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A severe flood alert has also been issued for communities near the banks of two rivers in Powys.

The danger-to-life warning covers Llandrinio and other areas near to where the Severn and Vyrnwy meet on the Welsh-English border.

"Local flood defences are overtopping," said Natural Resources Wales (NRW).

Ioan Williams, from NRW, said it could take a day for rainwater from upper catchment areas to reach flood plains.

"We've heard already of people being stranded in their cars," he told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.

"So just be really careful when you are out and about."

Ben Philip
BBC Scotland reporter in Brechin

Brechin residents have woken up to the overnight aftermath of damage caused by Storm Babet.

There are bricks and debris strewn around streets in the town near the River South Esk.

Angus Council have told us that an adjoining wall has been badly damaged by the river torrent.

It said barriers are in place and a full assessment of the impact is ongoing.

The Met Office says the red weather warning in the north east Scotland will now be lifted at 18:00. It was previously in place until midnight.

Prolonged and heavy rain is still expected across parts of Angus and Aberdeenshire area during Saturday, in areas already affected by severe flooding.

Less rainfall is expected around coastal areas, but impacts from the higher rainfall further west will extend towards the coast.

Cameron Buttle
BBC Scotland reporter in the Scottish Borders

The amber rain warning for the Scottish Borders area has passed and no major incidents have been reported.

The emergency planning team that was operational overnight has been stood down but the council teams are continuing to monitor the situation across the area closely as river levels remain high.

There have been issues with surface water and fallen trees overnight but all roads are now open. There is still a Borders wide flood alert in place and a flood warning for the River Blackadder in the Greenlaw area.

A yellow rain warning is in place until midnight, another yellow warning for wind runs until midday.

Sabitha Prasher
BBC Weather

Today a further 75 - 100mm of rain is expected for the areas covered by the Met Office red warning, with a continued risk to life, property inundation and damage.

It is valid until midnight tonight.

There is also a broader amber warning in force for eastern Scotland and a separate amber warning for rain in north Highlands.

Severe flood warnings have been issued for England and Wales this morning and there are extensive flood warnings in place across Scotland, England and Wales.

Even though the rain will ease for parts of England through Saturday, flooding remains of huge concern as water levels continue to rise in already flooded areas, with river levels expected to peak over the next 24 - 48 hours.

In addition to the heavy rain, gale to severe gale force winds will continue along the North Sea coast of Scotland.

Three severe flood warnings have been put in place around the River Derwent in Derbyshire, which has risen to record levels.

The warnings - which mean there is a significant risk to life - are in place at Derby City Water Treatment Works, Little Chester, Eastgate and Cattle Market, and Racecourse Park at Chaddesden.

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For the second time this morning, the reopening of Leeds Bradford airport has been pushed back.

It was originally expected to reopen at 10:00 BST, but that was delayed until 11:00. Now airport bosses say it won't be up and running again until 14:00.

Passengers are being asked not to travel to the terminal earlier than 14:00.

It has been closed since a TUI flight from Corfu skidded off the runway on Friday afternoon.

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Eight Scottish Professional Football League matches, including those scheduled for Dingwall, Aberdeen and Perth in the Premiership, have now been postponed because of Storm Babet.

Ross County v St Mirren was called off early on Saturday morning.

The league says it follows consultation with Police Scotland.

In Angus, Brechin City chairman Kevin Mackie says local sports clubs had been badly affected, especially those close to the river.

He told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland: "I don't think any of the locals who have stayed there in the last 50 years have seen anything like what arrived."

He said there was frustration locally that the £16m flood prevention scheme which was put in place in 2016 had not been effective.

He said: "Clearly someone has got their calculations wildly wrong."

Water levels in Derby city centre are the highest they have ever been, a council spokesperson has told the BBC, after the River Derwent reached 3.5m high.

Charles Edwards, Derby City Council's emergency planning officer, said: "The context is the city has never seen the river levels this high before. In certain areas the water has breached the banks of the river.

"It's concentrated in certain areas - Exeter Street and Meadow Road is now underwater and certain areas around there - but there certainly is a lot of water in the city."

Asked whether defences are holding, he said: "All of our flood gates have been deployed and they are holding water back.

"We've put additional flood defences out and they are being effective...but clearly some areas are still vulnerable."

