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The Sun
5 days ago
- Climate
- The Sun
Brits pinged with ‘significant threat to life' weather alert as millions face thunderstorm & flood chaos in just HOURS
BRITS have been pinged a "severe" weather alert on their iPhones warning of a "significant threat to life" ahead of thunderstorms and floods hitting tomorrow. The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for tomorrow, as a string of yellow alerts remain in place from today until Monday. 4 These warnings mean there is a danger to life, power cuts, deep flooding and towns and villages could be cut off by deep and fast-flowing water. The stormy weather is expected to hit London in the early hours of the morning. The warning reads: "Areas of heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms will move northwards during the early hours of Saturday, with torrential downpours in places." The app also recommends that people in the affected areas in the East of England, London, and South East England, make preparations. Storms are likely to hit London at 3am tomorrow morning and will last until 11am. The Met Office warning reads: "Being outside in high winds and/or lightning makes you more vulnerable to injury. Stay indoors as much as possible. "If you hear thunder, and are unable to get to a safe enclosed shelter (such as a car), crouch down in a ball-like position with your head tucked in and hands over your ears making minimal contact with the ground, away from objects that conduct electricity. "Before gusty winds arrive, check to ensure moveable objects or temporary structures are well secured. Items include; bins, garden furniture, trampolines, tents, gazebos, sheds, and fences. "Consider checking on vulnerable people that you know including older people, those with underlying conditions and those who live alone; they may need support with food and medical supplies." 5-day forecast Today: Cloud with outbreaks of rain spreading slowly east, with potentially thundery showers developing across North Wales, southern Scotland, and parts of northern England during the afternoon. Elsewhere, largely dry and bright. Feeling very warm and humid, particularly in the east. Tonight: Showers across northeastern areas will gradually clear before another band of thundery rain moves into southern areas overnight. This potentially torrential rain will track northwards, mainly affecting eastern parts. Saturday: Heavy, thundery rain continuing to spread northwards, reaching Scotland during the afternoon. Showers developing widely through the afternoon. Thicker cloud and rain arriving across the southwest later. Warm and muggy. Sunday to Tuesday: Remaining unsettled with further heavy and perhaps thundery showers on Sunday and Monday. Chance of some more persistent rain arriving late Tuesday. A little less warm, though still feeling humid. 4 4
BBC News
12-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Where are the next big road schemes for the East of England?
Following the Department for Transport's decision to fund four road schemes in the East of England the government has published a list of other major road projects that are "under consideration". Over the next two years works should begin to upgrade the Lower Thames Crossing and the A12 in Suffolk, to build a new road connecting the A10 to A47 in Norfolk and to build a roundabout and establish a sustainable transport scheme for Department for Transport has listed 10 further potential road schemes across the East of England where it would work with local authorities "to determine their viability and affordability".These projects could be eligible for the next round of funding in three to five years time, if there was enough public support and if the business case looked attractive. What are the schemes under consideration? Norwich Western Link: A 3.9 mile road between the A47 and Broadland Northway. This would complete an outer ring road around the city and ease congestion in the suburbs. The controversial £270m project was paused earlier this year after Norfolk County Council was unable to resolve objections by Natural England, which raised concerns about the impact on a local bat colony. The authority recently agreed to look again at the schemePullover junction, Kings Lynn: Improving the A17/A47 junction would ease congestion. Previous suggestions have included upgrading the roundabout or building a flyover. Norfolk County Council stopped pursuing the idea last year after it was concerned the benefit-to-cost ratio was too low to attract government fundingA10 Ely - Cambridge: Junction improvements and making the entire stretch a dual two-lane carriageway. Cambridgeshire County Council and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral authority have worked together on the project, but have recently been looking for ways to reduce its costA1139 Peterborough: New slip roads from Fletton Parkway to facilitate access to the new universityA10 Broxbourne: Junction improvementsA127 Basildon to M25: Various improvements are planned to both the road and to encourage greater use of public transport. Parts of the project have already received money from Essex County Council, the local enterprise partnership and Department for TransportA13 Grays: Remodelling of the A126/A13 junctionVauxhall Way, Luton: Dualling the road would increase capacity and improve journey times to the nearby airport. There would also be provision to encourage more use of cycling and public transportA509 Isham bypass: A proposed dual carriageway around the village to improve the capacity of A509 and improve links to the A14A43 Northampton-Kettering: The first two stages of dualling between the A45 and A14 have already taken place. West Northamptonshire Council is looking for funding for the third stage. There is no guarantee that these schemes will eventually receive government funding, as that will depend on their business case and whether councils can demonstrate that there will be a significant economic return for the cost of construction. Schemes that can draw in funding from other sources may also stand a better these will be the main projects that local councils, MPs and business and transport groups will be working on and lobbying the government for over the next few Secretary Heidi Alexander said projects that would help generate economic growth and open up land for housing will be at the forefront for consideration. Which road schemes were not approved? The transport secretary has decided not to fund widening works to the A12 between Colchester and Marks Tey, Essex, telling MPs that the £1.2bn project was too expensive."Only projects that are fully costed, affordable and deliver a return on taxpayers' money will be given the green light under my watch," she told also dropped a proposed upgrade of the A47 at Wansford near Peterborough. She said: "We are already investing over £500m on improvements to the A47 corridor [in Norfolk]. "It is just not feasible to support further investment at this time."Both decisions have been criticised by local business groups and the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce accused Alexander of "a significant strategic blunder". Neither scheme has made it onto the department's "under consideration" list. MPs have pointed out that the East of England has recently received money for Sizewell C, the Lower Thames Crossing and East West Rail. The new list suggests that there could be other big road projects in the east in line for funding if the region can make the case for them. Follow East of England news on X, Instagram and Facebook: BBC Beds, Herts & Bucks, BBC Cambridgeshire, BBC Essex, BBC Norfolk, BBC Northamptonshire or BBC Suffolk.
