Ireland braced for giant waves
MASSIVE waves higher than houses are expected to lash Ireland's west coast this weekend.

Drought 7,000 miles away hits UK honey prices
THE price of honey is set to increase in the UK because of a global shortage caused by bad weather, it emerged yesterday.

Good news? UK escapes storm surge. Bad news? It's just the beginning ...
THE extreme weather which threatened hundreds of lives and prompted mass evacuations in the east of England this week will become far more common over the next few decades, scientists warned last night.

Commuters battle gale force winds
GALE force winds battered Scotland today, causing delays and disruption for commuters...

PM's insurance plea for flood-risk zones
GORDON Brown appealed to insurers yesterday not to deny cover to people living in areas at high risk of flooding.

Cash boost for better flood defences
A PACKAGE of measures to improve coastal flood defences and roads in the Western Isles was announced yesterday.

Deadly typhoons batter Asia
MORE than 70 killed, many missing and hundreds of thousands evacuated

Rainfall reduced following wet summer all over UK
SEPTEMBER turned drier after the wet summer, the Met Office said yesterday.

Tornadoes turn Middle England on its head
TORNADOES ripped through southern parts of Britain yesterday, leaving a trail of destruction. Reports suggested that as many as 11 twisters formed separately as a cold front moved north- eastwards across the UK.

Fishermen survive the storm
SOLDIERS searched for more bodies yesterday after Hurricane Felix killed 38 people in Nicaragua, while 52 members of a group of Miskito Indians were washed ashore alive in neighbouring Honduras.

Britons going snack crazy to beat bad weather blues
BRITONS have been tucking into more chocolate, cakes and carbohydrates this summer in a bid to beat the bad-weather blues, according to a survey.

As you've probably already guessed, it's the wettest summer on record
THE summer of 2007 is set to be wettest on record, it was revealed last night.

Cake-mix sales rise as mum puts the yum into summer
CELEBRITY mums such as Nigella Lawson have inspired an upturn in sales of home baking products, it emerged today.

Box office grows in wet weather
THE miserable summer weather has led to record cinema admissions, according to new figures.

Glorious sunshine at last..but don't expect room to enjoy it
Hotels fully booked as sport and music fans flock to Capital.



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