Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! All rights reserved. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/uk-weather.html en-en Sun, 11 May 2008 05:42:00 +0000 5 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/uk-weather.html http://l.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/any/u/news.gif 30 140 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080511/tts-uk-usa-tornadoes-d1d4700.html /rtrs/20080511/r_t_rtrs_ts_debtmrkt/tts-uk-usa-tornadoes-d1d4700_4 Sun, 11 May 2008 05:42:00 +0000 At least 18 people were killed on Saturday in Missouri and Oklahoma after tornadoes swept through the area, authorities in the two states said. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080510/tuk-sunny-days-to-bring-first-summer-smo-45dbed5.html /skynews/20080510/r_t_skynews_uk/tuk-sunny-days-to-bring-first-summer-smo-45dbed5_1 Sat, 10 May 2008 05:57:00 +0000 Warm, sunny weather across much of the UK is set to lead to the first summer smog this weekend. SkyNews http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080508/tts-uk-myanmar-cyclone-ca02f96.html /rtrs/20080508/r_t_rtrs_ts_other/tts-uk-myanmar-cyclone-ca02f96_4 Thu, 08 May 2008 22:54:00 +0000 The United Nations estimated 1.5 million people have been "severely affected" by the cyclone that swept through Myanmar, with the United States expressing outrage on Thursday at delays in allowing in aid. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080507/tuk-life-britain-boxoffice-dc-fa6b408.html /rtrs/20080507/r_t_rtrs_uk_other/tuk-life-britain-boxoffice-dc-fa6b408_1 Wed, 07 May 2008 12:09:31 +0000 Superhero blockbuster "Iron Man" took the British box office by storm over the weekend, knocking Russell Brand's debut movie off top spot after only one week. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080507/tuk-uk-britain-boxoffice-fa6b408.html /rtrs/20080507/r_t_rtrs_uk_other/tuk-uk-britain-boxoffice-fa6b408_1 Wed, 07 May 2008 10:55:00 +0000 Superhero blockbuster "Iron Man" took the box office by storm over the weekend, knocking Russell Brand's debut movie off top spot after only one week. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080507/tuk-britain-weather-floods-a7ad41d.html /afp/20080507/r_t_afp_uk_britain/tuk-britain-weather-floods-a7ad41d_1 Wed, 07 May 2008 10:25:00 +0000 Britain faces a repeat of last summer's devastating floods with hundreds of power stations and water treatment facilities at the mercy of overflowing rivers, a report said Wednesday. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080507/tuk-flood-protection-funding-too-low-dba1618.html /itn/20080507/r_t_itn_uk/tuk-flood-protection-funding-too-low-dba1618_1 Wed, 07 May 2008 07:54:41 +0000 A warning has been issued by MPs that the Government's flood protection funding is "inadequate". ITN http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080507/tuk-britain-has-underestimated-flood-thr-45dbed5.html /skynews/20080507/r_t_skynews_uk/tuk-britain-has-underestimated-flood-thr-45dbed5 Wed, 07 May 2008 07:54:00 +0000 For the last 50 years we have been concreting over our countryside, neglecting our drainage systems and busily building on flood plains.In other words; living as if flooding is a problem that happens elsewhere. SkyNews http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080507/tuk-uk-britain-floods-fa6b408.html /rtrs/20080507/r_t_rtrs_uk_other/tuk-uk-britain-floods-fa6b408_1 Wed, 07 May 2008 07:43:00 +0000 Britain is still underprepared for the sort of flooding which devastated much of the country last summer with measures to cope with floods in a "chaotic state", a report by a committee of MPs said on Wednesday. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080507/tuk-mps-warn-of-inadequate-flood-cash-6323e80.html /pressass/20080507/r_t_pressass_uk/tuk-mps-warn-of-inadequate-flood-cash-6323e80_1 Wed, 07 May 2008 03:09:40 +0000 The amount of money pledged by the Government to prevent a repeat of last summer's devastating floods is "inadequate", MPs warned. Press Assoc.