Excited punters knock back a few drinks as they flood into Melbourne Gold Cup

The Melbourne Cup may look a little different this year thanks to COVID-19 restrictions but it didn’t take long for revellers to get into the party spirit at the event.     With Covid-19 safety measures in place, no racegoers or owners were allowed to attend Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne for Australia’s most prestigious horse race. Instead, glamorous … Read more

Ten steps to make storm and flood claims: Consumer Fightback

Storm and heavy rain damage is a real problem for homeowners and late summer and early autumn have seen bad weather and floods in some places. While not as damaging as some of the severe storms seen at the start of the year, the weather has still caused damage across the country and the coming … Read more

I’m A Celebrity: New photos of Gwrych Castle show the set deluged by rain after flood

The 2020 I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! stars are set for a tough three weeks as brutal weather continues to batter the Wales set. Crew members reportedly spent the weekend drying out Gwrych Castle after it became flooded, and new photos taken on Monday show the ruins still being pelted with heavy rain. … Read more

Twitter users flood #ProudBoys hashtag with gay pride

Gay men hijack #ProudBoys hashtag and post images of themselves ‘doing very gay things’ to ‘reclaim’ the label from the far-right group in a viral trend started by Star Wars’ George Takei Takei, 83, took to Twitter to call on other gay men to post pictures of themselves ‘making out… or doing very gay things’ … Read more

UK weather: 120 flood alerts are issued after more than a month’s worth of rain

More than 120 flood alerts are issued across the UK after more than a month’s worth of rain fell over weekend as forecasters warn of MORE torrential downpours this week 121 flood alerts and warnings issued across UK, including 91 in England, 21 in Scotland and eight in Wales More wet weather this week with Environment … Read more

Taylor Swift fans flood Jake Gyllenhaal’s comments with All Too Well lyrics after he posts throwback

Taylor Swift’s loyal fandom (affectionately termed Swifties) have been basking in her latest album, which dropped in July. But the Swifties have been revisiting an oldie, but a goodie, which references one of her famous exes.  They flooded Jake Gyllenhaal’s Instagram comments Monday with lyrics from her song All Too Well, which appeared on her fourth … Read more

Peter Crouch reveals a flood caused £80k damage to his £3m home during lockdown

Peter Crouch reveals a flood caused £80k damage to his £3m home during lockdown… as star reveals wife Abbey Clancy doesn’t ‘trust him’ to take care of their kids alone after losing son Jack at a FARM By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 00:29 BST, 30 September 2020 | Updated: 00:29 BST, 30 September 2020 … Read more

Dramatic footage shows moment Massachusetts hospital is struck by flash flood

Dramatic footage has captured the moment a Massachusetts hospital was struck by a flash food with up to four feet of water surging through the basement and ICU, causing 100 patients to be evacuated.  Norwood Hospital in southeast Massachusetts was ravaged by floodwater back on June 28 when almost six inches of water fell in … Read more

Sea of souped-up motors flood Southend seafront as up to 5,000 attend car meet

Sea of souped-up motors flood Southend seafront as up to 5,000 petrol-heads attend unofficial bank holiday car meet Police went to the Essex town to break up the gathering, which was illegal due to coronavirus restrictions Officers ordered motorists to go home but did not issue any fines, which could be as much as £10,000 … Read more

Britain is set for more flood misery with half a month’s rain to hit in just three hours

Britain faces more flood chaos today with half a month’s worth of rain expected to fall in just three hours as 5.6 million take to the roads to get away for the bank holiday weekend.  A yellow storm warning remains in place for a swathe of southern England and South Wales, with another warning for … Read more