It is ‘inevitable’ that some new homes will be built in areas at risk of flooding, a Government minister said on a visit to a ...

The cabinet minister headed to the town to see the work of Belper Flood Watch, set up by Labour candidate for Belper North in ...

The River Derwent runs north and then west through ... Cumbria experienced widespread flooding. More than a month’s worth of rain (12in or 30cm) fell within a 24-hour period.

“So we have to build it in ways that are flood resilient and we have to have the flood defences ... in the historic Silk Mill alongside the River Derwent, was submerged under more than two feet of ...