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| Wind and rain bring travel chaos | Wind and rain bring travel chaos |
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| Severe weather has flooded homes, closed schools and is causing chaos for thousands of travellers across England. | Severe weather has flooded homes, closed schools and is causing chaos for thousands of travellers across England. |
| Following her performance at a rainy Glastonbury Festival, Dame Shirley Bassey's helicopter landed at a school after being caught in bad weather. | Following her performance at a rainy Glastonbury Festival, Dame Shirley Bassey's helicopter landed at a school after being caught in bad weather. |
| The opening of the Wimbledon tennis tournament was delayed by rain. | The opening of the Wimbledon tennis tournament was delayed by rain. |
| Floods have closed many main roads and disrupted rail services. Forecasters have issued severe weather warnings across most of the country. | Floods have closed many main roads and disrupted rail services. Forecasters have issued severe weather warnings across most of the country. |
| They have warned of gales and downpours dumping up to a month's rain in the next 24 hours. Several rivers are at risk of flooding. | They have warned of gales and downpours dumping up to a month's rain in the next 24 hours. Several rivers are at risk of flooding. |
| The flood risk is being exacerbated because the ground is already saturated from last week's rain. | The flood risk is being exacerbated because the ground is already saturated from last week's rain. |
| Emergency calls | Emergency calls |
| The worst weather is expected across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, where twice the average June rainfall has already fallen. | The worst weather is expected across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, where twice the average June rainfall has already fallen. |
| Nina Ridge from the BBC Weather Centre said an area of low pressure was responsible. | Nina Ridge from the BBC Weather Centre said an area of low pressure was responsible. |
| "It is moving very slowly and is really just sitting there adding to the totals," she said. | "It is moving very slowly and is really just sitting there adding to the totals," she said. |
| Drivers have got to slow down - you must take account of the surface conditions Jill Risdale, Highways Agency | Drivers have got to slow down - you must take account of the surface conditions Jill Risdale, Highways Agency |
| Fire and rescue services from the South West to Humberside have reported hundreds of calls from people affected by flooding. | Fire and rescue services from the South West to Humberside have reported hundreds of calls from people affected by flooding. |
| Heavy rain has caused streams to overflow their banks, flooding homes in north Devon with 2ft (60cm) of water. | Heavy rain has caused streams to overflow their banks, flooding homes in north Devon with 2ft (60cm) of water. |
| A motorist was taken to hospital after a tree fell on his car at Cowley near Exeter. | A motorist was taken to hospital after a tree fell on his car at Cowley near Exeter. |
| In Gloucestershire, a number of schools and roads were closed and 70 dogs were rescued from a flooded kennels in Gloucester. | In Gloucestershire, a number of schools and roads were closed and 70 dogs were rescued from a flooded kennels in Gloucester. |
| There have been several accidents on the M5 and M4 in the West Country. | There have been several accidents on the M5 and M4 in the West Country. |
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| Jill Risdale from the Highways Agency said: "Drivers have got to slow down. You must take account of the surface conditions - there's a lot of surface water and spray." | Jill Risdale from the Highways Agency said: "Drivers have got to slow down. You must take account of the surface conditions - there's a lot of surface water and spray." |
| Hundreds of homes were left without electricity in Herefordshire when power lines came down. Flooded roads left some villages cut off. | |
| Rising water has closed dozens of schools and roads in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire. Fifty homes and businesses in Louth were evacuated because of flooding. | |
| In Middlesbrough, the re-opening of the town's Transporter Bridge has been delayed for two days because rain hampered repair work. | In Middlesbrough, the re-opening of the town's Transporter Bridge has been delayed for two days because rain hampered repair work. |
| Environment Agency flood warnings are in place for the Anglian, Midlands, North East and Thames regions. | Environment Agency flood warnings are in place for the Anglian, Midlands, North East and Thames regions. |
| Cup of tea | Cup of tea |
| On the railways, Central Trains, Chiltern Railways, First Capital Connect, First Great Western, Transpennine Express and Virgin Trains have all warned of disruption to services due to the weather. | On the railways, Central Trains, Chiltern Railways, First Capital Connect, First Great Western, Transpennine Express and Virgin Trains have all warned of disruption to services due to the weather. |
| The opening day of Wimbledon, south-west London, was delayed by rain. The Centre Court roof has been removed for redevelopment work. | |
| At Glastonbury in Somerset, thousands of music fans were attempting to leave the site after a weekend of heavy rain and liquid mud. | At Glastonbury in Somerset, thousands of music fans were attempting to leave the site after a weekend of heavy rain and liquid mud. |
| Dame Shirley Bassey was being flown from her set at the festival when the helicopter was forced to land at Collingwood College, Camberley, Surrey. | Dame Shirley Bassey was being flown from her set at the festival when the helicopter was forced to land at Collingwood College, Camberley, Surrey. |
| The singer was given a cup of tea by a local resident. | The singer was given a cup of tea by a local resident. |