Residents are blighted by leaks and floods in what was the tallest residential building in the world

Fly into New York nowadays and you can’t miss it — unless its loftiest floors are wreathed in cloud. Like a giant stake driven into the heart of Manhattan, 432 Park Avenue is intended to stand out and is perhaps the Big Apple’s most ostentatious skyscraper. When it was completed in 2015, at nearly 1,400 … Read more

Met Office warns of up to a FOOT more snow and floods

Britons are bracing for another chilly weekend as forecasters warn temperatures will plummet, with more rain and snow is on the way.    A yellow weather warning of snow has been issued for all of Thursday and into Friday morning across parts of Scotland and northern England, with forecasters warning of potential heavy snowfall on hills … Read more

Floods caused by two months of rain in a day and melting snow could pose ‘danger to life’

Two months of rain in a DAY: Heavy flooding caused by downpours and melting snow could pose a danger to life, Met Office warns England and Wales are on alert for disruption caused by up to five inches of rain on already saturated ground It is feared communities could be cut off with milder temperatures … Read more

Viewers of George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces in floods of tears

Viewers of George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces were left in floods of tears last night after a joiner suffering from a rare form of muscular dystrophy transformed a circus wagon into a cute holiday home.  Paul Tomlin, from Oxford, appeared on the programme last night as he renovated the 19th century vehicle, which had rotten walls … Read more

Worzel Gummidge’s Christmas special leaves viewers in floods of tears

Worzel Gummidge returned to screens with a bang on Christmas Eve and did not fail to impress fans with its well-recognised joyous and endearing scenes. And viewers were left in floods of tears after the classic characters returned for another heart-warming adventure just in time for Christmas. The festive remake saw Mackenzie Crook starring as Worzel and … Read more

UK weather: Britain is told to brace for floods with 108 warnings and alerts in place

Britain can look forward to sunny days and frosty nights around Christmas – but forecasters have warned the New Year could bring floods. The start of 2021 is likely to be wetter than normal, with conditions similar to the first few months of this year, which brought four named storms, torrential rain and widespread, devastating … Read more

Venice floods: St Mark’s Square swamped with water after heavy rain

Venice has been flooded with water once again as officials warn of a ‘terrible situation’ a year after the city suffered a billion pounds of damage during high tides.  Bad weather including heavy rain and high winds caused the tide in Venice to rise and flood waters reached a height of 122cm this morning, catching the … Read more

Venice floods again: St Mark’s Square is swamped with water

Venice has been flooded with water once again as officials warn of a ‘terrible situation’ a year after the city suffered a billion pounds of damage during high tides.  Bad weather including heavy rain and high winds caused the tide in Venice to rise and flood waters reached a height of 122cm this morning.  This … Read more

Cheeky cat floods couple’s house after turning on taps and blocking plughole

A cheeky cat flooded the house after turning on the tap and blocking the plughole while her owner popped to the shops on her lunch break.  Jasmin Stork, 26, said her boyfriend Robbie’s cat had ‘no remorse whatsoever’ after leaving her entire home in Kingston-upon-Hull flooded with water, using a new trick she had learned … Read more

I’m A Celebrity’s Gwrych Castle appears to have dried out in aerial snaps after Welsh floods

Earlier this month it was claimed crew members had to spend a weekend drying out Gwrych Castle after it became flooded when it was battered by torrential rain. And new aerial shots showed that the building appears to have finally dried out as work is once again underway as of Sunday, after the brutal weather … Read more