£12.5m Flood Defence Plan An 'Elastoplast', Say Victims

The unveiling of a £12.5m scheme to improve temporary flood defences across the country has been slammed as an "Elastoplast". It comes in the wake of the devastation caused by record high water levels in northern England last year. In addition, utility companies are to improve the protection of phone networks and water treatment works to try and head off a repeat of the misery caused in 2015.