The current serious flooding in South Yorkshire is featuring in the main headline news in the press and media this morning - severe flood warnings of threat to life are in place for parts of South Yorkshire, while a major incident has been declared in Sheffield.

A new report from the Environment Agency (EA) is recommending that the best way to provide maps of flood extents and impacts in real time to support improved flood incident management is through a combination of pre-made flood maps and simplified flood modelling.

The Met Office is forecasting severe weather tomorrow across parts of England and Wales, with warnings of “injuries and danger to life from flying debris” especially in the southwest.

The £4.5 million Godalming flood alleviation scheme, which will protect 90 properties, has been officially unveiled this week by the chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd, and South West Surrey MP Jeremy Hunt.

Heavy rain over the weekend has lead to widespread flood warnings across Yorkshire and north West England - over 250 flood warnings are currently in place ncluding 74 where flooding is expected and immediate action is required.

The Environment Agency and emergency services are teaming up in a joint exercise next week to test ways to protect Salisbury from flooding.

The impact of a changing climate on the severity of flooding has been demonstrated in the largest-scale study of its kind – with parts of northern Britain seeing the largest increase in Europe.

Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers has announced a new round of flood defence investment for communities across Yorkshire, Cumbria, the North East and the South East of England.