Natural disaster

Just under 3500 homes registered to be categorised by Monday to determine whether they qualify for a council buy-out or funding to improve the flood resilience of their property.

Documents show officials have tried multiple times to build a life-saving disaster coordination system, only to end up virtually back at square one.

A throwaway comment in the heat of the moment beat out such classics as “up the Wahs” in the competition for the cleverest quip of 2023.