A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across the UK is in place for the end of the week as forecasters predict possible flooding – bringing an end to the recent tropical heatwave. The warning is in place from 12pm on Friday, June 26, until 6am the following day. The Met …
Read More »Tesco superstore in Beeston had to close after floodwater poured in ‘like a river’
The Tesco Extra in Beeston had to temporarily close on Wednesday (June 17) after floodwater poured into the superstore. Shopper Sue Cain, 52, filmed the car park of the Station Road store partially underwater. The charity volunteer coordinator, of Arran Close, Stapleford, also captured footage of the supermarket left damp …
Read More »Shropshire on brink with flood defences ‘likely’ to be breached by ‘danger to life’ surges
Towns in flood-ravaged Shropshire are on the brink as temporary defences are “likely” to be breached within hours – and residents have been urged to flee. Thousands of people living along a 100-mile stretch of the swollen River Severn are on high alert amid two severe “danger to life” warnings …
Read More »Met Office wind warning now in force as Storm Brendan blasts Devon and Cornwall – live updates
Hamlet cut off A small hamlet with some of the best river views in Cornwall was cut off from the rest of the world after a large tree came down in gale force winds. Malpas, which overlooks the River Truro where it meets with the River Fal was the scene …
Read More »Riverside village Malpas stranded after fallen tree cut only road off
A small village with some of the best river views in Cornwall has been cut off from the rest of the world after a large tree came down in gale force winds. Malpas, which overlooks the River Truro where it meets with the River Fal, was the scene of amusement …
Read More »Sen. Mitt Romney proposes bill to fight sending opioids, fentanyl through mail
SALT LAKE CITY — Drug traffickers often use the post office and private shipping companies to send opioids, including fentanyl, to people across the country. Now, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., have introduced a bill to curtail the circulation of illicit drugs through the mail. The …
Read More »Kent weather: Met Office warns heavy rain will cause disruption on roads and trains next week
The Met Office is warning that heavy rain set to batter the county is “likely to bring disruption to travel”. Forecasters have issued a yellow weather warning for rain on Tuesday morning (September 24). It will be in place from midnight until 3pm. Kent Royal Mail postman fired after being …
Read More »Postman died from catastrophic injuries after driving into lorry on the A38
A 32-year-old postman died from catastrophic injuries after his BMW hit a Tesco lorry on the A38 near Tideford last year. An inquest in Truro today (Friday, July 19) heard that Andrew Payne died after a suspected momentarily loss of attention when his car crossed white lines and collided with …
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