The Met Office has warned that heavy rain could led to flooding in Northern Ireland on Monday and Tuesday.

FLOOD alerts have been put in place as a month’s worth of rain is set to batter Britain in just 24hours. The Met Office also warned of fierce 65mph winds and more snow to hit in days.

By Andreas Rinke, Holger Hansen and William James HAMBURG/BERLIN/LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Britain, Germany, Denmark and other European countries signed a clean energy pact at a summit in Hamburg on Monday,

A duo of battling "giants" goaded by 200mph jet stream winds will plunge Britain into a week of storm hell. In the wake of Storm Chandra, swathes of the country face torrential rain, snow and severe gales until the end of January.

Countries across Europe from Iceland to Germany agreed to join forces on a giant project to transform the North Sea into a clean energy "reservoir."

The government needs to significantly boost its capacity of offshore wind projects if it is to meet its clean power targets.

The UK awarded 8.4 GW of offshore wind projects at prices far below gas and nuclear, saving consumers nearly £1.7 billion a year.