Sources: BBC
The opposition Labour Party narrowly holds the West Yorkshire constituency of Batley and Spen with a reduced majority of just 323 votes, defying expectations of a loss. 2021-07-2
At least 80 people are killed in Flores island, Indonesia, and 21 more in Dili, East Timor, by flash floods and landslides. 2021-04-4
Flash flooding kills two people and causes major power outages in Sydney, Australia. 2018-11-28
Heavy rainfall from Bronagh results in severe flash floods across northern England. Sheffield is the worst affected city, with dozens of vehicles becoming stranded in rising floodwaters during the evening rush hour. 2018-09-20
Police questioning two men suspected of plotting terror attacks in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire are granted an extension until April 10 to detain the suspects. 2018-04-4
Two lorry drivers receive prison terms, one of 14 years, for killing eight people when their vehicles collided with a bus on the M1 in Buckinghamshire, England, in 2017. 2018-03-23
One New Zealand tourist is dead and another missing after a family of six is swept away in a flash flood of the Vaisigano River in the Samoan capital Apia. 2012-03-15
The US National Weather Service issues a flash flood warning after the Missouri River breaches a levee near Hamburg, Iowa. 2011-06-13
The death toll from flash floods in Indonesia's West Papua province rises to 97 with dozens of people missing. 2010-10-7