Environment

Hydrology expert Andrew McKenzie braves the floods (without waders) to tell Channel 4 News that the floods are “quite probably” caused by climate change.

Magician Paul Daniels tells Channel 4 News that he believes authorities have been “unprepared” for the flooding crisis, and says things have got worse for his home if dredging had not been stopped.

Homes in Sunbury-on-Thames may be underwater but residents can take comfort that Environment Agency facilities are on their doorstep. Except EA land has been sold to build… more homes.

Jon Snow takes a boat into the heart of the Thames flooding crisis, to meet people whose homes and businesses are submerged. He finds people angry at the amount of help they are getting.

David Cameron denies the government did not prioritise flood prevention. “I don’t accept that,” he tells Gary Gibbon. “We have topped up [funding] when we’ve seen the events in Somerset.”

A rail passenger body says its report called for the re-routing of the south west rail line ten years ago but Network Rail thought it could “engineer its way out” of the problem.

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles says the government “made a mistake” and should have dredged the flood-hit Somerset Levels.

Hundreds of businesses in Cork city centre are flood after the River Lee burst its banks, leaving the high street under water.

We’ve been filming along the esplanade in Weymouth, currently subject to one of seven severe flood warnings stretching along the coast from Dorset to Cornwall.

David Cameron says an extra £100m will be made available to fund essential flood defences, after high winds and stormy seas cause the collapse of the the railway at Dawlish, Devon.

David Cameron issues a warning to the European Union that imposing “burdensome” regulations on shale gas exploration would deter investment and job creation.