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Sabtu, 03 Oktober 2020

UK weather: Storm Alex brings more heavy rain and strong winds - Metro.co.uk

A woman is pictured being rescued from her car as heavy rain battered the UK due to Storm Alex — A woman had to be rescued from her car as Storm Alex brought more rain to the UK (Pictures: PA/NC)

A second day of heavy rain across the UK has caused widespread disruption, with forecasters warning there’s still more to come.

Storm Alex brought persistent downpours and strong winds to large parts of the country again on Saturday, leading to flooding in some areas.

A family of four had to be rescued by firefighters from a road in Billericay, Essex, on Saturday morning after their car became trapped in floodwater.

And pictures have emerged of the dramatic moment a husband had to carry his wife to safety after her car became submerged in floodwaters at Ingatestone in Essex, early this morning.

More than 20 flood alerts are in place across the UK. There are amber weather warnings for rain in Wales, the West Midlands, south-west England and also parts of eastern Scotland until 6am Sunday.

By Saturday evening, the worst hit places included parts of Exmoor, with 84mm of rain recorded in 36 hours in Liscombe and 74.4mm recorded in Brendon Hill.

Despite the treacherous conditions in the south west, coastguards said they had to persuade a swimmer against plunging into 15ft waves this morning in Torcross, Devon.

Meteorologist John Griffiths said there has been 45-60mm of rain widely across southern England, adding: ‘There’s still a lot of wet weather to get through today and into tonight, so we haven’t really seen the worst of it yet.’

It comes after Storm Alex moved in from France and clipped the southern edge of Britain on Friday. It brought heavy rain and strong winds, with 71mph recorded at Berry Head on the Devon coast.

A woman was rescued by her husband this morning after she drove into a 4 feet flood on a road nr. Ingatestone Essex, early this morning. It was dark and visibilty was difficult in heavy rain. He found her standing on a rail, where her car had floated against.She had already fallen in the water once. NO CREDIT/BYLINE PLEASE. (NC) 3.10.20 (c) Stephen Huntley/HVC..07973 208461...16 CM3 4RP — A woman got stuck in floodwaters in Essex, she managed to get out of the car and was standing on a submerged railing

Many places will see 25-50mm of rainfall this weekend, and there is the potential for more than 120mm on some of the most exposed high ground of Snowdonia and Exmoor.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Central Tayside and Fife plus the Grampian regions of Scotland are set to be hit by 40-70mm of rain with over 120mm possible over high ground on Saturday, Met Office meteorologist Greg Dewhurst said.

ScotRail announced train services in amber warning areas will begin winding down from 4pm, with no trains running at all after 7pm.

Police forces across the country have issued warnings to drivers after a number of crashes on waterlogged roads.

People with umbrellas in Nottingham city centre, as heavy rain is lashing parts of the UK, with the Met Office issuing warnings not seen since March, as winds of up to 65mph are expected along the coast on Saturday along with heavy rain as Storm Alex hits the UK. PA Photo. Picture date: Saturday October 3, 2020. See PA story WEATHER Alex. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire — Women protect themselves from the rain in Nottingham city centre (Picture: PA)

A woman boards a bus in heavy rain in Nottingham city centre, as heavy rain is lashing parts of the UK, with the Met Office issuing warnings not seen since March, as winds of up to 65mph are expected along the coast on Saturday along with heavy rain as Storm Alex hits the UK. PA Photo. Picture date: Saturday October 3, 2020. See PA story WEATHER Alex. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire — Amber warnings for rain have been issued across large parts of the country (Picture: PA)

A woman wearing a protective face covering, shelters from the rain under a Union flag umbrella outside Buckingham Palace in central London on October 3, 2020. - Heavy rain is lashing parts of the UK, with the Met Office issuing warnings not seen since March. Persistent downpours are expected to bring flooding and transport disruption, with more than 20 flood alerts in place. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images) — A few tourists brave the rain outside Buckingham Palace in London (Picture: Getty Images)

People shelter from the rain under umbrellas during a downpour in Greenwich Park, south-east London on October 3, 2020. - Heavy rain is lashing parts of the UK, with the Met Office issuing warnings not seen since March. Persistent downpours are expected to bring flooding and transport disruption, with more than 20 flood alerts in place. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) — People shelter from the rain during a downpour in Greenwich Park, south-east London (Picture: Getty Images)