He said conversations are ongoing about whether evacuations will be needed.

The expected reopening time for Leeds Bradford Airport has been pushed back by on hour to 11:00 BST.

The airport has been closed since a TUI flight from Corfu skidded off the runway on Friday.

Simon O'Brien (right) used his homemade boat on Friday to rescue elderly residents in the Suffolk village of Debenham.

At one point the village was cut off completely by floodwater, and tractors had to be used to help get people to safety.

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Ben Philip
BBC Scotland reporter in Brechin

We need to remember this very rare warning is the Met Office’s most severe, meaning the weather has a danger to life.

Yesterday, police confirmed a 56-year-old man died in Forfar not far from here in Brechin, after a tree fell on his van and a 57-year-old woman died after being swept into a swollen river.

While Brechin is at the epicentre of the red zone, there are also areas affected by several amber warnings today, including the Highlands, Perthshire and the Scottish Borders.

And there is a lot more wind and rain to come.

The advice from authorities is to stay at home in affected areas, unless you are advised to evacuate.

More than 100 people - including 20 care home residents - needed to be rescued in Derbyshire due to flooding on Friday.

Clive Stanbrook, area manager at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, told BBC Breakfast a major incident was declared at 16:00 BST yesterday.

He said 60 people needed to be rescued from a single road in Chesterfield when the water level reached the top of cars and vehicles became stranded.

Stanbrook told motorists and walkers to exercise caution on Saturday, adding: "Everything is going to be dangerous today if you're walking or travelling, so please travel if only absolutely necessary."

Good Morning Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland

High levels of water in some areas of Angus are hampering efforts to assess how much structural damage has been done by Storm Babet.

Stein Connelly from Transport Scotland told the BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland: "That area looks like it’s going to be really challenging because we’ve obviously got high levels of water and we’re not going to be able to inspect that, probably given the rainfall, until tomorrow.

"The engineers are ready to go in and inspect that. We’re going to have to go in and make a structural inspection of the bridges as you can imagine, with the intense water hitting them.

“We’d need the waters to recede considerably before we can do the inspection.”

Gavin Bevis
BBC News

Following yesterday's torrential downpours, more rain has fallen overnight and further showers are expected through today.

Several areas in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire remain flooded, with many roads affected and rest centres set up in a handful of areas where evacuations were required.

Derbyshire Dales District Council has also shared this photo of a wall that collapsed in the village of Baslow yesterday.

Image source, Derbyshire Dales District Council

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It's a mixed picture on Scotland's roads this morning. The A90 remains closed between Forfar and Stonehaven.

In Dundee, Some restrictions on the Tay Road Bridge have also been lifted. Winds have now dropped, resulting in the bridge reopening to high-sided vehicles, although it remains closed to double decker buses.

In north-east Fife, the A92 remains closed at Newport-on-Tay. Traffic Scotland said the route is expected to remain closed for some time.

On the buses, Stagecoach East Scotland say that all services in Angus remain suspended today due to flooding, but services in Perth are operating, albeit with expected delays.

Angela Constance, the Scottish government’s justice secretary, is due to be based at the traffic control centre in South Queensferry this morning to oversee the situation.

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Leeds Bradford Airport says it hopes to reopen at 10:00, but this may change say airport chiefs.

A holiday jet skidded off a runway as it came in to land yesterday afternoon.

The TUI flight from Corfu "moved off the runway whilst landing" an airport statement said.

Firefighters attended the scene but all passengers had been safely taken off the plane. Travel firm TUI apologised to all passengers affected.

ScotRail says a number of lines will remain closed today because of the extreme weather. There will be no trains running:

• Aberdeen to Elgin
• Aberdeen to Dundee
• Perth to Dundee
• Far North and Kye of Lochalsh lines are closed for planned engineering works.

The operator says it will be able to run services from Glasgow and Edinburgh to Inverness, Glasgow to Perth and Inverness to Elgin.

West Highland and Fife Circle services are currently under investigation.

Six Scottish Professional Football League matches scheduled for today have been postponed because of the weather.

After consultation with Police Scotland, the Premiership match between Aberdeen and Dundee is off, as is St Johnstone versus Motherwell.

Games lower down the leagues at Arbroath, Cove, Greenock, Stenhousemuir and Elgin have also been postponed.