9 h. ago Brits face soggy Easter as floods and travel chaos hit UK over bank holiday weekend

UK weather has taken a swift turn as the balmy days of last weekend are behind us as torrential rain and flood warnings are put in place by Met Office forecasters

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25 h. ago Heavy rain and flash floods could cause disruption, Met Office warns

The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for rain on Tuesday and Wednesday in areas of the north and south west of England and in Wales.

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29 h. ago TUI update as Brits tourists' holidays axed after huge floods on Spanish island

Spanish authorities declared a state of emergency after rain swept across the Canary Islands over the weekend causing floods, with the popular tourist destination of Costa Teguise on Lanzarote badly hit

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47 h. ago UK Foreign Office issues Lanzarote travel update after island hit by heavy rain and floods

British holidaymakers are urged to follow the advice of local authorities

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47 h. ago British holiday hotspot Lanzarote hit by flash floods after month of rain falls in hours

Footage shows cars submerged on waterlogged roads and streams turned into dangerous rapids in the Spanish island

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51 h. ago Brits issued Spain holiday warning by Foreign Office after state of emergency

A state of emergency was declared on the island of Lanzarote after heavy rain caused homes and cars to be swamped - the UK Foreign Office has issued a warning for Brit holidaymakers

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51 h. ago British holiday hotspot hit by flash floods after months of rain falls in hours

Footage shows cars submerged on waterlogged roads and streams turned into dangerous rapids in the Spanish island

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52 h. ago Foreign Office issues new travel warning for Spain after state of emergency declared

A state of emergency has been declared after floods left locals 'gagging at the stench of sewage'

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52 h. ago Spanish Easter holidays cancelled as Foreign Office issues travel warning amid floods chaos

A state of emergency in Spain has seen Brits' holidays canned as warning is was issued by UK Foreign Office

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68 h. ago Lanzarote flooding horror shown in terrifying footage as state of emergency declared

Torrential rain saw homes and cars swamped by murky brown floodwater

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2 d. ago Easter holidays travel warning for Lanzarote as state of emergency declared at popular Spanish island amid flooding

The government of the Canary Islands has declared a state of emergency on Lanzarote, after the island crippled by a two-hour deluge of rain that caused intense flooding. 

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2 d. ago Foreign Office issues new Spain travel warning following state of emergency

The UK Foreign Office has issued the new warning for British holidaymakers planning to travel to Spain

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3 d. ago Lanzarote floods LIVE as holiday hotspot hit by deluge with weather warning of more rain

A state of emergency was declared by local officials in Lanzarote after torrential rain saw homes and cars swamped by floodwater during a two-hour period

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3 d. ago Lanzarote floods LIVE as holiday hotspot battered by flooding ahead of Easter holidays

A state of emergency was declared by local officials in Lanzarote after torrential rain saw homes and cars swamped by floodwater during a two-hour period

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3 d. ago Lanzarote flooding horror shown in terrifying footage after state of emergency declared

A state of emergency was declared by local officials in Lanzarote after torrential rain saw homes and cars swamped by murky brown floodwater, leaving a horrific smell in the air

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6 d. ago Foreign Office issues travel advice after volcano explodes sending ash plume miles into the sky

It is recommended that communities within a 6-km radius of the summit crater remain evacuated

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7 d. ago It could take weeks for flood waters to leave part of the Ohio Valley after ‘1,000

Additional evacuations could happen in western Kentucky this week

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8 d. ago Foreign Office issues urgent advice to Brits travelling to European country amid outbreak

The Foreign Office has issued advice to Brits travelling to Slovakia amid an outbreak of a disease - here's everything you need to know if you have a trip booked.

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9 d. ago Holidaymakers warned to check Foreign Office 'do not travel' warnings

The Foreign Office has issued a warning to holidaymakers advising against travel to nine countries due to severe safety and security risks

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9 d. ago Foreign Office says 'do not travel' to these nine destinations including Caribbean country

The Foreign Office has issued a warning to Brits advising against travel to nine countries due to severe safety and security risks

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