A rescue mission has been launched to find 20 children lost in the Brecon Beacons, a mountainous area in Wales, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
England remain on course for a Six Nations Grand Slam after a nervous 25-21 defeat of Wales yesterday while Ireland ran in nine tries in a 58-15 rout of Italy to register their first win in this season’s championship.
Britain's government has promised more than £40mn ($59mn) to rebuild and improve the country's flood defences that failed to protect thousands of homes over the Christmas holidays.
Britain's government held emergency talks on what it called "unprecedented" flooding in northern England forced hundreds of people to leave their homes.