Weather updates as Met Office says month's worth of rain to fall in hours causing flash floods

Flood warnings have been issued for parts of the UK amid concerns that affected areas could see more than a month's worth of rain falling on Monday. Rain warnings were in place all weekend with a fresh yellow alert coming into effect at midnight to last all of Monday, covering a large part of Wales, much of the south of England, the Midlands and into north-west England and Yorkshire.

The warning states that heavy rain is expected to affect many parts of England and Wales during Monday. There is still some uncertainty regarding which areas will be affected by the heaviest rain, but at this stage parts of the Midlands, northeast England and east Wales look most likely to see the greatest accumulations.

The forecasting agency says there is the potential that 30-50 mm could develop in any part of the warning area, much of which could fall in six hours or less. Some locations could see 80-100 mm over the course of 12 to 24 hours. The warning is in place all day Monday.

An amber warning came into force at 5am and will last until 9pm, sweeping over Worcester, Birmingham, Nottingham and Hull. Some affected areas could see 100 to 120mm of rain on Monday, and forecasters warned there may be more warnings in the week ahead.

Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey previously told the PA news agency that Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and up towards the Wash and the Humber could see over a month's worth of rain falling on Monday.

Heavy rainfall overnight has seen areas in Bedfordshire already submerged, with police confirming a number of road closures including Dunstable High Street. Footage shared on social media showed cars battling high water around the Saracen's Head pub.

As of 7.40am, 13 flood warnings - meaning flooding is