BBC Radio 5 Live

BBC Radio 5 Live’s Danni Hewson is at The Shibden Mill Inn, a pub near Halifax which was flooded yesterday. The chairs are stacked on the tables and the carpets have been ripped up.

“It’s pretty devastating to be honest," said owner Max Heaton.

"We came in at 07:00 GMT on Sunday, there were small leaks in the corners of the rooms downstairs and the kitchen, we managed the situation and thought we were ready for opening...

"And then all of a sudden there were about 15 of us sweeping away standing water gushing in from all angles – we were fighting a losing battle."

They made the decision not to open at 11:30 AM and now it's a race against time to be open for Valentines Day.

The pub does have insurance, and Max thinks the work done yesterday prevented more damage: “I’m really lucky to have had the full team on the day, because I think the damage would have been worse.”

General manager Glen Pearson said Sunday is usually one of their busiest days: "We do well in excess of 200 covers on a Sunday, we had 140 pre-bookings so we're pretty devastated, that’s a lot of turnover to lose when you’ve got wages to pay."

A Calderdale charity says it's a "waiting game" to find out how much damage has been caused from flooding.

Calderdale Lighthouse, in Halifax, which helps families in need, saw its unit flood as Storm Ciara swept across Yorkshire on Sunday.

A spokesperson said it was "absolutely devastated" after a unit full of donations was hit.

Co-founder Emma Poyser-Buxton, who has been helping as part of the clean up, said: "It's just a waiting game Hopefully we'll come back bigger and stronger.

"Hopefully it doesn't keep us down for too long and we can get the help and support to the families that need it," she added.

Image source, Calderdale Lighthouse

The Humber Bridge is expected to remain closed to high-sided and "wind vulnerable" vehicles until Wednesday, according to Humberside Fire and Rescue Service.

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High-sided vehicles were banned from the bridge as the effects of Storm Ciara were felt across Yorkshire.

The fire service says: "The average wind speed in the area at the moment is 43mph, but this does not reflect the maximum gusts of wind across the bridge."

Motorists are being advised to check on social media before travelling.

"Please don't put yourself or other bridge users at risk," the fire service warns.

A Sheffield cinema is back open today - a day after it was forced to close when its front doors were blown off as Storm Ciara hit.

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The Cineworld at Valley Centertainment confirmed it had closed "due to the adverse weather" yesterday.

Photos posted online showed the front doors damaged, with them lying in the foyer of the venue.

The cinema has said it's back open as normal today.

BBC reporter Jayne McCubbin reports from Hebden Bridge, the West Yorkshire market town hit by devastating floods on Boxing Day in 2015.

Meanwhile, another BBC reporter, Phil Bodmer, has pictures of the damage to the scaffolding on the newly built flood defence walls in the neighbouring village of Mytholmroyd.

Victoria Derbyshire

A couple from West Yorkshire say they will have to close their business after it was damaged by floods for the third time in 10 years.

Jon and Mary Duerden run a hardware store in Mytholmroyd where Storm Ciara brought yet more devastation for local residents and business owners on Sunday.

Mrs Duerden told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire show: "It's not just a little bit of a mess you have to clean up, it's the building itself needs a lot of work on it.

"We have been at it for 31 years.

"Jon is in his 70s, I'm in my 60s, we just can't keep doing this."

Humberside Fire and Rescue say they dealt with 47 reports of dangerous structures over the weekend as a result of Storm Ciara.

Some areas of the UK experienced a month-and-a-half's worth of rainfall on Sunday and gusts of 97mph.

A cattle trailer swept away during Storm Ciara has come to rest about a third of a mile downstream.

Amanda Owen's trailer was washed away when floodwater swept through her Ravenseat farm in Swaledale, North Yorkshire.

Amanda, also known as The Yorkshire Shepherdess, said she managed to get her sheep to safety, but saw her animal trailer blown into the water and swept away on Sunday.

Speaking earlier today she said: "It's about a third of a mile downstream, on it side with the axle ripped off and every part of it is completely bent

"But the good news is the handbrake's still on!"

A tree fell and crashed into a house in Sheffield yesterday as Storm Ciara brought high winds to Yorkshire.

Image source, Alison Moore

Pictures from Alison Moore show the tree leaning against the house in Totley after came down in high winds.

She said nobody was injured and the tree was removed "within hours".

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A bridge in Calderdale has reopened after a shipping container became stuck under it as it was washed downstream.

Elland Bridge was hit by the large green container yesterday as Storm Ciara brought high winds and rain to Yorkshire.

