The village fire station said flooding had been at a record high and crews had been busy all night with incidents in the centre. Sophie Wareing, who owns the village shop, said a lot of her stock had been ruined but the clean-up effort was "what community spirit looked like".

TEMPERATURES are set to drop to below zero as Brits prepare for a cold snap across the UK. The Met Office has revealed where the first cold snap of winter is due to hit the UK next week, in the

As high pressure pushes into the Arctic, the Sky Weather team forecasts that by early next week, daytime temperatures will be around 10C (50F) lower in parts of the south compared to recently.

Storm Claudia has reportedly left three people dead in Portugal and unleashed large-scale flooding in Britain.

Clean-up operations continue after Storm Claudia caused flooding which reached record high levels in parts of the West Midlands. Herefordshire Council is carrying out safety inspections and has sent out cleaning vehicles to help clear the roads after wind and rain lashed the region on Friday.

A major incident has been declared in South Wales due to "severe and widespread" flooding in Monmouth. A British woman has also died in Albufeira, Portugal, after the storm hit a campsite there. Follow the latest.

The effects of Storm Claudia were seen across Blackburn and East Lancashire yesterday as fallen trees and flooding caused travel chaos.