Weather: floods warning as rain sweeps across Britain

Environment Agency prepares dozens of alerts as forecasters predict up to 60mm rainfall and 60mph windsThe Environment Agency prepared to issue dozens of flood warnings as the warm September sunshine came to a damp end over the weekend. Forecasters predict up to 60mm rainfall and 60mph winds over the next 36 hours, with pockets of the south-west, northern England and Scotland particularly susceptible to flooding. The Environment Agency has already put out several flood alerts, and today said fur...