Heavy rain and gales have battered parts of Britain, with more bad weather predicted. Here's how best to protect you and your property should you be affected The south-west has been particularly badly affected by the recent extreme weather. Photograph: Hamish Spence/Demotix/Corbis The Midlands and south-west England have been battered by rain and gales, flooding homes and businesses and causing tens of thousands of pounds of damage. The band of heavy rain, accompanied by winds of 70mph, trundled across much of the country from the north-west, bringing with it chaos. But forecasters have said a brief reprieve on Friday would be followed by another weather front arriving at the weekend, this...
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