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   Somerset Council says it will ensure the A30 Hendford Hill can fully reopen by the end of May.

   Stoke-on-Trent could see a repeat of the intense rainfall seen last autumn, officials warn.

   Councillors say the Mulcheney road in Somerset could be at risk if flooding is not addressed.

   Met Office bosses say the records broken during the winter have been quite exceptional .

   Exeter City Tennis club cannot use half its courts after a tree fell on the fence during high winds.

   The government promises the money to 70 schemes in Devon and Cornwall to help reduce flood risks.

   The Environment Agency says the money will help protect hundreds of homes and businesses.

   More than 60 projects across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire will get a share of government money.

   Fire crews remain at the scene on Harcourt Road in Crookesmoor, Sheffield.

   Recent rain and flooding across Devon and Cornwall is impacting wildlife and their habitats.

   Stuart Martin says he and wife were abandoned by British Airways and struggled to find a hotel.

   Highways manager warns of continuing problems while farmers say they risk losing crops.

   Strong winds battered the country on Saturday through the night, with a top wind speed of 73mph recorded in Buchan, Aberdeenshire.

   Power firm SSEN predicts wind gusts could reach about 80mph in parts of the country over the Easter weekend.

   Scotland’s weather forecast as Storm Dave sweeps in on Easter weekend.

   Parts of western Scotland could see gusts of about 80mph, power firm SSEN has warned.

   The last reported sunshine had been on 21 January - the longest sunless period since records began in 1957.

   The ultra-modern home on the sea wall in Elie and Earlsferry in Fife has been battered by stormy weather for months.

   The first 10 days of the year brought heavy snow to the north east of Scotland, and it has barely stopped raining since then.

   When the ’Big Snow’ hit in 1996, bringing the south of Scotland to a standstill.

   Rescuers were forced to delay their search due to severe weather and a risk of avalanches.

   Ferries and flights are cancelled and roads closed as the latest named storm sweeps across Scotland.

   A yellow warning of rain remains in place for a wide area of Scotland until midnight on Friday.

   Many roads in North East Scotland have been hit by floodwater after last week’s freezing temperatures eased.

   The Met Office warned that heavy and persistent snowfall would lead to further disruption.

   Gusts of wind of up to 93mph have been recorded in Dyffryn Mymbyr near Capel Curig in north Wales.

   Storm Claudia devastated residents in Monmouth, with many still living with the damage.

   The diversion includes a single track mountain road, which residents say adds hours to journeys.

   Ross and Jill Darbyshire believe a small earthquake which hit last month may have been responsible.

   Temperatures fall to -9C on Yr Wyddfa - Snowdon - and it’s expected to fall below freezing soon after midnight elsewhere, the Met Office says.

   Some residents face many months away from home, as resilient locals try to get lives back on track.

   Flood alerts and travel disruption ease but a yellow weather warning is in place for Wednesday.

   Businesses and residents in Monmouthshire are picking up the pieces following severe flooding.

   Storm Claudia moved away on Sunday after delivering over a month’s worth of rain to parts of England and Wales.

   The fire and rescue service was called to more than 82 incidents after severe flooding in South Wales.

   Bethan Turner described how she, her father and her boyfriend were left standing on the roof of their submerged car.

   A restaurant on Penarth Esplanade is hit by flooding after Storm Claudia brings heavy rain.

   At least one business was forced to close on Friday as Penarth Esplanade was flooded.

   The Foyle Road is currently closed due to flooding from the Foyleside RBT to Craigavon Bridge Lower Deck.

   The wet weather is hampering farmers getting their slurry storage tanks emptied after winter.

   A yellow weather warning for heavy rain was in place from midnight until 18:00 GMT on Friday.

   The couple say they could not get out by themselves because the water was so deep outside their house.

   An ice warning has been issued for Northern Ireland overnight as low temperatures continue.

   A yellow ice warning ended at 10:00 GMT but a new one will come into force from 18:00 until 11:00 on Wednesday.

   NIE Networks say the last remaining customers without power will be restored later on Wednesday.

   Flooding during Storm Bram caused a lot of damage for Carrick resident Gordon Kerr.

   A number of flights have been cancelled and several roads have been closed due to Storm Bram.

   Diggers and lorries are clearing debris after flooding hit some County Down streets following two days of heavy rainfall.

   At the height of the storm, about 65,000 customers in Northern Ireland were without an electricity supply.