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Three severe flood warnings – one in England and two in Wales – remained in place on Friday morning.

Residents in parts of England are being urged to prepare for further flooding into the weekend in the wake of Storm Christoph. The Environment Agency warned of “exceptionally high river levels” following days of heavy rainfall, with around 400 properties across the country flooded so far. Care home residents were among those evacuated in several areas across the North West, while, in Wales, a helicopter crew rescued a family trapped in their home due to fast-flowing floodwater. Flooding rem...

Family airlifted from flooded home as dramatic images show Storm Christoph rescue efforts across Wrexham Roads remain shut as people start to count the cost of the devastating floods 13:50, 22 JAN 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up to our free newsletter for the top North Wales stories sent straight to your e-mail Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these n...

SHARE Temperatures in Britain will drop as low as minus 10°C this weekend as Storm Christoph is followed by freezing weather conditions. Parts of the UK were devastated by flooding on Tuesday and Wednesday, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of homes in Wales and north-west England. But Met Office forecasters say conditions are about to become “more wintry” as the storm moves east. “We’re losing the rain but gaining some colder and possibly some wintry weather too”, meteorologist...

THESE spectacular photos have provided a great illustration of how much Storm Christoph has hit the area this week. The photos, taken by DronePics.Wales, show how the River Dee flooded the Chester Meadows from Thursday evening to Friday morning (January 22), following intense and consistent rainfall all throughout Wednesday. Storm Christoph caused widespread flooding all over west Cheshire, with dozens of residents forced to be evacuated from their homes. Scores of roads and schools had...

GMB reporter tells how he heard cries for help as man rescued from car in floodwater 5ft deep Nick Dixon was in the village of Aldford, just outside Chester, in Cheshire for Good Morning Britain when he heard the cries on Friday morning The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up to the Grimsby Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send yo...

Residents in parts of England are being urged to prepare for further flooding into the weekend in the wake of Storm Christoph. The Environment Agency warned of “exceptionally high river levels” following days of heavy rainfall, with around 400 properties across the country flooded so far. Care home residents were among those evacuated in several areas across the North West, while, in Wales, a helicopter crew rescued a family trapped in their home due to fast-flowing floodwater. Flooding rem...

The family was airlifted from their home after Storm Christoph left them trapped on Thursday evening. The HM Coastguard search and rescue helicopter from Caernarfon was called as part of the wider emergency response to floods across the area alongside North Wales Police, the Welsh Ambulance Service and the Welsh Fire and Rescue Service. High water had forced the family-of-three out of their homes after the banks of the River Dee burst following heavy rainfall. The fire service said it h...

The Queen eats this surprising breakfast dish – and its a wartime favourite Hello! 22/01/2021 Buckingham Palace. The British monarch is said to read French menus, Most surprising of all, however, is the very controversial dish that she enjoys both for breakfast and as a late night snack. Forget avocado on toast - this food choice is quite old fashioned yet full of nutrients. Dying to know what it is? Well, the Queens favourite breakfast was revealed in  Dinner at Buckingham Palace, a book...

A RIVERSIDE hotel in Llangollen witnessed firsthand the levels of water in the River Dee following two days of heavy rain.