Keswick hit by severe floodingpublished at 12:42
Image source, James BrockJames Brock took this photo of a heavily-flooded Keswick in Cumbria on Saturday morning.
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
Keswick hit by severe floodingpublished at 12:42
Image source, James BrockMet Office issues 'red' weather warningpublished at 12:38
Among the many warnings is a red one from the Met Office,, external issued for north-west England, and more specifically Cumbria, with a further 150-200mm of rain possible.
Here's the advice given by the Met Office for anyone in a red warning area: "Take precautionary action and remain extra vigilant. Follow orders and any advice given by authorities under all circumstances. Ensure you access the latest weather forecast.
"Expect significant disruption to normal daily routines. Avoid all non-essential journeys. If you must make a journey carry emergency food/clothing/blanket etc."
Severe weather warnings in forcepublished at 12:31
Here's what you need to know so far:
There are 17 severe flood warnings, external and more than 60 flood warnings, external in place, mainly in northern England but also parts of Wales and the Midlands
These can change at any time, and we'll keep you updated of that, but you can also see the warnings on the Environment Agency's website., external
Also, more than 80 flood alerts and flood warnings, external are in place in Scotland.
Live updates on UK's severe weatherpublished at 12:26
Keep across the latest updates on Storm Desmond here, as we follow the problems caused by the severe weather and heavy rain currently hitting parts of the UK.