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Supermarkets are funding the construction of wetlands on poultry farms after coming under public pressure to combat the pollution killing the River Wye.Retailers such as Marks & Spencer and Tesco are

The Environment Agency has warned there could be more flooding after around 1,250 properties in England have been flooded and an estimated 30,000 properties have been protected.

Around 1,250 homes across England have been flooded following the onslaught of strong gales and heavy showers, that saw more than a month and a halfs worth of rain fall in days.

John Gillan, 56, a painter and decorator from Arbroath in Angus, was killed when a tree struck his van on the B9127 at Whigstreet near Forfar last Thursday.

Dave Thomas (pictured), 76, a resident of Tapton Terrace, Chesterfield where flood victim Maureen Gilbert, 83, had lived all her life, said he had to pay to pump water, with 150 tonnes removed.

Flooding continued to cause disruption across Britain – as the Met Office issued more alerts.

Nottinghamshire County Council has declared a major incident in the town of Retford, which sits on the River Idle. Water levels on the Idle hit 2.56m as of 12pm on Sunday - the previous record was 2.4m.

Shocking footage showed a huge yellow bus being swept away down the fast-flowing raging ravine in France, before becoming lodged between rocks as the murky brown water continued to froth around.

A woman in her 80s has died at a home in Chesterfield after Storm Babet flooded the area.

The extraordinary video, which was posted to TikTok earlier this week by Grace Vickers, shows her paddling through a flooded street in Chesterfield after finishing her shift at work.