Simon Partridge News Today

The Met Office has issued a rare amber warning for floods and heavy rain across northern England and Wales with an urgent danger to life alert in effect in areas including Manchester and Liverpool.

Persistent rainfall may also cause delays and cancellations to public transport services, difficult driving conditions and power cuts.

Flood alerts are in place in North Yorkshire this morning after a months worth of rain fell in a day on Wednesday.

Avanti West Coast services were cancelled after the line became deluged between Carlisle and Lockerbie, with passengers warned: Do not travel north of Preston.

Forecasters are warning heavy rain could cause a danger to life as 22 flood warnings and multiple warnings for rain have been issued across parts of the UK.

The schoolgirl has been named after dying amid heavy rainfall and yellow and amber weather warnings across the UK form the Met Office.

The Met Office has yellow weather warnings in place today as rain was due to continue to batter parts of the UK today - Yesterday, North Yorkshire police reported the tragic death of a person following a mudslide

The Met Office has issued a danger to life warning for UK storm with person dying in Yorkshire mudslide.

Leah Harrison killed in North Yorkshire mudslide on Wednesday

The Nation Newspaper Heavy rain in UK poses danger after fatal mudslide