The Met Office has issued an amber warning for areas of the Midlands and south of the country, set to come into force at 6pm on Thursday.

At least three schools have been forced to shut in Gloucestershire after water poured into buildings on Friday

The Met Office has warned of more rain in the coming days after flash floods wreaked havoc across the UK, submerging roads and homes. Several parts of the country, including Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and London, have been overwhelmed by floods after receiving more than a month’s worth of rain in just 24 hours.

A yellow weather warning for rain covering southern England has been issued. The Met Office has put out the warning, which covers Kent, East and West Sussex and Surrey, between 17:00 BST on Thursday and 10:00 on Friday.

The Met Office has issued a new 17-hour yellow warning for heavy rain as the UK continues to be hit by further widespread flooding. The forecaster said: "There is some uncertainty in the details of this warning,

Some areas experienced a month of rainfall in just one day as the Met Office warned more rain is coming later in the week.

The yellow warning has been issued for much of England and Wales, apart from North Wales, parts of the West Midlands and the north-west of England.

Watford is set for more bad weather as a Met Office yellow weather warning has been issued for rain just days after it was battered by torrential downpours.

The Met Office has issued a new yellow weather warning for parts of Lancashire. Forecasters expect eastern areas of the county to be hit by more heavy rain on Thursday (September 26). The alert comes into force at midnight tonight and lasts for 24 hours.