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Paul Lynch

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  • Shared Data Unit Journalist, BBC
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Journalist with the BBC Shared Data Unit. Two time reporter of the year, music lover, yoga doer, cynic. Contact: paul.lynch01@bbc.co.uk
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Why Leicestershire is flooding more often - and what could be done

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By Paul Lynch Verified
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Quorn was among the Leicestershire villages hardest hit by Storm Henk and an unnamed storm the following year [Getty Images] Two consecutive Januarys left Leicestershire residents reeling from severe floods - and for many, the fear has not faded. Among them is marketing director Simel Kara, who watched his parents' home in Rushey Mead fill with a metre of water on the evening of 2 January 2024. Their story became familiar to many in the wake of Storm Henk.
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Thousands of flood defences below standard as Storm Bram hits

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By Paul Lynch Verified
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Paul Lynch - BBC Shared Data Unit Wed, December 10, 2025 at 3:49 a.m. UTC 7 min read Parts of Wallingford in Oxfordshire were submerged in the aftermath of Storm Henk last year [Getty Images] Thousands of flood defences meant to protect multiple homes or businesses in England were below the required condition when winter began, a new analysis has found. The 6,498 "high consequence" defences were among about 8,500 that were not fully working as intended due to erosion, damage or being overgrown.
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Schools, care homes and sports clubs sold off to pay spiralling council debt

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By Paul Lynch Verified, Alex Forsyth Verified
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Croydon, south London, where the council's debts have now reached £1.5bn. [Getty Images] Communities across the UK are paying for spiralling levels of council borrowing with a fire sale of publicly owned facilities, a BBC study has found. Schools, care homes, a boxing gym and even an Olympic legacy equestrian centre are among hundreds of buildings being sold as struggling councils seek to reduce a debt pile totalling £122bn.
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