Exclusive Guardian and Greenpeace analysis finds areas hit by recent storms are planning houses on floodplains More than 11,000 new homes are planned to be built on land at the… »
Met Office says more belts of rain expected and warns of high winds and snow in Scotland A third consecutive weekend of stormy weather has brought further flooding to already… »
Study by thinktank Bright Blue finds 70,000 homes built in England on highest-risk land Tens of thousands of families who bought new homes in flood-risk areas are facing “crippling” financial… »
MPs and council leaders in flood-stricken areas attack lack of action from government Boris Johnson has been accused of hampering the recovery effort from the worst winter storms in a… »
Roads shut and trains suspended as storm lashes large parts of country ‘Life-threatening’ flood warnings in south Wales Anger and fear across UK as second storm wreaks havoc 2.57pm GMT… »
Visitors who were told to evacuate a vast area along the NSW south coast before even worse fire conditions return stuck for hours in gridlocked traffic Tens of thousands of… »
At least 10 people have died since Christmas Day, and the RFS is urging people to evacuate the New South Wales south coast before dangerous conditions on the weekend. Follow… »
Scott Morrison’s government under pressure as fires feared to have killed 17 people Navy ships and army aircraft have been dispatched to help fight devastating bushfires on Australia’s south-east coast… »
Residents in Victoria and New South Wales count terrible cost during brief reprieve from disaster that has sent smoke as far as New Zealand Nine people are confirmed dead, with… »
Thousands shelter on beaches as fires rip through Victoria and New South Wales Australia’s bushfire crisis has claimed at least two more lives, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, as dozens of… »
There are fears that many houses may have been lost on a horrific day in Victoria and Tasmania, with more extreme weather forecast for New Year’s Eve One firefighter has… »
Exclusive: Department’s brief said that ‘coordinated national action’ was needed to ward off increasing disruptions The government was warned by the Department of Home Affairs after the May election that… »
Regional leaders call on Boris Johnson to act as Kent and East Sussex are hit by flooding Boris Johnson must overhaul the system for deciding where flood-defence funding is spent… »
Australian PM Scott Morrison says government won’t change its climate change policy as New South Wales premier says ‘not much left’ of town of Balmoral The devastation from Australia’s bushfire… »
Two people confirmed dead in South Australia as fires burn at emergency level across three different states NSW fires live: PM returns to Australia from Hawaii holiday as bushfires destroy… »
Prime minister says he ‘deeply regrets’ any offence caused by him taking leave during fires, and he will return to Sydney Fire threat sweeps across NSW, Queensland and South Australia… »
Tuesday’s average maximum 0f 40.9C was Australia’s hottest ever and follows the driest and second warmest spring on record Australia has just experienced its hottest day on record and its… »
Questions over why tourists were on White Island after experts noted volcanic activity Five people have died and eight are still missing after an eruption on a volcanic island in… »
Magnitude 6.4 quake strikes at shallow depth, bringing down buildings in Tirana and nearby At least 21 people have died and 600 people have been injured after a powerful earthquake… »
Magnitude 6.4 quake strikes at shallow depth, bringing down buildings in Tirana and nearby At least nine people have died and 600 people have been injured after a powerful earthquake… »
Seven people die as weekend of heavy rain brings landslides, floods and collapsed overpass Seven people have died as violent storms swept through parts of France, Greece and Italy over… »
People with asthma or respiratory illness should stay inside, health authorities warn Sydney woke up to a thick blanket of smoke over the city on Tuesday as New South Wales… »
Rescuers battle to reach devastated communities as cruise ships arrive with supplies and volunteers Rescue teams are still struggling to reach some flood-hit Bahamian communities in the aftermath of Hurricane… »
Lashing rain, 185mph winds – the ferocious storm has left 43 dead and hundreds missing. Oliver Laughland reports from the rubble of Grand Bahama As Erica Roberts clung to a… »
Groups struggle to deliver aid as death toll expected to rise Hundreds of thousands without power in Carolinas After hammering the Bahamas and leaving at least 30 dead, Hurricane Dorian… »
Reports an eight-year-old boy has been killed after Dorian made landfall at Great Abaco Island on Sunday Full story: Hurricane Dorian pounds northern Bahamas with ‘catastrophic’ winds Donald Trump wrongly… »
Trump says Americans should pray for islanders Where will the storm hit and what damage will it bring? Hurricane Dorian grew into a “catastrophic” category 5 storm on Sunday as… »
Cold front heads towards east of country and Balearics as Madrid reels from flash-floods Parts of eastern Spain and the Balearic islands are bracing for heavy rains after Madrid and… »
Derbyshire’s deputy chief constable said there are about 20 properties with residents refusing to leave A police chief who has been at the forefront of a near disaster in a… »
Scientists say July at least equalled and may have beaten hottest month on record The record-breaking heatwave that roasted Europe last month was a one-in-a-thousand-year event made up to 100… »
Foreign secretary hints he believes same Russian cell behind Salisbury poisoning and Czech explosion The British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, said the UK stood in “full support” of the Czech… »
Foreign secretary hints he believes same Russian cell behind Salisbury poisoning and Czech explosion The British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, said the UK stood in “full support” of the Czech… »
