{
  "id": 1598993,
  "title": "Heavy showers and thunderstorms bring risk of flash flooding to UK",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/heavy-showers-and-thunderstorms-bring-risk-of-flash-flooding-to-uk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:12:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cx2mzgv4vgjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Heavy showers are expected over the next few days, bringing a risk of flash flooding. But there are early indications heatwave conditions could return in September.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}