Wednesday briefing: The new, devastating flood risk facing nearly all of Britain

In today’s newsletter: Flooding is predicted to become so bad that some towns may need to be abandoned, and it’s not even campaigners raising the alarm – but insurersGood morning. For years, whenever I read about parts of Britain being wrecked by flooding, it always felt like something distant – because until your house is flooded, it’s hard to imagine it happening, isn’t it? Not any more.According to a Guardian investigation, millions more homes across Englan