The Start Point Lighthouse, near Hallsands, Devon (Picture: SWNS)

Cars make their way along the M4 motorway near to junction 18, as heavy rain is lashing parts of the UK, with the Met Office issuing warnings not seen since March. PA Photo. Picture date: Saturday October 3, 2020. Persistent downpours are expected to bring flooding and transport disruption, with more than 20 flood alerts in place. There are amber weather warnings for rain in Wales, the West Midlands, south-west England and also parts of eastern Scotland on Saturday. The Met Office said the last time amber warnings were issued for rain was in March, as forecasters warned of heavy rain across much of the country. The places worst hit so far include parts of Exmoor, with 84mm of rain recorded in 36 hours in Liscombe and 74.4mm recorded in Brendon Hill. See PA story WEATHER Rain. Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire — Cars make their way along the M4 motorway near to junction 18 (Picture: PA)

Undated handout photo taken with permission from the Twitter feed of North West Motorway Police of a damaged car after a collision on the M56 in Cheshire, as heavy rain is lashing parts of the UK, with the Met Office issuing warnings not seen since March. PA Photo. Issue date: Saturday October 3, 2020. See PA story WEATHER Rain. Photo credit should read: North West Motorway Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. — North West Motorway Police shared this picture of a damaged car to warn others to drive safely (Picture: PA)

Sharing pictures of a wrecked car, North West Motorway Police tweeted: ‘If you are using the network this afternoon – please slow down. Thankfully this was a damage only RTC.

‘Lots of stand water across the network today. Please allow extra time for your journey.’

Yellow rain warnings are also in place for the east of England, London and the South East plus much of Wales, western England and eastern Scotland where heavy rain is set to push in from the North West.

The rain is set to last throughout Saturday and into Sunday in these areas.

People walk through rain in Nottingham city centre, as heavy rain is lashing parts of the UK, with the Met Office issuing warnings not seen since March. PA Photo. Picture date: Saturday October 3, 2020. Persistent downpours are expected to bring flooding and transport disruption, with more than 20 flood alerts in place. There are amber weather warnings for rain in Wales, the West Midlands, south-west England and also parts of eastern Scotland on Saturday. The Met Office said the last time amber warnings were issued for rain was in March, as forecasters warned of heavy rain across much of the country. The places worst hit so far include parts of Exmoor, with 84mm of rain recorded in 36 hours in Liscombe and 74.4mm recorded in Brendon Hill. See PA story WEATHER Rain. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire — Worst hit places saw 84mm of rain in 36 hours (Picture: PA)

Vehicles generate spray as they pass through rainwater accumulated on a roundabout in Maidenhead, Berkshire as heavy rain is lashing parts of the UK, with the Met Office issuing warnings not seen since March. PA Photo. Picture date: Saturday October 3, 2020. Persistent downpours are expected to bring flooding and transport disruption, with more than 20 flood alerts in place. There are amber weather warnings for rain in Wales, the West Midlands, south-west England and also parts of eastern Scotland on Saturday. The Met Office said the last time amber warnings were issued for rain was in March, as forecasters warned of heavy rain across much of the country. The places worst hit so far include parts of Exmoor, with 84mm of rain recorded in 36 hours in Liscombe and 74.4mm recorded in Brendon Hill. See PA story WEATHER Rain. Photo credit should read: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire — Maidenhead, Berkshire was one of many places hit by downpours (Picture: PA)

People shelter from the rain under an umbrella looking out at the view of the London city skyline during a downpour in Greenwich Park, south-east London on October 3, 2020. - Heavy rain is lashing parts of the UK, with the Met Office issuing warnings not seen since March. Persistent downpours are expected to bring flooding and transport disruption, with more than 20 flood alerts in place. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) — People shelter under an umbrella while looking at the London skyline (Picture: Getty Images)

Operational staff work in bad weather to complete the final preparations to the course and The Mall ahead of the historic elite-only Virgin Money London Marathon taking place on a closed-loop circuit around St James's Park in central London on Sunday 4 October 2020. PA Photo. Picture date: Saturday October 3, 2020. See PA story ATHLETICS Marathon. Photo credit should read: Andrew Baker for London Marathon Events/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Editorial use only. No commercial use. — Rain is likely to disrupt preparations for the London Marathon on Sunday (Picture: PA)

Mr Dewhurst said: ‘It is going to be raining and horrible all day’ on Saturday, adding: ‘If you have to travel take extra time on your journey, the roads will be pretty treacherous at times with poor visibility due to the heavy rain.’

