The first of a planned new generation of nuclear power plants in the UK has been given the green light by government. Energy secretary Ed Davey tol...

Much of the UK will be covered with a blanket of snow today that in some places could be 6in (15cm) deep. But it will disappear almost as soon as i...

Fresh flood warnings were issued on Monday as further heavy rain and strong winds due to batter Britain this week bring a new risk of danger and disru...

Heavy snow is expected to sweep the country on Friday, ahead of a thaw which, coupled with rains, is expected to cause flooding. The worst of the ...

Almost 8,000 homes and businesses were flooded in 2012, as the UK was battered by repeated heavy rain, storms and floods. Defences protected almost...

Communities threatened by floodwaters will enjoy some respite on Friday before rain returns to lash the UK during a washout weekend. Some parts of ...

Fresh floods and heavy rain has prompted train cancellations across the country, with fire-fighters saying they are inundated with requests from those...

Heavy showers have continued overnight, bringing fear of continued flooding problems for parts of the UK. The Environment Agency (EA) has eight flo...

Britain is once again in the grip of flooding chaos. Following disastrous floods in 2005, 2007 and 2009, this year's heavy downpours have led to four ...

As businesses and residents across the UK count the cost of the floods - and with unsettled weather forecast to continue for several days - the torrential rain is a timely reminder for businesses to think about what they would do to minimise the risk of their offices being flooded.

Dramatic pictures of a motorist being rescued from rising flood waters in Somerset capture the real risk caused by the torrential rain sweeping across...

Britain's beleaguered towns and villages have been hit again as more rain battered the country on Monday and 200,000 householders were warned they cou...

North England and Wales are bracing for a deluge with forecasters warning the bad weather hitting the south could move northwards. Following a week...

Winds and torrential rain left one person dead and forced hundreds from their homes - as David Cameron promised the Government would "ensure everythin...

Prime Minister David Cameron today told of his shock at the flooding which has hit the South West and promised to "ensure everything is being done to ...

A woman has died and two others were seriously injured after a tree fell on them as floods and high winds battered the South West. The three were i...

Flooding across the UK is set to worsen as experts warn of "substantial" rainfall in the next 24 hours. It will compound misery for those in areas ...

Thousands of people face another day of misery caused by the worst September storm for 30 years. Heavy downpours swelled rivers and flooded 400 hom...

Truly sustainable economics and widespread prosperity can only be based on the viability of the land and its soil--not on increasingly unsustainable supplies of oil.

The UK has to weather just a few more days of wind and rain before a long-awaited "more usual" summer pattern arrives, forecasters predict. Downpou...

Warnings of yet more flooding have been issued as some areas face downpours which could see almost a month's rain fall in just a few hours. The Env...

Residents across the UK are bracing themselves for further flooding with heavy downpours predicted to heap more misery on rain-drenched areas of Brita...

Flood-hit communities across the UK are counting the cost of torrential downpours that left homes under water and one man dead. The worst of the we...

More than a month's rain is expected to fall over just two days in parts of the UK this week. A severe weather warning has been issued by the Met O...