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New Year events have been canceled across the country due to wind and rain in Britain.
Swims were canceled in England and Wales, including Newport, St Davids and Haverfordwest, while the Royal National Lifeboat Institution also canceled its annual swim in Porthdinllen, Gwynedd.
Parkrun, which took place on forest paths in Alice Holt in Hampshire, has been cancelled. Organizers said: “Sorry guys, it hasn’t been the start to the New Year we hoped for, but due to high winds the Alice Holt parkrun New Year’s Day event has now been cancelled. Stay safe out there. See you on Saturday.”
University Park on South Park Road in Oxford, which was due to host a special parkrun on New Year’s Day, was postponed.
Organizers said: “We look forward to resuming on Saturday and sincerely hope you will be able to join us for the first University Park parkrun of 2025.”
Due to bad weather it took two days to recover the body in the lakes.
It took two days for mountain rescue workers to recover the body of a man who fell 180 meters to his death while out walking his dog in the Lake District. news and star Report.
The man was reported missing by his wife, who was at home, on December 29.
At 1am the next day (30 December), Patterdale and Keswick rescue teams battled appalling weather, eventually searching for the man’s bike and phone, but not finding him or his Labrador. The search was called off after half an hour and resumed at first light.
Late in the morning, the man’s dog was found alive on a ledge; A short time later, rescue workers found the man, confirming that he had died after falling from a height of approximately 180 meters (590 ft).
The incident took 20 hours to resolve over two days and involved mountain rescue teams from Patterdale, Keswick, Langdale Ambleside, Cockermouth, Penrith and Kirkby Stephen units, three dogs from Lake District Search and Rescue and two coastguard helicopters. In total, 68 rescue workers took part in the search.
A spokesperson for the Patterdale team: “We would like to express our condolences to the man’s family and friends and thank the various teams and helicopter crews who assisted in the search and subsequent recovery.”
Heavy rain and strong winds lashed Wales this morning, causing major disruption to travel on roads and railways. Landslides, floods and power cuts have been reported.
Two weather warnings for wind and rain are currently in effect for the region. The 24-hour weather warning for rain began at 6pm on New Year’s Eve and is scheduled to end at 6pm. This warning covers the entire country.
There is severe disruption across the rail network, with many Transport for Wales lines being delayed and travel links to Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly cancelled.
People have been urged to stay away from coastal areas until the situation becomes normal. Natural Resources Wales said: “With yellow wind warnings in place today, we are urging people to stay away from coastal paths and promenades. “Spray and large waves can be dangerous and could flood properties.”
A stormy start to 2025 also affects Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire on 1 January.
Both areas are experiencing heavy rain and strong winds today and three “life-threatening” weather warnings have been issued.
A yellow warning for heavy rain is in place for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire from 3pm on New Year’s Eve and will last until 11am.
The yellow weather warning for high winds began at 12.15pm and should last until 3pm. The Environment Agency has warned that flooding is possible in many areas.
The Met Office has warned that “high-flowing water or deep flooding is possible, which could be life-threatening.” The potential for injury and life-threatening injury from flying debris is very low.”
New Year’s Eve events were canceled across the country due to bad weather – although celebrations continued in Manchester and London.
Hogmanay in EdinburghWhat was billed as “one of the greatest outdoor New Year’s Eve celebrations in the world” was canceled yesterday.
Scottish rock band Texas were to perform in Princes Street Gardens before the traditional fireworks display at Edinburgh Castle.
People celebrating New Year in seaside town blackpool With the annual fireworks show closed I had to make do with the light show at the famous Blackpool Tower.
newcastle pier The demonstration was canceled by the city council, saying: “Safety always comes first, and the forecast has made it clear that continuing will be detrimental to the safety of those attending as well as our events teams working on site. “There may also be a risk to.”
Ripon’s New Year’s Eve celebrations were also spoiled due to high winds and yellow warnings.
Meanwhile, in the English Channel, Isle of Wight Abandoned its plan to welcome the New Year ‘due to the severity of the water forecast’, which would have required rescue ships to come to the beach in emergency situations.
Heavy rain overnight on New Year’s Day is causing disruption across Greater Manchester, the Manchester Evening News reports.
Greater Manchester is covered by red flood warnings from the Environment Agency. An amber warning for rainfall is in effect for northern and eastern parts of the region; A yellow weather warning has been issued for the rest of Greater Manchester.
Due to severe flooding, rail passengers in the north have been asked not to travel.
TransPennine Express says Greater Manchester and Cheshire are the worst affected areas. Passengers have been requested not to travel till noon.
