Travel woes and sewage spills after heavy rain

Roads have been hit by flash floods.

Wet weather has caused disruption on roads and railways across West Sussex.

Southern said train services between Gatwick Airport and Horsham were delayed due to heavy rain flooding the railway between 8:00 and 10:00 BST on Friday, though they are now running as normal.

Meanwhile, the traffic monitoring service INRIX said the A27 Arundel Road was "just passable" due to flooding at the Fontwell roundabout.

The Met Office issued a yellow warning for London, East and Southeast England, which is expected to last until 12:00 on Friday.

"Heavy showers and longer spells of heavy rain may bring some disruption to transport and infrastructure," the weather agency warned.

Flooding of a few homes and businesses is also likely, it added.

Scores of monitoring points across West and East Sussex were showing on Friday morning that sewage was being discharged into rivers and the sea, according to Surfers Against Sewage.

'Kerb-height water'

INRIX also reported flooding had blocked a stretch of Falmer Road between Woodingdean and Rottingdean.

BBC Radio Sussex caller Bob said there were "severe" floods along the A29 between Coldwaltham and Pulborough.

He said drivers were not "slowing down" approaching the water, which was "kerb height" on one side of the road and "quite deep".

The government has issued flood alerts for the Scrase Bridge and West Common Streams near Haywards Heath, alongside Aldingbourne and Barnham Rifes.

The alerts mean flooding is possible that could affect a small number of properties in both cases.

The Met Office urged people to check road conditions if they were travelling and remain up to date with the weather forecast.

If your home is at risk of flooding, you should prepare, it continued.