Drains could become blocked with debris as trees are now in full leaf and there is a heightened risk of flooding and very difficult driving conditions.

Carol Holt, flood duty manager at the Environment Agency, added that ‘widespread and persistent rain is likely to lead to flooding’ in some areas over the weekend.

She added: ‘We urge people to stay away from swollen rivers and not to drive though flood water – it is often deeper than it looks and just 30cm of flowing water is enough to float your car.’

RAC Breakdown spokesman Rod Dennis said that road conditions will be ‘miserable if not downright dangerous’ for drivers this weekend.

He said they will need to be prepared for ‘an ugly mix’ of surface spray, gusty winds and more than likely some disruption on the roads.

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2020-10-03 17:15:00Z
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Heavy rain across UK brings flood risk warning - BBC News

Heavy rain is continuing to fall, amid warnings that parts of the UK face the risk of flooding.

The Met Office has issued amber warnings for parts of eastern Scotland, the West Midlands, south-west England and most of Wales.

Police warned motorists to take care, while in Essex, firefighters rescued a family of four when their car became trapped in floodwater.

Yellow, less severe, warnings for rain affect much of the rest of the country.

Rain is forecast to continue overnight, with warnings in force until 06:00 BST on Sunday.

The last time amber warnings for rain were issued was in March, the Met Office said.

The places worst hit so far on Saturday include parts of Exmoor, with 84mm of rain recorded in 36 hours in Liscombe and 74.4mm recorded in Brendon Hill.

ScotRail tweeted there would be reduced train services in amber warning areas, with "a controlled shut down of the network" around 19:00 BST.

It comes after Storm Alex, which has caused chaos in France and Italy on Saturday, brought gale-force winds and rain to southern England on Friday.

A gust of 71mph (114km/h) was recorded at Berry Head on the Devon coast during the day.

The wind direction associated with the weekend's rainfall is "unusual" and rainfall was likely to occur in some areas that are normally well sheltered and drier, the Met Office said.

Drains could also become blocked with debris as trees are now in full leaf.

In areas covered by amber weather warnings, the Met Office warned deep and fast-flowing floodwater may pose a "danger to life" in some areas and there was a "good chance" communities could be cut off.

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2020-10-03 16:36:46Z
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2020-10-03 13:32:00Z
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Storm Alex: Weather chaser struggles to stand in 60mph winds - The Independent

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2020-10-03 13:42:30Z
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Brexit talks: 'Significant gaps' remain between UK and EU, Ursula von der Leyen warns - Sky News

"Significant gaps remain" between the UK and the EU as Brexit negotiations continue, the European Commission's president said, but talks will continue in an attempt to strike a deal.

On Twitter, Ursula von der Leyen said she has had a "good phone call" with Boris Johnson, during which they discussed how negotiations have been progressing so far.

The pair spoke via video conference and said afterwards they have told their chief negotiators to continue to push "intensively" to strike a post-Brexit trade agreement.

A joint statement issued by Ms von der Leyen and Mr Johnson said: "They agreed on the importance of finding an agreement, if at all possible, as a strong basis for a strategic EU-UK relationship in future.

"They endorsed the assessment of both chief negotiators that progress had been made in recent weeks but that significant gaps remained, notably but not only in the areas of fisheries, the level playing field, and governance.

"They instructed their chief negotiators to work intensively in order to try to bridge those gaps.

"They agreed to speak on a regular basis on this issue."

The talks that took place last week were said to be the final scheduled round before the prime minister's deadline for securing a deal of the EU Council meeting on 15 October - a date that is only 12 days away.

Mr Johnson said earlier on Saturday the UK would go on pushing for a Canada-style deal with the EU, but would also be ready to end its current trade ties and default to general World Trade Organisation rules, which include quotas and tariffs.

