Met Office issues amber weather warning for rain amid risk of floods, power cuts and people being cut off

An amber weather warning has been issued for parts of north-east Scotland by the Met Office, signalling an increased risk of ...

Warning of floods and damage to buildings as heavy rain hits saturated ground

Heavy rain is likely to cause flooding and disruption in parts of the UK, the Met Office has said. An amber warning is in place for parts of Scotland until 6pm, with the weather forecaster warning ...

Birmingham 'abandoned by government' and 'let down' as it battles exempt housing crisis

More than 32,000 people now living in supported exempt accommodation properties in city as explosion continues ...

Slashed incomes and gamers go cold turkey: the fallout from Uganda's internet shutdown

Mobile money agent Mirembe Tracy laments that her business in Uganda's bustling capital Kampala was paralysed when the government shut the internet during last week's fiercely con ...