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Lower rainfall than expected leads to reduced flood risk

2:01pm Tuesday 1st May 2012

LOWER than expected rainfall overnight has led to a fall in river levels, the Environment Agency said.

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Environment Agency issues flood alerts as thunderstorms expected

2:31pm Monday 30th April 2012

FLOOD alerts have been issued across the south east as thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected tonight.

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Wet weather is not enough to end the drought

4:42pm Sunday 29th April 2012

ALTHOUGH April showers have brought some relief, they are not enough to end the drought, Thames Water has warned.

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Met Office forecasts sunshine for News Shopper region

12:40pm Sunday 29th April 2012

Temperatures are expected to get to 17C by 1pm tomorrow as sunshine is forecast for the area.

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Bromley snow clearance scheme could be rolled out nationwide

4:04pm Sunday 22nd April 2012

A SNOW friend scheme where residents help the council by clearing ice and snow from their street could be rolled out nationwide.

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Lightning strike leaves train passengers stranded

9:09am Friday 20th April 2012

THOUSANDS of travellers were left stranded on trains and station platforms yesterday evening after a lightning strike damaged signalling equipment.

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Gravesend records its highest temperature this year

10:12am Wednesday 4th April 2012

GRAVESEND recorded its hottest temperature this year during the warm spell last week.

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North Kent in official state of drought

5:14pm Monday 5th March 2012

North Kent is in an official state of drought following an exceptionally dry two years in the south-east. ABIGAIL WOODCOCK finds out more.

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Drought alert ahead of water talks

8:31am Monday 20th February 2012

Parts of England are in "crippling drought" with some rivers and groundwater levels lower than in 1976, it has been warned ahead of a Government summit on the issue.

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Temperature plummets to winter low

10:16am Saturday 11th February 2012

BRITAIN has endured its coldest night of the winter so far, according to weather forecasters.

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