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Liam Dutton
The weather during the first week of 2012 has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride across the UK. A succession of deep areas of low pressure has brought two bouts of stormy weather, with some places recording gusts of wind in excess of 100mph.
Liam Dutton
Tuesday’s storm brought widespread disruption across the UK as winds in excess of 100mph battered some areas. Two people were killed by the severe weather and the transport network was hit hard.
So from a chopper above the Thames I see a nation that used to build the world’s infrastructure that now wants the world to build ours. Infrastructure spending not by our government, but from abroad — from state guaranteed companies – from the Arab world and China paying for Britain’s infrastructure.
President Obama has cut short his holiday warning Hurricane Irene will be a “historic” storm, as low lying parts of New York are evacuated and public transport shut down.
Channel 4 News meets the British woman aiming to shatter records by cycling and rowing around the world alone, via some of the most dangerous roads and roughest oceans.
A rescue operation is underway in Cornwall as heavy rain and winds led to flash floods in St Austell and St Blazey. Locals tell Channel 4 News they are concerned about the 2pm high tide.
As Cornwall copes with flash flooding in St Austell and St Blazey which saw 100 homes evacuated, FactCheck finds David Cameron’s claim to have “protected” flood defence funds is not quite waterproof.