Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency is warning that the UK is seeing the impacts of the climate emergency hitting “worst case scenario” levels with more extreme weather and flooding.

The River Coquet in Northumberland has split into two after overtopping its banks during heavy rain earlier this month.

Scottish Water staff are battling against the elements across the length and breadth of the country and working around the clock in the challenging weather conditions.

A new report is warning over the impacts of increasing flood risk resulting from climate change on UK citizens.

Leaders from councils, businesses, utilities, unions and environmental groups from across Yorkshire and Humber are coming together to tackle the climate crisis head on through a major new partnership.

Two thousand homes in Didsbury in Greater Manchester have been evacuated overnight as heavy rain from Storm Christoph falling on already saturated ground has resulted in significant surface and river water flooding.

Latest data released by the Copernicus Climate Change Service show that 2020 was Europe’s warmest year ever recorded, and seasonally winter 2019/20 and autumn 2020 were also the warmest recorded.

A new set of projections from the Met Office reveal that extremes of rainfall and high temperatures are expected to exceed the extreme conditions already experienced in the UK, breaking records and placing increasing challenges on health, infrastructure and services.

The Environment Agency is warning of the risk of further flooding over the next few days following heavy rain across England and Wales.

2019 was the 12th warmest year in a series from 1884, according to the sixth report in the State of the UK Climate series compiled by the Met Office.2019 was the 12th warmest year in a series from 1884, according to the sixth report in the State of the UK Climate series compiled by the Met Office.