Properties across the East of England could get the "long-term protection they need" after the Environment Agency (EA) ...

These are natural causes of flooding. The Met office describes flash flooding like ... hydrologist at the University of Reading Flood warnings are issued by the governments in England, Wales, Scotland ...

But with rain such a common fixture of Britain's weather, should we expect floods to happen more often? To answer that, it's best to consider what causes floods in the first place. Basically ...

The warnings in the region cover Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and the Tyne Estuary, and state that "flooding is possible" ...

More advice about what to do during a flood and how to stay safe can be found on the National Flood Forum (Wales, England, and Northern Ireland) or Scottish Flood Forum (Scotland) websites. Your local ...