Several flood alerts are also in force across Merseyside.
Merseyrail is reporting some disruption to services due to flooding, with train services still halted between Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street.
Major roads are closed and flood warnings have been issued across Yorkshire.
Heavy rain caused rivers to swell and many roads, including the Snake Pass, became impassable across South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire on New Year’s Day.
Roads were flooded in the Yorkshire Dales and areas around Hawes.
There are 35 flood alerts in North Yorkshire and 23 alerts in West Yorkshire.
Weather warnings remain in place across Britain include:
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Amber rain warning in parts of north west england By 9 am on Wednesday.
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Yellow warning of rain for most of the time Wales and north-west England By 11 am on Wednesday.
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A yellow warning for snow and ice is in effect for the north of mainland Scotland from 04:00 AM Wednesday until 9:00 AM Thursday.
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yellow wind warning wales and large parts of England Wednesday from 12:15 pm to 3 pm.
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Britain welcomed 2025 with fireworks and celebrations in London, but many events across the country were canceled due to bad weather.
Thousands of people attended the annual event in the capital, while millions watched on television.
Speaking ahead of the spectacle, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “I’m really excited about the New Year’s Eve fireworks display in London, which will be the largest fireworks display in the whole of Europe…
New Year’s Eve events were canceled across the country due to bad weather – although celebrations continued in Manchester and London.
Hogmanay in EdinburghWhat was billed as “one of the greatest outdoor New Year’s Eve celebrations in the world” was canceled yesterday. Scottish rock band Texas were to perform in Princes Street Gardens before the traditional fireworks display at Edinburgh Castle.
People celebrating New Year in seaside town blackpool With the annual fireworks show closed I had to make do with the light show at the famous Blackpool Tower.
newcastle pier The demonstration was canceled by the city council, saying: “Safety always comes first, and the forecast has made it clear that continuing will be detrimental to the safety of those attending as well as our events teams working on site. “There may also be a risk to.”
Ripon’s New Year’s Eve celebrations were also spoiled due to high winds and yellow warnings.
Meanwhile, in the English Channel, Isle of Wight Abandoned its plan to welcome the New Year ‘due to the severity of the water forecast’, which would have required rescue vessels to come to the beach in emergency situations.
The Environment Agency had warned people not to travel last night.
Don’t risk it during wild weather #NYE2025
It is raining heavily overnight, please reach home safely. Do not walk/drive in flood water. Stay away from swollen rivers.
Our teams are working to reduce the risk of flooding by using assets such as the flood gates at Woolley Bridge. pic.twitter.com/WTqPYsG20i
– Environment Agency NW (@EnvAgencyNW) 31 December 2024
Britain issues more than 150 flood warnings on first day of 2025
The Environment Agency issues more than 150 flood warnings across Britain as wind and rain are set to bombard much of the country on the first day of 2025.
“Heavy and persistent rainfall tonight and tomorrow means river levels are likely to remain high across parts of northern England, the Pennines and Midlands until the end of the week, with significant inland flooding possible by Thursday and minor impacts possible on Friday .
Stéphane Leger, flood duty manager at the Environment Agency, said:
Environment Agency teams will be on the ground, conducting flood defences, taking action to reduce the impact of floods, issuing flood warnings and supporting affected communities.
We advise anyone traveling or celebrating the New Year outside to be especially careful and urge people to stay away from swollen rivers and not drive through flood water as just 30cm Running water is enough to run your car.
people should search ‘Check my flood risk’Sign up for free flood alerts, and stay updated on the latest conditions @EnvAgency On X.
The Met Office also issued yellow and amber warnings for wind and rain across Wales, North West England, Yorkshire, the East Midlands and much of southern England.
A snowfall warning has also been issued for northern Scotland.
Wind and rain hit Britain
Good morning and Happy New Year as Britain gets off to a stormy start to 2025.
North-west England is being hit with rain this morning, although the Met Office has issued weather warnings for large parts of England, Wales and Scotland on New Year’s Day.
An amber alert is in place for north-west England until 9am and the Met Office had earlier said heavy rainfall was expected across the region for several hours.
It is expected to affect parts of Cheshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire for a few hours, forecasters said.
The Met Office warning extends from Settle to Preston in the Yorkshire Dales and parts of the Peak District.
It said heavy rainfall is “likely to cause disruption including flooding at some places” and more than 10 cm of rain is likely at some places. Stay with us this morning to know more about the weather and its impact on New Year travel and event plans.