Guardian: An extra 5,000 troops are on standby to support communities hit by flooding, it was announced on Sunday, as the government faced calls for a halt to home building on flood plains.
Large swaths of the UK remain on high alert with severe flood warnings still in place along the Thames and in Somerset where water levels continue to rise despite a respite from the storms.
Defence secretary Philip Hammond said 3,000 troops were currently deployed, and another 5,000 were available. He admitted the...