A Derbyshire town is being evacuated after heavy rains caused damage to nearby reservoir walls, prompting severe flood warnings. The Environment Agency warned of a danger to life at Whaley Bridge, ...

The Environment Agency has issued a severe flood warning indicating danger to life at Whaley Bridge, following damage to Toddbrook Reservoir. It said river levels in the River Goyt could "rise rapidly ...

Ms Swann said people have raised concerns about the security of their homes. She said: "We are monitoring the area including with drones. "We had one report of a suspected burglary, we found no sign ...

Residents of evacuated Whaley Bridge have been told it is safe to return to their homes. Derbyshire Police said stability of the dam wall at Toddbrook Reservoir had been achieved at 1pm on Wednesday.

Boris Johnson has visited a damaged dam still at risk of bursting in Derbyshire, describing it as "dodgy but stable" and a "substantial risk". The prime minister met local residents and the emergency ...

Nearby Whaley Bridge evacuated yesterday when heavy rain damaged dam wall Around 1,500 people are thought to have left the town Fire crews pumping water out while Chinook helicopter helps shore up ...

Police have urged residents "putting their lives at risk" by refusing to leave their homes in the evacuation zone near a damaged dam to go. Speaking to reporters after a residents' meeting in Whaley ...

Temporary work to repair a section of a reservoir dam which partially collapsed in the summer will begin next year, the Canal and River Trust has confirmed. More than 1,500 people were evacuated from ...

A man arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager was shot dead during a suspected burglary at a farm in the High Peak has been released on bail. Another teenager was found with a gunshot wound ...

Derbyshire police have made a further arrest following an incident near the Peak District border in which a man died after sustaining fatal gunshot wounds. Officers were called to reports of a ...