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Flood warnings issued as rains set to continue across UK
Severe weather alerts from Met Office for large swaths of Britain as country told to brace itself for another week of stormsHigh spring tides and yet more heavy rain in the coming days are set to...
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Pill poses risk of blood clots, GPs warned
Small risk of thrombosis carried by some combined hormonal contraceptives should be explained to women, says drug agencyWomen in England using some of the most popular brands of contraceptive pill are...
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Pubs cannot stay open late for England first World Cup game – Home Office
British Beer and Pub Association request for extended hours for opening and closing weekend of Brazil World Cup turned downPubs will not be allowed to open late during England's opening World Cup match...
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Hot drinks and hair straighteners among top causes of children's burns
Study finds one-year-olds suffer 10 times as many burns and scalds as older childrenHair straighteners are responsible for more than 6% of burns in under-fives that require medical attention, a study...
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Clacton explosion 'flattens two houses' and causes multiple casualties
Five people are taken to hospital and five more are treated at the scene, where a gas-fuelled fire is still burningTen people have been taken to hospital, one with life-threatening injuries, after an...
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'Stay away from the coast': severe flood warnings as storms lash Britain
Scores of trains are cancelled, motorists are told to watch for debris on roads and thousands of homes are left without power• Read the latest updates on the stormsThe latest in this winter's series of...
View ArticleUK storms: rail chaos and more homes evacuated – live updates
Follow updates on the disruption caused by the latest storm to batter Britain. Nine severe warnings are in place and 200 homes have been evacuated as the prime minister pledges £100m to tackle the...
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South-west warned to prepare for more flooding as heavy rain is forecast
After 14 people are rescued overnight, Eric Pickles prepares Commons statement amid criticism of government's responseThe Met Office has warned people to prepare for more flooding with "heavy and...
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NHS hospitals will have duty to report FGM, government announces
New obligation is aimed at helping Department of Health build more accurate picture of prevalence of female genital mutilationAll NHS acute hospitals are to be obliged to provide information on...
View ArticleMore UK storms prompt new flooding fears - live updates
Follow live updates as two more storms are set to batter Britain and severe flood warnings remain in place for parts of Somerset where police used megaphones from a helicopter to urge residents to...
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UK floods: severe warnings issued along Thames, with more rain to come
Environment Agency warns of danger to life in Berkshire, Surrey and Somerset, as Met Office warns of more rainFollow live updates on the flooding crisisSixteen severe flood warnings have been issued...
View ArticleFlooding crisis hits the Thames as political row worsens
Political row intensifies, more severe flood warnings are issued, and the Royal Marines are deployed to shore up defencesMatthew WeaverHaroon Siddique
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More storms forecast across UK as Thames flood warnings remain in place
Warnings in place along 12-mile stretch of Thames, as strong winds and heavy rain are expected across much of UKThe Met Office is warning of another band of heavy rain sweeping in from the Atlantic,...
View ArticleUK floods: Cameron says 'money is no object'– live updates
Follow live updates on the continuing flood crisis as 14 severe flood warnings remain in place along the Thames Valley, the rising water causes major rail disruption west of London and political...
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Red weather warnings issued as 100mph winds head towards UK
Met Office issues its highest-level warning as hurricane force winds in Atlantic head towards Wales and north-west EnglandThe Met Office has issued a rare red warning because of exceptionally strong...
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Tony Benn seriously ill in hospital
Former Labour cabinet minister Tony Benn spends fourth night in hospital after being taken ill on SaturdayThe veteran leftwinger and former Labour cabinet minister Tony Benn has spent a fourth night in...
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105mph wind recorded as gales batter Britain
Wales hit by record wind speed as Thames is set to rise to highest level in 60 yearsStrong winds continued to batter the UK on Wednesday, causing disruption to road and rail networks and leaving 21,000...
View ArticleUK Storms: Met office issues red warning for damaging winds
Gale force winds and more heavy rain is forecast and soldiers move in to help evacuate homes in the Thames Valley, but forget their welliesMatthew WeaverHaroon SiddiqueConal Urquhart
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Hurricane-force winds wreak chaos as floods continue across the UK
Tens of thousands without power supplies as hundred mile an hour winds prompt Met Office warningsHundred mile an hour winds have buffeted Wales, leaving tens of thousands of premises without power...
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Torrential rain, high winds and floods cause transport chaos and power cuts
Heavy rain across western parts of UK to cause even more flooding as violent storms leave 80,000 properties without powerMore than 80,000 homes are still without power and there is continued disruption...
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