Cuts 'will hit' flood management

Flood risk management will be hit by Government budget cuts, the head of the Environment Agency (EA) has warned as strong winds and heavy rain lashed the United Kingdom.

Exceptional weather conditions combined with high tides led to 16 of the most serious severe flood warnings, where there is a "danger to life", being issued across the South West, Gloucestershire and Wales at 10am while Scotland and Northern Ireland are also on flood alert.

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