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[ Government support for flood risk households ]

Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) is today setting out plans to contribute at least £5 million to a scheme to support households in England which face a particularly high risk...

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[ Flood risk 'delays prison plan' ]

A plan for a prison on the site of a former RAF base is facing delays after a legal challenge revealed vital information had not been included. The Ministry of Justice omitted a flood risk assessment...

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[ Shingle to help flood-risk beach ]

Work to replace shingle on an East Sussex beach is under way to protect hundreds of low-lying properties and the railway from coastal flooding.

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[ MP secures debate on flood impact ]

An MP has secured a Parliamentary debate on the impact of devastating floods in Northumberland.

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[ Private sewers and drains transferred to water company ownership ]

Approximately 200,000 kilometres of privately owned sewers and lateral drains in England will be transferred to water and sewerage companies from 2011, removing millions of householders from the risk...

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[ New measures to tackle flooding ]

Local authorities will play a key role in future flood prevention efforts in England and Wales, ministers have said.

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[ Concerns over flooding discussed ]

About 100 people attended a conference looking at the challenges facing the River Thames in the 21st Century.

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[ Broadland defences to be unveiled ]

The Environment Agency is preparing to officially unveil an £11m flood defence scheme designed to protect Norfolk's fragile Broadland habitat.

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[ SMEs not prepared for climate change, says CII and Axa ]

Global warming will have an impact on the environment and economy and will affect all lines of business for insurers, according to Alexander Scott, CEO, Chartered Institute of Insurers (CII).

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[ Draft Flood and Water Management Bill ]

"The drought in South East England in 2004-06 and the nationwide floods of Summer 2007 brought home to us what climate change means. We need to be better prepared in the future for both flood and...

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