reveals where 75mph winds could hit

Swathes of the UK are bracing for travel disruption, flooding, power cuts and damage to buildings ahead of the arrival of Stormed Benjamin at midnight.

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30 h. ago London faces rush hour chaos as Storm Benjamin to hit with 50mph winds and heavy rain

London faces rush hour chaos as Storm Benjamin to hit with 50mph winds and heavy rain  London Evening Standard

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30 h. ago Storm Benjamin: London faces morning rush hour chaos as 50mph winds and torrential rain to hit capital

The capital is set for torrential showers and 50mph gusts, with the Met Office issuing yellow wind and rain warnings

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34 h. ago Storm Benjamin weather warnings issued as Met Office weather maps show where heavy rain and high winds will hit Wales

Two weather warnings have been issued for Wales on Thursday, with up to 32mm of rainfall per hour and 55mph gusts forecast

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38 h. ago Full list of UK areas under Met Office weather warnings as Storm Benjamin hits

'Damaging' winds and heavy rain could hit parts of the UK on Thursday

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39 h. ago Storm Benjamin set to hit UK with heavy rain and winds of more than 70mph

A yellow weather warning is in place for London along with much of England and Wales

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40 h. ago Storm Benjamin to hit UK with 75mph winds as Met Office issues warnings

Storm Benjamin has now been named, and with its arrival comes a number of weather warnings as the Met Office tell Brits to brace for some very unsettled weather

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42 h. ago Two dead at Melbourne beach as wild wind batters state, while parts of Sydney hit by record

Sydney’s Observatory Hill peaks at 37C on Wednesday – below the 39C forecast – as the mercury in other parts of the city neared 40CFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo men have died after being pulled from the water at a Victorian beach amid wild weather in the state.On Wednesday evening, Victoria police confirmed two men were found unresponsive in the water at Frankston Beach, on the Mornington Peninsula, just after 5pm. The men, who are yet to be identified, could not be revived. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Storm Bram warning as UK braced for 70mph winds with major 'stay indoors' alert

Powerful gusts of up to 70mph could batter Britain during 'Storm Bram', a weather forecaster has told the Mirror, with risks of 'structural wind damage and flooding' in the worst-hit areas

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57 h. ago London hit with two weather warnings as strong winds and torrential rain set to sweep capital

Warnings of potential flooding, damage to buildings and difficult driving conditions as high winds and downpours batter capital

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61 h. ago Met Office issues two UK weather warnings as 'damaging' winds and heavy rain forecast

Several weather warnings are in place as a "heavy swathe of rain" and "damaging winds" are set to hit the UK on Thursday

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3 d. ago Pilot left 'cut up' as windscreen 'shatters' with plane forced to make emergency landing

The Boeing 737 Max 8, carrying 134 passengers and six crew members, was approximately 200 miles southeast of Salt Lake City when the crew noticed something hit the windshield

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4 d. ago London travel updates LIVE as Elizabeth line sees major disruption following cable theft

London travel updates LIVE as Elizabeth line sees major disruption following cable theft  MyLondon

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