Flood Warnings Remain in Place as Cold Weather Alert Issued

Published on January 6, 2024

Almost 250 flood warnings remain in place across England and Wales as conditions continue to cause travel problems across large parts of the country. While the Met Office predicts the wet weather has passed, water levels remain high and colder temperatures are predicted for the next few days with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issuing a yellow cold weather alert. The Environment Agency had 244 flood warnings, where flooding is expected, in place across England on Saturday—down from more than 300 on Friday morning. Natural Resources Wales has warnings in place on the River Wye at Monmouth and the River Ritec at Tenby....

Continue reading on website
Other news

Community Is Plagued by Chocolate Wrappers—It Gets Hilarious When Residents Catch the Litterers

January 6, 2024
The identity of mysterious litter louts who spent months blighting a housing estate with half-eaten chocolate has finally been revealed—a scurry of sweet-toothed squirrels.Locals living in Dudley Crescent in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England, became anxious after leftover, half-eaten chocolate bars kept appearing. The saga—dubbed “Wafergate”—was discussed daily on the estate chatgroup, with theori

An Explainer of Jan. 6 and Its Aftermath

January 6, 2024
It was a day of infamy.Worse than Pearl Harbor, 9/11, or even the Civil War, Americans were told.A bloody insurrection by a wild, ruthless, armed mob of election deniers.A coup d’etat. A revolution.That first Wednesday in January 2021, however, was none of the above.Yet Jan. 6 will forever be a prominent part of American history—in ways that few people fully realize.It was most certainly a fork in