M25 flooding causes long delays anticlockwise between Junctions 25 and 24, with two lanes closed near Enfield and Potters Bar; congestion reaches Waltham Abbey.
Chancellor John Healey and Prime Minister Andy Burnham are due to meet small business leaders at No 10 North on Friday.
The first named storm of the season is expected to bring disruption on Friday as strong gusts and heavy rain hit parts of the UK.
Norman ‘Tam’ Murray and Murdo Morrison, 23, remain missing after they, alongside their vessel the Kilda, disappeared on October 13.
A12 crash in Essex: traffic is held London-bound between junctions 25 and 24 near Marks Tey and Kelvedon, causing delays towards Chelmsford and London.
A man was assaulted on Fowler Road, Essex, and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries; Essex Police investigate the incident on October 21.
Scottish Labour set the First Minister should set out his Government’s stance on the issue next week when Holyrood returns from recess.
Leader Gavin Robinson hailed what he described as ‘realism’ following a meeting with Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant.
Storm Austen brings strong winds, heavy rain and flooding risk to Essex on October 23, with closures at Markshall Estate, Brentwood Market and pumpkin patches.
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