Clean-up continues in Rochdale after floodingpublished at 16:00
A clean-up is taking place in Rochdale after flooding hit the town over the weekend.
Summary
River Ouse stabilises in York as PM visits flood-hit areas
People advised not to travel by rail in Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire
Thousands of homes evacuated across the north of England
Floods cause major landline phone problems
Updates on Monday 28 December
Clean-up continues in Rochdale after floodingpublished at 16:00
Archbishop of York praises flood responsepublished at 15:53
The Archbishop of York has praised the "tremendous spirit" of everyone who has responded to the floods across northern England.
Dr John Sentamu released a statement as the undercroft of Bishopthorpe Palace was being pumped out of water from the River Ouse.
He said: "As expected, the undercroft in my home here at Bishopthorpe Palace is flooded again.
"We are fortunate however that back in the 13th Century they built with flooding in mind, such that when the water subsides it soon washes through the original flood drains made for the purpose."
Kirkstall Road clean-up 'in full swing'published at 15:44
Lauren Potts
BBC Local LiveCompletely different scenes here on Kirkstall Road in Leeds today.
The street is lined with ruined furniture and stock from the shops hit by the floods.
People are mopping water out of their properties and stood in small groups outside, talking about the damage.
The atmosphere is one of a clean-up operation in full swing as the road recovers from the day it turned into a river.
'Stay away from flood water'published at 15:38
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End of twitter postFlooding at Kirkstall arts centrepublished at 15:26
We've been sent footage of flooding at an arts centre in Kirkstall, Leeds.
Storm Desmond appeal to help flood victimspublished at 15:19
Chris Long
Reporter, BBC News OnlineThe organisers of a Lancashire flood appeal set up to support people affected by Storm Desmond have said it will be extended to help those hit by this weekend's flooding.
The Lancashire Flood Appeal was launched by the Community Foundation for Lancashire on 8 December and aimed to help up to 1,000 people affected by Storm Desmond.
Organisers said it "now extends to help those victims of flooding in Lancashire over Christmas, especially in the Chorley area".
York 'looking like Venice'published at 15:08
Phil Bodmer
Journalist, BBC Look NorthWalmgate in York resembles Venice in places.
Travel: A19 closed due to floodingpublished at 14:56
BBC TravelThe A19 is closed between the A63 junction in Burn and the A645 Weeland Road junction in Eggborough because of flooding.
PM pledges £280m for Yorkshire flood defencespublished at 14:47
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged £280m for Yorkshire flood defences.
Hospital has 'reduced phone service'published at 14:44
South Tyneside District Hospital is warning patients to be patient when ringing.
Michelle Arrowsmith, chief operating officer at South Tyneside NHS foundation trust said: "We currently have some problems with phone lines due to the recent flooding, and we have a reduced number of lines into the hospital via our switchboard.
"Please bear with us when trying to contact us, we will be able to answer your call but it may take some time."
The public can still ring the hospital switchboard on 0191 4041000 or 0191 4283992.
Council worker takes a break from flood recovery effortpublished at 14:26
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End of twitter postRivers Foss and Ouse flooding from abovepublished at 14:19
Rising waters in York are reported to have peaked and while more rain is forecast for Wednesday, the Environment Agency says the city is safe from further flooding for now.
BBC News has this video of the Rivers Foss and Ouse from above.
More pictures of the flooding aftermath in Yorkpublished at 14:11
Here are some more pictures of the scenes around York today.
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Image source, Getty ImagesMore than 2,000 Leeds homes affected by the heavy rainpublished at 14:02
Leeds City Council, external says more than 2,000 homes and 400 businesses have been affected by the heavy rain.
The authority said most of the water had now receded and teams were out tackling priority areas.
Prime minister defends flood prevention fundingpublished at 13:56
David Cameron has defended funding for flood prevention during his visit to York to see recovery efforts.
He rejected claims there was a "North/South divide" in efforts to prevent flooding.
He said: "Here in Yorkshire we've spent almost £100m on flood defences and we're planning to spend another £280m... but of course that's no comfort for the people who've been flooded here in York and our hearts go out to them."
Submerged vehicles in Huntington, Yorkpublished at 13:46
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End of twitter postRelief fund set up to help victims, says Archbishop of Yorkpublished at 13:41
The Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu says a special relief fund has been set up to help people affected by the flooding.
Speaking on BBC Radio York, the Archbishop praised the compassion showed by emergency services and volunteers.
He said he would be spending the rest of the week visiting affected communities and anyone who wanted to help could donate to the York Disaster Fund, external.
Drivers warned to stay away from contaminated roadpublished at 13:29
A clean-up is under way in Kirkstall Road, in Leeds, which remains closed.
Police are asking drivers to stay away as the roads are contaminated with oil and other products.
Village in danger due to river flood defence 'gap'published at 13:15
Chris Long
Reporter, BBC News OnlineA breach in river defences near a Lancashire village could see it suffer further flooding, the Environment Agency has warned.
The agency said the River Douglas south of Croston had "overwhelmed" defences, causing a "gap". They added they would be "coming up rapidly with an emergency plan" to carry out repairs.
South Ribble's Conservative MP Seema Kennedy said she would be asking the government to "look again" at flood defence spending and "maybe reallocate resources in the Environment Agency and think about what we are doing, quite literally, upstream".
Christmas flooding: Your picturespublished at 13:07
The arrival of Storm Eva meant there were more than 100 flood alerts on Christmas Day across England and Wales. By Monday, there were 500.
Image source, Jamie SwalesMany people had to move out of their homes, cars lay abandoned and animals were bewildered.
Here is a selection of photos sent in by BBC website readers.