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  1. Police investigating tractor driving incident in flooded townpublished at 11:13 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    As we reported earlier, footage of a tractor driving through the flooded streets of Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire has sparked anger on social media. Waves caused by the tractor hit shop windows and broke them.

    Now, West Mercia Police have issued a statement saying they are "aware of videos circulating on social media" and are investigating the incident.

    Police are "speaking to people whose businesses and properties may have been affected, as well as reviewing additional video footage."

    No arrests have been made yet.

  2. Before and after photos show Cardiff park engulfed in waterpublished at 10:56 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    A field in Pontcanna, Cardiff is covered with waterImage source, Dafydd Daniel
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    A field in Pontcanna, Cardiff, on Sunday in the middle of the day

    The same field on Monday morning after the floodwater subsidedImage source, Dafydd Daniel
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    The same field on Monday morning after the floodwater subsided

    We've been sent these photos by Cardiff resident Dafydd Daniel.

    This park in Pontcanna, a residential area of the city, was completely flooded on Sunday. Two photos show the extent of the flooding that impacted the park.

    "Watching dogs enjoying themselves in the water is in marked contrast to the heartache further upstream as residents and businesses suffer losses," Daniel tells us. "The volume of water is frightening," he says.

  3. Dad describes pulling his baby from car sinking in flood waterspublished at 10:45 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    Victoria Scheer
    BBC Yorkshire reporter

    Andre Randles with partner Paige Newsome and their son Luca sat on a sofa. Randles is wearing a grey zip-up jumper and Newsome is wearing a black jumper with black-rimmed glasses. Luca has a blue dummer in his mouth and is sat on Newsome's lap.
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    Andre Randles with partner Paige Newsome and their son Luca

    Andre Randles pulled his baby from the window of his car and carried him above his head to safety on Saturday after their vehicle entered deep flood water during Storm Bert.

    Randles was on his way to Todmorden in West Yorkshire with his 11-month-old son Luca when he was diverted off the main route because of a road closure.

    He says that a sudden dip in the road meant he had no time to avoid the water, which immediately seeped into the car.

    "As soon as I saw danger, saw the water coming into the car and we were no longer floating and starting to sink, something switched in me," he says.

    The 22-year-old, who cannot swim, said he waded through chest-high flood water.

    "I thought I needed to get out and get Luca out," Mr Randles said.

    Moments later the car was almost completely submerged in water, he added.

  4. Northampton Police warn against unnecessary travelpublished at 10:33 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    Northamptonshire Police has warned against "all unnecessary travel" while flooding is still happening, and to "not drive through floodwater of any depth".

    The force said in a post on X that it is "still seeing very high call volumes related to #StormBert". Police have also asked residents not to call 999 unless there is a "risk to life".

    One severe flood warning is currently in place in Northamptonshire - which means there is a danger to life and significant disruption.

    The county has been experiencing road disruptions on the A5, which is closed in both directions.

    Meanwhile, West Midlands Railway said this morning that services are seeing severe disruptions on the Birmingham - Northampton - London Euston route and the Crewe - Rugby - London Euston route because of flooding.

  5. Welsh authorities to examine whether flood warnings were efficientpublished at 10:20 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    Earlier we heard from Sian Williams from Natural Resources Wales.

    She also tells the BBC that the Welsh authorities will look into reports that flood warnings were not sufficient. Some local have said that they did not have time to act.

    In a BBC interview, one resident said that an alert was issued at 07:30 on Saturday morning advising that a flood was imminent - and just an hour later, the area was completely flooded.

    It's a concern that has been repeated by others.

    "I have heard that a number of times yesterday evening and this morning as well," Williams says. The organisation reviews every event that occurs, and "we'll be looking into reports that we had from a few different places saying that people didn't have enough warning yesterday morning", she says.

  6. Anger as video shows tractor driving through flood waterspublished at 10:12 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    Footage of a tractor being driven through the flooded streets and causing bow waves to hit shop windows has caused anger on social media.

    Louise Preston, who owns pottery shop Pitter Potter in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, says the store's front window was smashed by the water when the tractor drove past.

    She adds the bow wave took out the windows of other shops too and described it as "devastating for the town".

    Yesterday, West Midlands Fire Service warned people against driving through flood water., external

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    Watch: Tractor driver criticised for journey through flooded Tenbury Wells

  7. Transport for Wales warns of disruptions across railway networkpublished at 10:05 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    Transport for Wales says several services on its network are experiencing disruption throughout Monday.

    It says there are cancellations on services between Radyr and Treherbert, Merthyr Tydfil and Radyr, and Llanhilleth and Ebbw Vale Town because of flooding. The disruption is expected to continue all day.

    Heavy flooding has also led to the cancellation of services between Shrewsbury and Newport South Wales, as well as Lydney and Cheltenham Spa. Those disruptions are expected to continue until 12:00 GMT

    A landslip has forced the cancellation of services between Abergavenny and Hereford until at least 11:00 GMT.

