Calls for flood compensation scheme in England and Wales to be overhauled

New figures show nearly 80% of businesses in some parts of England have been denied support

Ministers are being urged to overhaul the nightmare" compensation scheme for flood victims after it emerged that nearly 80% of businesses in some parts of England had been denied support.

After heavy downpours caused chaos across much of England and Wales this week, new figures laid bare the opaque" and inconsistent level of help available to those whose properties lay in ruin.