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The Met Office has updated a yellow weather warning issued for this weekend as heavy rainfall is set to hit parts of the UK.

Forecasters have warned of flooding and disruption to travel as the worst-hit areas could see up to 80mm of rainfall.

The yellow warning for rain, which will come into force at 9am on Saturday, has been updated to include a larger part of England and Wales.

The warning area now covers the whole of Greater Manchester as well as Cheshire, Lancashire, Cumbria, parts of the North East and a large part of Wales.

The Met Office warned that there is a "slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses" and some places could see damage due to flooding.

The forecasters also warned of "difficult driving conditions and

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