    There are delays to services between Aberdare Platform 1 and Radyr due to flooding.

    More details about service issues can be found on the railway's website. , external

  8. The latest on school closures around the UKpublished at 10:00 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    School closures are in effect in multiple areas as regions continue to clean up after the worst of Storm Bert.

    • At least 30 schools are shut in Wales, most in Caerphilly and Monmouthshire, as flood alerts remain in place
    • 7 schools are closed in Oxfordshire

    We'll be continuing to monitor for updates of the storm throughout the day. Stay with us.

  9. Expect blustery winds and rain as Storm Bert's disruption continuespublished at 09:53 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    Storm Bert is continuing to bring disruption, with more than 150 flood warnings, blustery winds and rain affecting parts of the UK.

    BBC Weather's Carol Kirkwood gives a lowdown on what to expect today.

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    Latest weather forecast with Carol Kirkwood, BBC Weather

  10. Where you can expect to see rain today as Storm Bert moves onpublished at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    Helen Willetts
    BBC Weather

    A radar map of the UK.

    Storm Bert is still dominating the weather across Scotland today.

    It’s centred to the north-west and will track eastwards across Scotland through the day, before moving away overnight.

    Heavy showers are driving eastwards on a strong to gale force wind and a yellow weather warning remains in force until 10:00 GMT.

    Showers are forecast through the rest of today, especially for Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north-western parts of both England and Wales.

    The latest weather warnings can be found on BBC Weather.

    A graphic on wind gusts, which reached 55mph in Machrihanish, 54mph in Inverbervie, 52 in Boulmer, 51 in South Uist, 49 in Edinburgh, 48 in Prestwick
  11. Communities fear they are cut off after two landslides in Northern Irelandpublished at 09:34 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    Eimear Flanagan
    BBC News NI

    A landslide is seen in Northern Ireland. A large portion of the road is seen taken out with mud on the side.

    Some residents living in the Glens of Antrim in Northern Ireland say they fear they have been “cut off” from nearby towns following two separate landslides in the area.

    The latest landslide on Glenshesk Road happened on Saturday, when a roadside verge was washed away during Storm Bert, exposing a cliff edge along the tarmac.

    The road, which runs between the town of Ballycastle and the village of Armoy, has already been partially closed for eight months because of a previous landslide.

    Niall McCaughan, who is originally from the area, says the rural community has rallied together, but feels they have essentially been “forgotten about” by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI).

    “There are about 10 or 12 families up there, most of them are farming families while some of them just commute from there, but they are now completely cut off,” he tells BBC Radio Foyle’s North West Today programme.

    “People need to get to work, get to school, get animals fed, get to hospital appointments and if an ambulance needs to come up the road it would be absolutely impossible and it needs sorted as soon as possible.”

    The DfI told BBC News NI that it is currently developing a "detailed design solution" for the road.

    A landslide is seen in Northern Ireland. A large portion of the road is seen taken out with mud on the side.
  12. At least three people killed after Storm Bert hits UKpublished at 09:18 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    At least three people have died as Storm Bert brought heavy rain, wind and snow across the UK.

    Police on Sunday found a body while searching for a man who went missing near Trefriw, in Conway County, while walking his dog near a river during the storm.

    On Saturday, a man in his 60s was found dead after a tree hit his car on on the A34 near Winchester, according to Hampshire Police.

    Two other people died on Saturday in crashes on the roads during the stormy weather: one in West Yorkshire and another in Northamptonshire, although it is not known if the incidents were directly related to the poor weather conditions.

    Also on Saturday, a man in his 80s died after his car entered water.

  13. Customers in south-east Wales should boil tap water before using it - Welsh Waterpublished at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    Welsh Water , externalhas issued a "boil water" notice to customers in 10 areas in Rhondda Cynon Taf, in the south-east of Wales.

    In an advisory, external, the company is warning its customers not to drink tap water, use it to prepare food, clean teeth or prepare baby feeds without boiling it first.

    Tap water can be used to flush toilets and to wash or bathe, the company adds.

    Affected areas include: Blaenrhondda, Blaencwm, Tynewydd, Treherbert, Treorchy, Cwm-parc, Pentre, Ton Pentre, Gelli and Tonypandy.

    The company says it's working to resolve a "water quality issue" at Tynywaun Water Treatment Works.

    It is not yet known how long the advisory will remain in place.

  14. 'It’s just by luck that it wasn’t worse this time': Anger at destruction left by Storm Bertpublished at 08:53 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    A person sits by the flooded water and there are submerged cars.Image source, Getty Images

    In the aftermath of Storm Bert, some people in south Wales have expressed anger about what they say is a lack of preparation as large parts of the country were devastated by heavy rain over the weekend.

    In Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf, residents said lessons were not learned from Storm Dennis, which left much of the town underwater in 2020.

    Andrew Morgan, the leader of RCT council, said he was “amazed” that only a yellow weather warning was put in place after Storm Bert, saying an amber warning was expected.

