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So much for getting your feet wet: £100k-a-year Environment Agency boss promised to put wellies on and lead crisis. Instead he's in Barbados

The scene in Tadcaster this morning, as volunteers help businesses on the town's High Street clear damaged goods

Police warn of looting as the cost of flooding is expected to reach £5bn. But more rain is on the way tonight as Storm Frank approaches - follow the latest updates

The severe flooding in York has caused major flooding to the city’s JORVIK Viking Centre

York's fight to keep city's tourism afloat as attractions remain under water

Election : Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha are applauded by staff upon entering 10 Downing Street

The Conservative Party should be worried about its long-term prospects

Norman Tebbit: It's becoming harder to identify modern-day Tory voter

Labour leader tells Olympic gold medallist that, unlike sport, politics is not about winning

Jeremy Corbyn tells Sir Bradley Wiggins: Politics is not about winning

Labour leader tells Olympic gold medallist politics is not like sport

Drunk mother crashes £32,000 Jaguar after leaving 19-month-old baby home alone

Paula Brash confessed to police she had left her daughter at home after being arrested for drink driving after crash

Couple planned Isil suicide bombing of Westfield or Tube, court hears

Islamist fanatic dubbed 'Silent Bomber' and wife guilty of 7/7 anniversary Westfield terror plot

Penalties are wrongly handed out because their number plates are misread, it is claimed, prompting

Motorists overcharged 'because number plate recognition technology is flawed'

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani

Qatari royal fleet rushes to Switzerland after former Emir breaks his leg on holiday

Fossil hunters flock to Jurassic coast
after cliff fall exposes ancient treasures

Fossil hunters search the beach after the landslide at the Jurassic cliffs at Charmouth in Dorset

Bad weather washed part of the cliff in Charmouth, Dorset, into the sea, attracting scores of enthusiasts in search of souvenirs

Lemmy, Motörhead frontman: An amped-up heavy metal life of drugs, sex and booze

Lemmy Kilmister, the hard-drinking, mutton-chopped frontman of Motörhead, has died at the age of 70.

Obituary: Motörhead frontman dies aged 70, two days after being diagnosed with cancer

Motorhead frontman Lemmy dies

Air raid siren to wail over London to mark 75th anniversary of the Blitz

Aircraft spotter on the roof of a building in London with St Paul's Cathedral in the background

Wanted: three boffins to save the world from the 'AI apocalypse'

The Future of Humanity Institute (FHI) is recruiting a trio who could either save the world or damn it

Finn puts England on verge of first Test victory

South Africa vs England, day four report: Tourists on brink of winning rare first Test of away series

South Africa finish day four on 136/4 and require 280 more runs for an unlikely victory in Durban

Man United's decline is painful to behold - and not just for their fans

Paul Hayward: The days when United would lift their city and sporting spirits everywhere are now just a distant memory

Five surprising tricks that help you lose weight

As new research reveals installing a mirror in your kitchen helps you lose weight, Jonathan Wells looks at five other helpful hacks

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Family of care home shooting suspect speak of shock as image of victim is released

Rita King was shot dead at a care home in Essex

Parisians flee city for New Year parties over terror fears

Protests in NY after police cleared in Tamir Rice shooting

Australian minister resigns over incident in Hong Kong bar

Hundreds protest in Burma against Thai murder verdict over British backpacker killings

Boarding school pupils 'drink sensibly' at on-site bars

Amazon to expand grocery delivery service in the UK

Doncaster triple death crash: man, 24, charged

Video: the moment CNN news presenter Poppy Harlow passes out while live on air

Man dies 'after blowing up condom machine'

Commuters suffer as rail repairs hit return to work

Drink maker ditches Trump quotes from bottle caps

Police found military clothing and Islamic State propaganda material

Two arrested in Belgium suspected of plotting a New Year's Eve attack

Elderly woman saved by washing machine in house explosion

Baby P mother 'still poses danger' as parole is ruled out

Rhodes student accuses Oxford of spreading global ‘injustice’

