A growing number of extreme storms and heavy rainfall means more money is needed for flood defense, the UK government said.

More than £40m has been announced to protect thousands of homes and businesses in Somerset. Ministers confirmed the ...

The Stoneclough community denied a much-needed flood protection because of the £30m cost have created their own makeshift defences.

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Recent rainfall has resulted in river levels rising. Flooding is forecast to affect locations near the Middle Hampshire Avon, with low lying land and roads expected to be most affected ...

The £95 million Our City Our River (OCOR ... nuclear submarines and defending against flooding helps us maintain our delivery commitments to the UK Ministry of Defence." Phase two will involve ...

A retired farmer has claimed that decades of no maintenance have led to a stretch of river becoming a “constant threat” to ...

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Up to 1,000 projects will get funding, including £43 million for the Bridgwater tidal barrier flood defence scheme in ...

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The funding is part of a £2.65bn announcement of investment in flood defences across the UK. Mr Reed added the government ... will be constructed across the River Parrett between Express Park ...

Floodwaters in Ingham have started to subside after the Herbert River rose beyond a 15.2m flood record set almost 60 years ago. Record-breaking rain has lashed north Queensland for days ...