Ministers warned three years ago over flood defence failings
Patrick Wintour Karen McVeigh
The Guardian
24 Jul 2007

The government was last night accused of failing to act on its own advice to overhaul UK flood defences and drainage systems which first highlighted deep-seated problems three years ago. As large tracts of central and southern England remained under... read more...

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The flooding blacklist
By Sean Poulter Consumer Affairs Editor s.poulter@dailymail.co.uk
Daily Mail
09 Jul 2007

A MILLION homes could be put on a flooding blacklist by insurers, meaning families whose houses are built on flood plains could be denied cover completely. The measure, suggested by the Association of British Insurers, would wipe thousands off the... read more...

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