Global warming will have an impact on the environment and economy and will affect all lines of business for insurers, according to Alexander Scott, CEO, Chartered Institute of Insurers (CII).

The Environment Agency is preparing to officially unveil an £11m flood defence scheme designed to protect Norfolk's fragile Broadland habitat.

About 100 people attended a conference looking at the challenges facing the River Thames in the 21st Century.

Approximately 200,000 kilometres of privately owned sewers and lateral drains in England will be transferred to water and sewerage companies from 2011, removing millions of householders from the risk of expensive repair bills, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn confirmed today.

Local authorities will play a key role in future flood prevention efforts in England and Wales, ministers have said.

An MP has secured a Parliamentary debate on the impact of devastating floods in Northumberland.

Work to replace shingle on an East Sussex beach is under way to protect hundreds of low-lying properties and the railway from coastal flooding.

A plan for a prison on the site of a former RAF base is facing delays after a legal challenge revealed vital information had not been included.

The Ministry of Justice omitted a flood risk assessment when it lodged the application with North Norfolk Council for the RAF Coltishall site. The council, which approved the plans, also failed to notice until a legal challenge to the decision uncovered it.

Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) is today setting out plans to contribute at least £5 million to a scheme to support households in England which face a particularly high risk of flooding but which are not protected by traditional community level defences.

Insurers have called on the UK Government to act on the recommendations of Sir Michael Pitt’s report into the 2007 summer floods. Sir Michael’s report concluded that flood defences must be taken more seriously.