The bridge has now reopened but Rastrick Bridge, further downstream, is to be closed to allow the container to be removed from the River Calder.

A car and a caravan have been flipped over after Storm Ciara brought strong winds to Yorkshire.

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The vehicles were driving on the A628 Woodhead Pass yesterday as 80mph winds hit the road.

The caravan became detatched from the car, ending up on its side in a field about 80 yards away from the road.

People in the car suffered minor injuries, police said.

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Parts of the West Yorkshire communities of Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge have been inundated - four years after record flooding devastated the area.

River levels peaked on Sunday just below the record levels of the 2015 Boxing Day floods.

They caused millions of pounds of damage to houses and businesses right along the Calder Valley.

More than £30m has been spent on flood defences in Mytholmroyd since the 2015 deluge, with part of the scheme completed in 2019 and the remainder due to be finished this summer.

Early reports from the village were that some of the new defences held but many homes were still flooded.

The River Ouse in York is expected to reach it's highest level since the Boxing Day floods of 2015 following the weekend's rain, when Storm Ciara brought heavy downpours and strong winds.

Some pubs and restaurants along Kings Staith (pictured above) are already surrounded by floodwaters and riverside footpaths such as New Walk (pictured below) are deep under water.

Image source, Jonathan Cowap BBC

Flood barriers in the city have been raised and there are currently three flood warnings in place.

These include riverside properties, Skeldergate and Tower Street and at St Georges Field and Queen's Staith., external

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The River Ouse is expected to continue to rise, peaking in the early hours of tomorrow morning at 4.38m, external.

During the Boxing Day floods of 2015 the river peaked at 5.2m.

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Hundreds of homes are still without power in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire today after Storm Ciara hit the region.

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Powerlines were damaged and sub-stations affected by high winds and flooding in many parts, particularly in West and North Yorkshire.

Northern Powergrid, which manages electricity in the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, said almost 68,000 people were affected by power cuts.

However, most of those people have had their power restored with about 2,000 homes still affected.

Rod Gardner, Northern Powergrid’s head of network operations, said: “Our teams are still out there working extremely hard.

"We thank our customers for their understanding and patience and would like to reassure them that we remain focused on getting them back on supply as soon as we can."

First West Yorkshire say there are delays of more than 30 minutes on buses on the network as a result of high winds:

The bridge over the River Swale at Morton-on-Swale remains closed today following yesterday's flooding.

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North Yorkshire County Council say, external that while river levels have dropped engineers need to carry out a structural assessment of the bridge before it can be reopened to traffic.

A council spokesperson said: "Please respect road closure signs and do not drive through flood water."

Lisa Gallagher
Weather presenter, BBC Look North

It's going to be another windy day with a fair number of showers blowing in from the west.

It'll feel chilly as well, with temperatures only getting up to about 6C or 7C.

Overnight it's going to stay windy with plenty more showers:

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging motorists to take care when driving around the region following yesterdays downpours:

There are problems on the rails and roads this morning as the after-effects of Storm Ciara are felt across Yorkshire.

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More than 95 flood warnings remain in place across the region., external

Network Rail says it has been assessing damage to lines and passengers are being urged to check their routes before travelling., external

There's no service on Northern between Skipton and Carlisle, and between Skipton and Lancaster due to flooding at Hellifield.

There's no service on Northern between Apperley Bridge and Leeds and there are replacement buses at Shipley, and between Guiseley and Leeds, due to flooding at Kirkstall Forge.

On the roads in West Yorkshire the A646 at Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd is flooded and closed.

In North Yorkshire the A684 at Wensley is flooded, as is the A6108 Cover Bridge at East Whitton.

The A6023 at Denaby Main in South Yorkshire is closed, as is the A165 at Bessingby in East Yorkshire.

There are speed restrictions in place on the Tinsley Viaduct and the Humber bridge is closed to high sided vehicles.

The Environment Agency says "River levels remain high but are now falling."

A number of schools are closed this morning after yesterday's flooding in the Calder Valley area.

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According to Calderdale Council's web the following schools have been closed:

• Calder Learning Trust, Calder High School, external, in Mytholmroyd
• Calder Learning Trust, Calder Primary School, external, in Mytholmroyd
• Central Street Infant and Nursery School, external, in Hebden Bridge
• Riverside Junior School, external, in Hebden Bridge
• Todmorden CE (VA) J, I & N School, external, in Todmorden

Meanwhile, Stubbings Infant School, in Hebden Bridge, says it will open at 10:00.

For full and up-to-date list of school closures please click here, external.