As it happened: Floods and travel chaos persist after Storm Dennis

Summary

Communities around Britain are dealing with another day of flooding and travel chaos
A woman is believed to have died in floodwater near Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire
More than 200 flood warnings are in place
That includes six severe flood warnings, meaning there is a danger to life
The heavy rain in south Wales has blocked a number of roads and damaged rail lines
Worcestershire, Shropshire and Herefordshire are among worst affected areas
The environment secretary defends the government's response

Live Reporting

George Bowden and Alex Kleiderman

'That's how you land'published at 20:02 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
The pilot of this plane which touched down at Heathrow in strong winds earlier has been praised on Twitter.
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Severe flood alerts in Scottish Borderspublished at 19:56 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
Three severe flood warnings, meaning a risk to life, have been issued for the Scottish Borders.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency said extensive flooding was expected and some evacuations had been advised.
There is more information about the warnings here, external.
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Buses replace trains due to flooded linepublished at 19:44 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
Replacement buses are being used to transport rail passengers between Lydney and Gloucester in Gloucestershire due to flooding on the line.
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'Carefully must you drive'published at 19:33 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service channels the Force to try to keep drivers safe over the weekend.
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Town hall becomes temporary homeless shelterpublished at 19:26 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
Brighton town hall is being opened to rough sleepers (and their dogs) so they can escape the worst of Storm Dennis.
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Storm Dennis brings 87mph windspublished at 19:21 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
The Met Office says Storm Dennis has brought winds of up to 87mph and up to 97mm of rain so far today.
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Cornish coast takes a beatingpublished at 19:11 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
The north coast of Cornwall has been taking a battering from Storm Dennis.
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Rain brings floods near Kendalpublished at 19:02 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
Heavy rain brought by Storm Dennis has started to flood roads near Kendal in Cumbria.
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Storm Dennis starts to flood roads in Kendal
Problems on the tracks in Kentpublished at 18:55 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
Another tree down in Maidstone, Kent, is causing problems for rail passengers.
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'Waterfall is going upwards'published at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
Amanda Owen has shared an impressive video of the wind blowing a waterfall upwards near her home in Yorkshire.
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Appleby preparespublished at 18:38 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
Residents of Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, have paused cleaning up from Storm Ciara to put up protection for Storm Dennis.
Colin Smith from the Appleby Emergency Response Team said: “We’re trying to get the town prepared for possibly a flood.
“Hopefully it won’t happen but we’re taking every precaution we can, putting sandbags in places that might flood.
“Putting in a few more than last week as we got caught out by the height of the water - it was higher than we thought it might be.”
Rail users in west of Scotland urged not to travelpublished at 18:29 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
ScotRail says there is widespread disruption to services due to flooding, and many trains have been replaced by bus services.
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Solent ferry services cancelledpublished at 18:20 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
The increasing stormy conditions in the Solent mean both the vehicle and Red Jet high speed ferry services between Southampton and Cowes have had to be stopped, external.
Ferry firm Red Funnel said passengers would be updated on both services at about 20:00 GMT.
Meanwhile, this was the scene at Lyme Regis in Dorset earlier, as captured by Daryl Turner.
Image source, Daryl Turner
Driving conditions deteriorating in Walespublished at 18:12 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
Driving conditions are becoming increasingly difficult throughout Wales, with police and councils issuing warnings on social media about road closures.
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Coast path collapse warningpublished at 18:06 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
A section of the South West coastal footpath has been closed after part of it fell away.
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In pictures: More broken brolliespublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
We showed you some people wrestling with broken umbrellas in central London earlier - well here are some more.
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M9 near Stirling closed due to floodingpublished at 17:52 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
Flooding has prompted the closure of the M9 motorway northbound, between junctions nine and 10.
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Watch: Water cascades down Perth and Kinross roadpublished at 17:47 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
A video posted on social media by a flood forecasting scientist shows a "road transformed into a burn" near Tullibardine at Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross.
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Speed restrictions imposed on trainspublished at 17:43 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
If you're planning to use the trains in Kent and East Sussex this evening you will need to allow extra time.
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Environment Agency pumps prepped in Cumbriapublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2020
The Environment Agency has two pumps set up in Appleby, Cumbria, ready to deal with downpours forecast during Storm Dennis.
But flood risk manager Stewart Mounsey said there had been "slightly less rain than predicted" which will "hopefully mean lower river levels".
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