He said: "I think there's a good deal to be done. There's a big opportunity for both sides to do well."

The EU too has said a deal must be sealed by the end of October to leave enough time for ratification by the end of this year.

With this in mind, Mr Johnson and the EC president have now tasked chief negotiators, Britain's Lord Frost and the EU's Michel Barnier with getting back together and pushing to strike a deal before time runs out.

Lord Frost said that the joint statement issued by the PM's office instructs him and Mr Barnier to work intensively to bridge the gap between them and that they would begin as soon as they could.

Reuters reported that more trade talks are due in London next week and in Brussels the following week before the 27 national EU leaders meet to assess progress.

An estimated trillion euros worth of annual trade are at stake if they fail to reach a deal.

The EU says it will not implement any agreement if London undermines the earlier Brexit divorce treaty with its draft Internal Market Bill.

On Friday, Mr Barnier warned there had been a "lack of progress" on issues like climate change commitments and "persistent, serious divergences on matters of major importance for the EU".

"We will continue to maintain a calm and respectful attitude, and we will remain united and determined until the end of these negotiations," Mr Barnier added in a statement.

On Thursday, the EU started legal action against Mr Johnson's bid to potentially override parts of the Brexit deal.

Brussels claims the prime minister is breaching the "good faith" promise both sides signed up to in the withdrawal agreement struck and passed by parliament last year.

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2020-10-03 14:50:01Z
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Heavy rain brings flood risk warning for UK homeowners - BBC News

Homes and businesses in parts of the UK face the risk of flooding this weekend amid heavy rain, forecasters say.

The Met Office has issued amber warnings for parts of eastern Scotland, the West Midlands, south-west England and most of Wales.

It says deep and fast-flowing floodwater may pose a "danger to life" in some areas and there is a "good chance" communities will be cut off.

Yellow less severe warnings for rain affect much of the rest of the country.

It comes after Storm Alex, which caused disruption in France, brought gale-force winds and rain to southern England on Friday.

A gust of 71mph (114km/h) was recorded at Berry Head on the Devon coast during the day.

The warnings of floodwater and potential for communities to be cut off relates to areas covered by an amber warning.

The weekend will see a "spell of challenging and disruptive weather" and Saturday will be "a very wet and cold day for many", said Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Laura Ellam.

The amber warnings are in force until 06:00 BST on Sunday - but the heavy rain is expected to continue until about noon as the stormy conditions push north and west.

The wind direction associated with the rainfall is "unusual" and rainfall is likely to occur in some areas that are normally well sheltered and drier, the Met Office said.

It added buses and trains may face delays or cancellations, because of "difficult" driving conditions and drains could become blocked with debris, as trees are now in full leaf.

Carol Holt from the Environment Agency said "widespread and persistent rain" is likely to lead to flooding.

The forecasts are for 25-50mm (1-2 inch) of rainfall in many areas, but 40-70mm in Scotland, and 70-90mm possible over higher ground in Wales and south-west England.

There is the potential for more than 120mm of rain on some of the most exposed high ground of Snowdonia and Exmoor and higher ground in Scotland.

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North Walsham: Murder inquiry launched after man stabbed in neck in Norfolk - Sky News

A murder inquiry has been launched after a man was stabbed in the neck in a historic Norfolk market town.

The victim, who was attacked during "a disturbance", was treated by paramedics on Bacton Road in North Walsham on Friday night.

Despite their efforts, he died at the scene shortly after police arrived just before 11.30pm.

Two men were arrested at the scene - a man in his 40s on suspicion of murder, and a man in his 30s on suspicion of assault.

They were taken to police stations in Aylsham and Wymondham where they are being questioned.

Police have cordoned off a house in Antingham Drive, a cul de sac just off Bacton Road, while investigations are carried out.

A white tent was set up on Bacton Road near the entrance to North Walsham New Cemetery, which backs onto the cul de sac, local newspaper North Norfolk News reported.

Norfolk Police said detectives will be carrying out a number of enquiries in the area today, and urged anyone who may have witnessed the incident or may have seen or heard anything to contact the force.

Anybody with information can contact Norfolk Police on 101 quoting incident number 477 of 2 October, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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2020-10-03 10:23:05Z
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