As the UK moves from a record-hot May into an unseasonably wet June, the risk of flooding is being exacerbated...
Articles by Olivia Rudgard
The UK government must provide clarity on the future of Flood Re or risk seeing its failure to do so...
A new study has found that 1.2 million buildings at risk of flooding in England currently aren’t included in any...
It’s not how the program was supposed to work. But thanks to a legal anachronism, Britain’s state-backed plan intended to...
The UK’s flood insurer of last resort says the country’s mortgage banks aren’t doing enough to prepare for the risks...
Britain’s ultimate backstop against flood-related losses is planning to rely more on the capital markets, after its first ever catastrophe...
As the prospect of flood damage haunts an ever larger number of UK homes, the country’s banks are under growing...
Planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions kept rising in 2025 and country pledges to cut them are nowhere near where they need...
As London struggles to adapt to the reality of more frequent and powerful floods, its wealthier corners are emerging as...
The UK is making it easier for flood defense projects to access public funds as climate change increases the risk...