The scene in Corbridgepublished at 14:19
Meanwhile, Rachel Forbes has sent in this picture of swelling floodwater in Corbridge, Northumberland.
Summary
Police searching for a missing man find a body in the River Kent near Kendal, in Cumbria
Met Office confirms record rainfall fell on Cumbria in 24 hours - 341.4mm
As many as 5,000 homes in Northern England and southern Scotland flooded
Power has been lost to 42,000 properties in the Lancaster area and more than 1,400 in Cumbria are also without power
Schools closed and hospital services cancelled. Road and rail travel also disrupted
David Cameron has visited the flood-hit region and has chaired an emergency Cobra meeting
The scene in Corbridgepublished at 14:19
What we know so far...published at 14:17
The Met Office has issued its highest possible - severe -weather warning for Cumbria, as Storm Desmond continues to hit the UK with gales and heavy rain.
The red warning urges the public to "take precautionary action and remain extra vigilant", as the region could see a further 150mm rainfall over the next 18 hours.
Across northern England and southern Scotland, there are a number of amber and yellow severe weather warnings in force for the wet and stormy conditions, with gusts of wind between 70-80mph possible over the coming hours.
ScotRail: 'Check your journey'published at 14:16 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2015
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End of twitter postEnvironment Agency: 'Take immediate action'published at 14:10 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2015
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End of twitter postFirefighters help people out of buildingpublished at 14:06
Adrian Dargue, from Cumbria's Fire and Rescue Service, says five people had to be helped to get out of a building in Appleby, Cumbria, earlier.
He told BBC News: "[We were] very careful to remove the people into the rescue boat without capsizing the boat.
"They were just lifted out from the windows... and taken to a place of safety within probably about half an hour."
The scene in Keswick, Cumbriapublished at 13:56
Here are some pictures sent in from James Brock who's been following Storm Desmond on the BBC News live page.
James took these rather dramatic pictures in Keswick, Cumbria, just a couple of hours ago.
Image source, James Brock
Image source, James Brock
Image source, James BrockVirgin trains: 'No further services'published at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2015
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End of twitter postRed warning for "severe gales"published at 13:50 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2015
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End of twitter postLatest update from Environment Agencypublished at 13:47
The latest update from the Environment Agency, external, which covers England and Wales, shows there are:
- 17 severe flood warnings in place across northern England, which indicate there could be "danger to life"
- 70 flood warnings issued across the Midlands, northern England and Wales, which mean "immediate action is required"
- And 72 flood alerts are also in place in Wales, the Midlands and northern England, which indicate "flooding is possible"
Cumbria police warningpublished at 13:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2015
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End of twitter postCumbria 'epicentre for flooding'published at 13:38
BBC weatherman Chris Fawkes says that Cumbria is the "epicentre" for the flooding in northern England.
The county has 15 severe flooding warnings.
Quote Message"We are going to see things get much worse before things get better"
Chris Fawkes, BBC weather expert
#StormDesmond picturespublished at 13:38 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2015
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End of twitter postSporting fixtures hit by Storm Desmondpublished at 13:28
If you're heading out to any sporting fixtures today, do check before you travel.
Three Scottish Premiership matches and Glasgow Warriors' Pro12 match with Leinster have been postponed because of the extreme conditions.
Celtic's match with Hamilton Academical and Partick Thistle's meeting with Motherwell have been called off because of waterlogged pitches.
And high winds in Edinburgh have caused Hearts' game against Inverness Caledonian Thistle to be postponed.
The scene in Sawleypublished at 13:22
These pictures just in show the River Ribble has burst its banks in Sawley, Lancashire, causing problems for public transport.
Met Office: Latest warningpublished at 13:10 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2015
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End of twitter postVirgin Trains: Avoid travelpublished at 13:09 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2015
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End of twitter postLatest from around the countrypublished at 13:06
As well as the latest updates on this page, you can follow the latest in our main UK-wide story on Storm Desmond. And the latest in:
- Wales
- Scotland
Cockermouth hit by floodingpublished at 12:59
This scene of heavy flooding in Cockermouth, Cumbria, was sent in by one of the BBC's Weather Watchers - you can sign up for the scheme here.
Houses submerged in Applebypublished at 12:51
Front doors were submerged in this street in Appleby, Cumbria, which was overwhelmed by rising waters.
Homes in Hawick evacuated by policepublished at 12:45
Homes have been evacuated in Hawick in the Scottish Borders.
It came after serious flooding was forecast for the area.
Police Scotland led what they've called a "phased evacuation of properties" in the Mansfield part of the town in the early hours of this morning.
The Teviotdale Leisure Centre has been opened as a rest centre and residents have been directed there.