Going the whole hog: Pasqualina, the domesticated wild boar, in pictures

Pasqualina and Raffaele cuddle-up on the sofa in Foligno, Italy

Finance headlines»

Jeremy Warner: The 10 most seismic events in a year of living dangerously

Czech Republic rejects refugee burden-sharing in the EU as UN says the quota plan will not stabilise the situation

From an economic slowdown in China, to the plunging oil price and Europe's migrant crisis, it's been another year of great unease in the global economy

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Oil price rout will bring end to era of Saudi Arabian largesse, warns Bank of America

It's a dog's life: Tesco branches out into pet grooming

Ashley Madison subscribers surge despite hack attack

FTSE crawls higher after Christmas close

Amazon to expand grocery delivery service

Inflation hits 44pc in Ukraine amid economic collapse

How UK manufacturing slumped in 2015

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From Cilla to Sir Christopher Lee -those we lost in 2015

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Sport»

20 summer buys that should give clubs January chills

With the January transfer window opening on Saturday, here are 20 warnings for clubs who might think that splashing the cash is a guarantee of success

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United's decline is painful to behold

Paul Hayward: The days when United would lift their city and sporting spirits everywhere are now just a distant memory

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Pavel Srnicek dies aged 47

Former Newcastle goalkeeper had been in a coma since falling ill on December 20

Who makes our team of the festive weekend?

Stoke and Spurs dominate our composite XI from the games played over the Christmas period

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Mesut Ozil celebrates scoring Arsenal's second

Ozil's been Premier League player of the season

Five things we learnt: Ozil gets better and better; Oxlade-Chamberlain need a hug: Bournemouth can't defend corners, and two more

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Sporting moments that went viral in 2015

2015 saw surfer Mick Fanning fending off a shark attack and Sepp Blatter being covered in dollar bills

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Kvesic fires up battle to be England's No 7

Gloucester flanker's stunning display against Harlequins adds to Eddie Jones's dilemma

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Test cricket is in the doldrums and needs a bit of help and imaginative thinking to make it more appealing in the modern era

Michael Vaughan

Louis van Gaal has bought himself some time by finally adding pizzazz to soporific United team

Paul Hayward

Eddie Jones has pledged to give everyone ‘a clean slate,’ and will pick on form rather than on reputation. Manu Tuilagi has the chance to impress and he is sure to take the opportunity

Mick Cleary

Comment & Analysis»

Tom Harris

Corbyn isn't serious enough for attacks to hurt

Crystal Wright

Donald Trump's supporters are not racist

Dan Hodges

Corbyn's enemies are dead men walking

2015 in letters

How Telegraph readers reacted to the year's biggest stories

UK floods - by numbers

Man explores flooded York by canoe

Britain's worst storms of recent times

Man water skis across flooded Yorkshire

UK floods: York residents step back inside their homes

Residents survey flooded homes

Veering car terrifies road users

Prime Minister David Cameron talks to a resident in York, after it was flooded in North Yorkshire. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday December 28, 2015. See PA story WEATHER Floods. Photo credit should read: Darren Staples/PA Wire

PM defends flood-defence spending

Care home manager disarms gunman with 'cuddle'

Horticultural curator Matt Coulter with the titan arum at the Mount Lofty Botanic Garden

Timelapse: Rare flesh-odoured flower blooms

Huge fire rips through factory in Leicester

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How to avoid paying for hand luggage

From wearing all your clothes to bribing the ground staff, one airline reveals the stupid ways passengers attempt to dodge luggage fees

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The biggest travel gaffes of 2015

Malaysia's tourist board says that the stress ball is not of their making

From hashtag fails to booking blunders, we recount the funniest gaffes of the year

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The best ski resort parties for New Year's Eve

Find out what ski resorts in Europe and North America are planning for New Year's Eve, including a piglet race

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The 10 best multi-activity group tours

Our pick of the best multi-activity holidays, from mountain biking to horse-riding and family options, in destinations including the Dordogne and Greece

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