    The Met Office said it would conduct a “full assessment” but that the storm was “well forecast” in advance “with a number of warnings in place”.

    Sian Williams from Natural Resources Wales said on BBC Radio Wales Breakfast this morning that the government body would “absolutely” look into complaints that warnings came too late.

    “We will review what happened. We will review the lead up to that; the preparedness for the incident and what actually happened during the incident,” she says.

    NRW monitors river levels and Williams said each of the initial flood alerts were issued on Saturday evening.

    “Was there something wasn't right with the trigger levels for the river? Did we miss it. Did we not issue it in time?,” she said.

    “We completely understand people's frustration, but we do need to look into why that was and what could have been done differently, and how we can improve on that in the future."

    Heledd Fychan, Plaid Cymru Senedd member for South Wales Central, said the warnings came far too late and added there would be lots of questions over why lessons were not learned from 2020.

    "It’s just by luck that it wasn’t worse this time," she told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.

  15. Why was it so warm in parts of UK on Sunday?published at 08:31 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    Matt Taylor
    BBC Weather

    Away from the rain, snow and wind impacts, Storm Bert also brought some unusually warm weather to some, contrasting with the Arctic chill during the week.

    On Sunday morning, the day began with temperatures of 16C or 17C across a large proportion of England and Wales. These were temperatures closer to the average maximum temperature on an afternoon in late-May or September than the 2C or 3C you would expect on a November morning.

    In Aberdeenshire, it was +12C for some compared to the -12C some had experienced the previous morning.

    Warmest on Sunday afternoon was Santon Downham in Suffolk, which hit 18.7C - a full 9C above normal. This was among the highest temperatures ever recorded on the last week of November, and a drastic turnaround from the chill being felt just a few days earlier.

    But why was it so warm?

    With Storm Bert slow-moving to the west of the UK, a southerly airflow on it’s forward side was dragged all the way from the tropical mid-Atlantic, which gave that muggy warm wind that many experienced on Sunday.

    That warmth was also felt across many countries in western Europe too, and in south-west France this morning a marked foehn effect to the north of the Pyrenees boosted the warmth to an incredible 27C at 05:00 local time.

    A grid shows the high temperatures across parts of the UK on Sunday, in comparison to the lows experiencing on Thursday.
  16. Trains to Stansted and Gatwick could be delayedpublished at 08:24 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    Over the weekend, hundreds of flights to and from the UK were cancelled due to strong winds and rain, with Heathrow Airport being among the worst impacted.

    Further disruption could occur on Monday as different airlines are relocating planes that are not in their correct places.

    So, passengers travelling today are advised to check with their airlines on the status of their flights.

    Earlier, we reported that travel to London's Gatwick Airport may be impacted as Great Western Railway - which services the airport - advises passengers not to travel on any of its routes on Monday.

    Southern and Thameslink services are all still running to Gatwick, though there are still some delays on these lines.

    Getting to Stansted Airport may also be tricky as trains are currently not running between Broxbourne and the airport.

  17. Disruptions expected on South Western Railwaypublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    South Western Railway says it expects disruption to its overall network to last until 09:30 GMT, adding some lines are blocked and journeys are likely to take longer.

    Here's an overview of the affected services:

    • Services running to and from Bentley and Alton may be cancelled, delayed or revised due to a tree blocking the railway earlier today
    • At St Denys, trains are operating at a reduced speed on the line towards Southampton because of "points of failure"
    • Trains running through Fareham and Bursledon may be delayed or revised owing to a tree blocking the railway earlier
    • Services may be delayed at Southampton Central asfewer trains are able to run on some lines

    You can find more details on how long the delays are expected to last, other ways to reach your destination and refunds on the railway's website. , external

  18. Parts of UK get a month's worth of rain in one weekendpublished at 07:56 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November

    Matt Taylor
    BBC Weather

    A person walks by a shop with sandbags out front.Image source, Reuters

    Storm Bert brought close to a month's worth of rain to some this weekend, especially across South Wales and south-west England.

    Since 21:00 GMT on Friday, 150-190mm of rain fell widely in Dartmoor and Brecon Beacons/Bannau Brycheiniog.

    Here's a rundown of other wet spots (in mm):

    • Libanus, Wales - 132.8
    • Okehampton, England - 113.6
    • Capel Curig, Wales - 111.4
    • Usk, Wales - 110.0
    • Shap, England - 102.4
    • Whitechurch. England - 100.8
    • Bala, Wales - 92.8
    • South Newington, England - 89.6
  19. 'Do not travel': Great Western Railway suspends key routespublished at 07:34 Greenwich Mean Time 25 November
    Breaking

    Great Western Railway is advising passengers not to travel on any of its routes today.

    It says it has suspended services on all key routes after flooding and fallen trees blocked access at key locations on its network.

    Disruption is expected to last until at least the end of Monday, it adds.

    GWR does not specify which key routes are impacted, but you can check the network map, external to see what areas it services.

    We'll bring you more details on this breaking news update when we have more information.