Disasters and weather · updated 29 October 2026

Disasters and weather in United Kingdom

Disasters and weather news from United Kingdom: 44 stories in the last two weeks, each pinned to where it happened. Updated every 5 minutes.

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• Next's padded jacket that feels 'like a warm duvet' has 'great pockets and hood'birminghammail.co.uk · United Kingdom · 18 min ago
• A134 northbound closed after crash near Stoke-by-Naylandharwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk · Stoke-By-Nayland · 48 min ago
• Starbucks brings back Red Cups and new holiday cold cupspenarthtimes.co.uk · United Kingdom · 1 h ago
• Milking it – the hideous horrors of cow juice explainedheraldscotland.com · London · 1 h ago
• UK government increases conscription age in major update amid chilling '1,000 day war' warningmanchestereveningnews.co.uk · Manchester · 1 h ago
• Long delays on A146 at Worlingham after two-vehicle crasheadt.co.uk · Worlingham · 1 h ago
• Severe delays on A14 near Ipswich with Orwell Bridge queueseadt.co.uk · Copdock · 1 h ago
• Five plants gardeners must bring indoors before Novembermirror.co.uk · United Kingdom · 1 h ago
• M62 RECAP as all traffic stopped on motorway amid reports of crashmanchestereveningnews.co.uk · Rishworth · 1 h ago
• Gardeners urged to bring 5 plants indoors before Novemberexpress.co.uk · United Kingdom · 1 h ago
• Cosy country Surrey pub with £25 beef rump named one of UK's best places for Sunday roastgetsurrey.co.uk · Ockham · 2 h ago
• Walton, Esher and Thames Ditton all set for major speed limit reductions as council shares plans to reduce crash severitygetsurrey.co.uk · Thames Ditton · 2 h ago
• Crash shuts Flintshire road with 'avoid area' alertdailypost.co.uk · Flintshire · 2 h ago
• Events cancelled as Austen and Boelo storm across the countryhenleystandard.co.uk · South Stoke · 2 h ago
• UK's only icebreaker grounded as Royal Navy suffers 'catastrophic' double engine failureplymouthherald.co.uk · Devonport · 2 h ago
• Britain must prioritise climate resilience, says writerthenorthernecho.co.uk · United Kingdom · 2 h ago
• The road just outside Coventry named among UK's most hauntedcoventrytelegraph.net · London · 2 h ago
• Plans lodged near Drax for Scotland-England electricity linkthenorthernecho.co.uk · Yorkshire · 2 h ago
• Fright night fiascos! The UK's worst Halloween events laid baredailymail.com · Suffolk · 2 h ago
• Phased closures for three Wisbech roads for gas workswisbechstandard.co.uk · Cambridgeshire · 2 h ago
• UKTMO: Vessel reported on fire in Hormuz Strait, off the coast of Omanmiddleeasteye.net · United Kingdom · 2 h ago
• Police probe after car catches fire in Yorkshire villageyorkpress.co.uk · North Yorkshire · 2 h ago
• 'UK's 'worst city break' has been crowned but I couldn't disagree more'dailystar.co.uk · Edinburgh · 2 h ago
• Farmers and emergency services battle Rufforth barn fireyorkpress.co.uk · Rufforth · 2 h ago
• Swindon man fed up after 31 years of flooding outside homeswindonadvertiser.co.uk · Swindon · 3 h ago
• Call for urgent repairs on pothole-plagued busy Swindon roadswindonadvertiser.co.uk · Swindon · 3 h ago
• Labour calls for inquiry after Renfrew Bridge forced to closeclydebankpost.co.uk · Renfrewshire · 3 h ago
• British grandmother, 70, drowns while trying to save granddaughter, ten, from the sea on last day of Spanish holidaydailymail.com · United Kingdom · 3 h ago
• Call from Stourbridge climate group to be heard by Dudley councillorsbirminghammail.co.uk · Stourbridge · 3 h ago
• Leominster pensioner guilty of £13,000 arson damageherefordtimes.com · Leominster · 3 h ago

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