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Passengers not to travel unless it's absolutely essential. network rail has spent the weekend clearing debris on the tracks and says it's trying to minimise disruption. thousands of rail colleagues have been out over the last few days and nights clearing up the wreckage. we're doing our absolute best to keep the railways open, but my advice before you travel today or tomorrow is to check before you travel with your train operator, to check that your train is running. the o2 arena will remain closed until later this week, after it was damaged in friday's storm. in a statement, the venue said it...

Storm franklin brought more floods, swelling rivers, like the aire in leeds last night, a pontoon was swept away and crashed into a bridge. forecasters had warned of a risk to life and property if the mersey broke its banks, but here, south of manchester, defences worked. the water flowed instead into woodland and a golf course. there was no protection against high winds, though, in some of manchester's residential streets, nor on the m6 in lancashire, where a lorry hit a bridge and burst into flames. other motorists helped the driver to escape. he is being treated in hospital. rotherham stati...

But, here, south of manchester, defences worked. the water flowed, instead, into woodland and a golf course. there was no protection against high winds, though, in some of manchester's residential streets, nor on the m6 in lancashire, where a lorry hit a bridge and burst into flames. 0ther motorists helped the driver to escape. he is being treated in hospital. rotherham station last night, looking more like a canal than a railway. as with storms dudley and eunice, rail networks have been severely disrupted. thousands of rail colleagues have been out, over the last few days and nights, clearing...

In leeds last night. 0ne bridge was swept away and crashed into another. forecasters had warned of a risk to life and property if the mersey broke its banks, but, here, south of manchester, defences worked. the water flowed instead into woodland and a golf course. there was no protection against high winds, though, in some of manchester's residential streets, nor on the m6 in lancashire, where a lorry hit a bridge and burst into flames. 0ther motorists helped the driver to escape. he is being treated in hospital. rotherham station last night, looking more like a canal than a railway. as with s...

The environment agency has issued three flood alerts for the capital. network rail has spent the weekend clearing debris on the tracks and says it's trying to minimise disruption. thousands of rail colleagues have been out over the last few days and nights clearing up the wreckage. we're doing our absolute best to keep the railways open, but my advice before you travel today or tomorrow is to check before you travel with your train operator, to check that your train is running. the o2 arena will remain closed until later this week, after it was damaged in friday's storm. in a statement the ven...