The Met Office has posted yellow weather warnings covering from Saturday lunchtime to 21:00 on Sunday, external for heavy rain across Cumbria, and an amber warning for areas just east and south of Cumbria, external.

They say 50mm to 80mm (2in to 3in) of rain is possible on higher ground, and with the land saturated, any flooding could well be worse thatn would normally be expected.

BBC Weather

This afternoon should become dry with a few bright spells developing.

There will be moderate to gentle winds, and highest temperatures from 4C to 7C (39F to 45F).

The Met Office has posted amber and yellow weather warnings for heavy rain at the weekend, external, courtesy of Storm Dennis.

You can always find the latest, detailed, BBC weather forecast for where you are, by searching for your location from here.

Doctors at two practices affected by the water shortages in Eden say they have now returned to normal service.

The GPs at the practices in Shap and Ullswater said they were grateful for the support from patients and the community as they moved some appointments to other locations.

Bob Cooper
Political reporter, BBC Cumbria

Conservative county councillors have described a move by the Labour and Liberal Democrats who run the authority to set money aside in case leaving the EU causes inflation as a “bizarre Brexit slush fund”.

Peter Thornton, who is in charge of finance, presented the budget for the coming financial year at a meeting in Kendal today, and included an allowance of £4.5m, around 1% of the overall expenditure, to cover inflation.

James Airey, who leads the Conservative opposition, said the money would be better spent on services.

Before the meeting, the council's Labour leader Stewart Young said "great uncertainty" still remained because the UK's trading relationship with the EU had still to be agreed.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
John Connell

A council crackdown on dog-fouling and fly-tipping across Allerdale has led to a “record number” of fines being issued since April.

The borough’s enforcement team have ticketed more than 40 people, doling out penalty charges of up to £400 for “environmental crimes”.

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The last nine months has seen 30 penalties issued for dog fouling alone, with excuses for failing to pick it up ranging from “I don’t have a bag”, “kids don’t play here” and even “I want the kids to walk in it”.

George Kemp, executive member with responsibility for environmental services, said: “Dog-fouling, litter, and fly-tipping top the list of things people complain about to me and it is something which really annoys many residents."

Cumbria County Council approved the plan, but campaigners are concerned about the environmental impact.

Around 65 climate campaigners lobbied Cumbria County Councillors as they arrived for their budget meeting today.

They were calling for the council to declare a "climate emergency" , as some district councils have.

The campaigners have begun a legal challenge to the county's decision to give planning permission for a new deep coal mine at Whitehaven, which would extract fuel for the steel industry.

The developers, West Cumbria Mining, say the mine would create 500 jobs, and it has been supported by the Mayor of Copeland, and MPs.

• Temperatures at 3,000ft (900m): Around -1C (30F)
• Winds: Fresh south-easterly, 30mph to 40mph at first, with gusts to 50mph, veering northerly 20mph to 25mph around midday, turning south-westerly 10mph to 15mph through the evening
• Cloud: Low cloud will be extensive during the morning with bases around 1,300ft (400m), becoming broken broken with bases rising to around 2,000ft (600m)
• Weather: Heavy rain, with snow above 1,000ft (300m) at first, will gradually ease through the morning, giving largely dry and bright conditions into the afternoon
• Freezing level: Around 1,000ft (300m) at first in any heavier snow over the hills, rising to 2,500ft (750m) in the afternoon

• Visibility: Poor in the morning, during the rain and snow, but becoming good in the afternoon

The assessors for the Lake District Weatherline service, external say full winter clothing and equipment are essential, and goggles recommended.

People may have to wait until Friday for their supply to return after damage by Storm Ciara.

Plans for a new mine at Whitehaven to dig coking coal for the steel industry are not on the agenda at today's Cumbria County Council meeting, but it is the authority that gave planning consent to the proposals, and councillors were greeted with a picket and a song this morning.

Water has started to run again in some of the homes and businesses in the parts of Eden hit after a main pipeline was washed away in Storm Ciara at the weekend.

United Utilities says it will be a slow process getting everyone back on the supply, as it takes millions of litres to fill the huge network of pipes and tanks supplying the 8,000 properties from Kirby Stephen and Brough across of Shap and Threlkeld that have seen pressures drop or the taps run dry.

If the system has header tanks, they are near the road at Shap Summit on the A6, where a shuttle-service of tankers to pump in water, and gritters and snow ploughs to clear the route have worked through the night, with other traffic kept off.

BBC Weather

After a dull start with a mix of rain, sleet and snow, the wet weather will clear to the north and east as the morning unfolds.

There will be moderate to gentle winds and highest temperatures from 4C to 7C (39F to 45F).

The Met Office has posted a yellow weather warning for the snow, external covering higher areas of the county, especially in the north, until 11:00.

The Met Office has started posting weather warnings for Storm Dennis from 12:00 on Saturday, and you can see details here, external.

You can of course always see the latest, hour-by-hour, BBC weather forecast for where you are, by looking for your location here.

A number of the county's schools are still closed because they have no water, but they hope to reopen tomorrow, and you can see full lists here, external.

The water company, United Utilities, is continuing to update its information here, external, and is still providing free bottled water to people needing it from a number of points.

BBC News Travel

There has been heavy snow across higher areas of Cumbria this morning with a number of routes impassable, or difficult, such as the A684 at Garsdale Head near Sedbergh.

Police say a number of lorries have become stranded on the A66 over Stainmore, and traffic is slow and snowploughs are struggling to keep the road clear.

The A6 over Shap was kept clear overnight to help the United Utilities water tankers, but routes like the A686 between Alston and Penrith, and the A69 east of Brampton, are all affected, and high passes such as the A592 over Kirkstone are closed or best avoided.

Martin Lewes
Reporter

We'll be keeping you up to date with the news on the gradual return of water supplies to parts of Eden, along with other interesting information from around the county through the day.

You can get involved: If there's news you think we should know or you want to share a photo you've taken, let us know by sending an email, on Facebook, external, or on Twitter, external.

Millions of litres of water are being slowly put back into the system in Cumbria, United Utilities says.

A former monk at a Catholic boarding school who admitted sexually abusing three boys aged under 13 has been jailed for more than 20 years.

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Peter Turner carried out the abuse between 1984 and 1990 at Ampleforth College, North Yorkshire, and a parish in Workington, Cumbria.

Turner, from Redcar, who was previously known as Father Gregory Carroll, was sentenced to 20 years and 10 months at York Crown Court

On Tuesday he admitted 14 charges including indecent assault, gross indecency and another serious sexual offence.

A judge jails Peter Turner for 20 years and says he had "brought evil into this world".

We've now stepped back to let the software post news and other useful information for the county through the night.

If you can help with news or pictures, let us know by sending an email, or on Twitter, external.

Have a very good evening.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
John Connell

A crematorium price hike in West Cumbria will hit people when they are at their most vulnerable, a Copeland councillor has warned.

Jackie Bowman, a Labour councillor, expressed her “disappointment” with increases set out in the mayor’s budget as it was passed this week.

But Mayor Starkie insisted that the prices were lower “in real terms” than they were five years ago because fees and charges had gone up at less than the rate of the inflation.

Cremation for a person over the age of 16 will rise from £749 to £770 under new prices, while a five line entry in the book of remembrance will go from £115 to £120.