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Flood warnings remained in place across almost all parts of Britain on Wednesday, with the north-east of England worst hit overnight. Torrential rain flooded out residents on one Newcastle estate for the sixth time in less than a decade, while police divers in Aberdeen joined the search for a missing camper thought to have been caught up in the floods ...

Three Labour MPs have quit the party’s front bench in protest at sackings made by Jeremy Corbyn in his reshuffle. Jonathan Reynolds and Stephen Doughty quit over the sacking of the shadow Europe minister Pat McFadden. Mr Corbyn fired Mr McFadden over “disloyalty” after he appeared to criticise his stance on terrorism. Kevan Jones has quit his defence role over ...

Hundreds of homes have been evacuated and thousands left without power in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as Storm Frank brings more heavy rain. There are three severe flood warnings, indicating danger to life, in Croston, Lancashire, where villagers are braced for the second flood in a week. About 300 homes are being evacuated in Hawick in the Scottish borders, ...

British Labour MP Tulip Siddiq says her aunt, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, wants her to do politics in Bangladesh, but her mother Sheikh Rehana discourages her. “When my aunt saw me, she told me, ‘Come here, do politics here.’ But Mother says you can enjoy holidays (in Bangladesh), but do not do politics here,” she said while interacting with the ...

 A new house under construction at Taylor Wimpey’s Churchill Place development in Mill Hill, London. The current rate of 150,000 new homes a year is far short of government targets. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Britain’s biggest housebuilders possess enough land to create more than 600,000 new homes, an analysis by the Guardian has found, raising questions about whether they are doing ...

A man who plotted a terror attack in London to coincide with the anniversary of the 7/7 bombings has been jailed for life. Extremist Mohammed Rehman, 25, planned to bomb the Westfield shopping centre or the Tube and used Twitter for advice on where to strike. Rehman was sentenced to life with a minimum of 27 years. He was also ...

Armed officers will be on duty amid a heightened police presence across the capital as a “precautionary” measure on the night. 3,000 police officers will be on duty in total, predominantly in central London. The Met is also warning Londoners to stay away from the central London firework display areas if you do not have a ticket, and to plan ...

An inventive London student who set up a website for parking appeals has saved drivers £2million in the four months since it was launched. Joshua Browder, 18, came up with a website that generates a parking charge appeal automatically. DoNotPay.co.uk has been used by 86,000 people since the IT student set it up in August. Of those, almost 40 per ...

The call for the debate came afte research by Leeds University found debates increased viewers’ interest in politics by 30%. Jeremy Corbyn has challenged David Cameron to take part in an annual “state of the nation” televised debate with other political leaders to help the public engage more in politics. The Labour leader urged his rival not to “shrink” from ...

The Prime Minister visited York, where streets have been deluged with water after the River Ouse burst its banks following heavy rain. He spoke with rescue workers and troops as he toured some of the worst-hit parts of the city. York has been the focus of controversy after the Environment Agency took the decision to open a flood defence barrier ...