The police officer who died in floods last week in northwest England was being laid to rest Friday, a week after the region suffered what was called the worst flooding in living memory.

A CHEPSTOW family who lost their home after an arson attack are appealing for someone to look after their dog.

Flood warnings issued as death toll from storms rises to five and planning begins on temporary Workington rail link Persistent downpours swept over the mountain catchments of Cumbria again today as planning began on a temporary railway stop in Workington to connect the divided town via its last surviving bridge.

Rescue teams searching for a 21-year-old woman who went missing in the River Usk in Brecon have recovered a body.

Torrential downpours claimed a second victim yesterday in Devon as emergency medical supplies and food parcels were sent to communities marooned by floods in Cumbria, and rescue teams searched the swollen river Usk in Wales for a missing woman.

AN urgent safety review of Cumbria's 1,800 bridges was under way today with emergency services warning one bridge could collapse at any time and 50mph winds forecast.

Rescue teams are searching for a woman who was swept along the River Usk in Brecon, Powys.

HUNDREDS of people across the county pulled out all the stops yesterday in a fundraising frenzy to make as much cash as possible for the Children In Need appeal.

An orange glow filled the sky above Lower Earley on Sunday as friends of tragic teen Stewart McEwan marked the first anniversary of his death.

A MAN is fighting for his life this morning after suffering serious burns from a fire which gutted his Undy home.

A CONVICTED criminal who turned his life around in Australia was shocked to be arrested at Heathrow Airport for a crime he committed in 2006.

A NEWPORT man was jailed for two years and has to register as a sex offender after admitting having sex with a girl aged under 16.

Friends of tragic Earley lad Stewart McEwan are due to light Chinese lanterns to mark the first anniversary of his death on Sunday.

More stories about: Go Ape! By James Maden EMOTIONS ran high as Hampshire residents met with parish councillors to discuss controversial proposals for a high-wire adventure course.

Families whose loved ones made the ultimate sacrifice for their country have reacted angrily to news that civil servants at the Ministry of Defence shared performance bonuses of almost 300 million since the start of the war in Iraq.

A GWENT woman was found dead in her home by a friend, two days after a fire in the house.

The parents of the 200th soldier to die in Afghanistan have set up a foundation in his memory to help those injured in conflict.

Gwent lotto winners Les Scadding and wife Samantha Peachey-Scadding bought their ticket from the same store as another Gwent lotto millionaire.

A CHEPSTOW family was left devastated after an arson attack wreaked havoc on their home and destroyed nearly all their possessions.

Date : Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:03:05 +0400 MAN BEHIND 'VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR' IS RAGLAN STALWART By Alison Sanders South Wales Argus http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/4720132.Man_behind__Video_Killed_the_Radio_Star__is_Raglan_stalwart/ Nov 4 2009 UK ALMOST 30 years ago, Geoff Downes scoring a number one hit with 'Video Killed the Radio Star' ...