The Met Office says travel disruption, flooding and power cuts are likely throughout Saturday, particularly across south Wales and the Midlands, due to the heavy rain

Around one month's rain is expected to lash across most of the country today, the Met Office has warned.

Forecasters say flooding and travel chaos is likely throughout the day, especially across the Midlands and south Wales. The heaviest of the rain is anticipated this morning in the Midlands, and the showers will be slow to move southeast.

Some showers will even be wintry in places, such as higher ground in Cumbria, Lancashire and even the Isle of Man. However, downpours will be the issue across southern regions — with as much as 80mm feared across the whole of the day. Typically, less than 80mm of rain falls in Birmi

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