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Brown visits flood devastation region
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in Cumbria today to see flood damage and meet people affected by the record breaking rainfall in the area.
Rain clouds usually leave as quickly as they arrive. But not this time...
Saturday, 21 November 2009
The weather
Authorities are powerless to prevent this flooding
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Michael McCarthy: This calamity is a lesson for flood defence planners.
The office Christmas party is cancelled
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Recession forces companies to scale back festive celebrations
Bank loses appeal over wheelchair access case
Saturday, 21 November 2009
The Royal Bank of Scotland has lost its appeal over a ruling that it failed to cater for the wheelchair access needs of a disabled teenager who was awarded £6,500 damages.
'Shoplifter' fails to halt deportation to US
Friday, 20 November 2009
The High Court has refused to halt the deportation of a US citizen who fears he could spend at least 17 years in jail - and possibly life - if found guilty of shoplifting electric toothbrushes.
Cumbria deluge breaks historic rainfall record
Friday, 20 November 2009
The unprecedented downpour over Cumbria was the highest level of rainfall measured in the country since records began, forecasters said today.
Brief respite before more rain sweeps in
Friday, 20 November 2009
Parts of Cumbria worst hit by floods will get some respite from the rain tonight but more bad weather is expected over the weekend, a forecaster said.
Chaos as a month's rain falls in 24 hours
Friday, 20 November 2009
RAF helicopters called in to rescue 200 people in Cumbria
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