Forecasters said about 30mm of rain could fall in just three hours in southern parts of the UK, with up to 50mm over the course of the day.

Britain is being hit by a 400-mile wall of rain and On the Beach said most of us are heading to Europe with Spain and ...

And by the time it reaches 6am, the whole of England is virtually covered, seemingly disappearing under the blue deluge. At ...

Recent rain has stabilised the situation and no hose pipe bans are currently planned but the spectre of drought remains.