Edinburgh Airport closed due to suspicious package A busy airport has been closed and is not accepting inbound flights after a suspicious package was discovered in the search area. Edinburgh Airport was evacuated and a police cordon set up after the discovery of a “potentially suspicious bag” at 1.50pm. Bomb read more…
Region battered by a 'perfect storm' of rain, high tides and… The worst of the battering from storm surges, freak waves, tides and floods could well be over as the West wakes up this morning – after another day taking a pounding from the elements.Weather forecasters are predicting the rest read more…
West Country flooding: Live updates, January 6 Good morning. Much of the West Country remains under water this morning, as rain continues to fall on saturated ground, offering little hope of let-up. River levels, especially in the Severn, have not yet reached their peak, as Tristan Cork explains in this read more…
Roads closed by flooding in West Country Roads across the West Country remain closed this morning due to flooding. In Somerset, the A361 at Burrowbridge and the A372 at Othery are shut, with diversions in place. Other routes, including the B3165 at Long Sutton and New Road, West Lyng, are read more…
