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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
Tests due next week will confirm whether self-isolating healthcare workers can return to work Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Tests for healthcare workers will be rolled… Read more »
Spain records highest daily death toll; China closes borders; British prime minister Boris Johnson tests positive Coronavirus latest: at a glance Italy records 969 coronavirus deaths dashing hopes of turnaround… Read more »
