Met Office issues East of England yellow weather warning

Rain is expected to push east across most areas from Saturday afternoon until Sunday evening

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain that covers the entire East of England.

It said disruption was expected due to rain forecast in Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Suffolk.

The warning is in place between 15:00 GMT on Saturday and 09:00 on Sunday.

Flooding to "a few homes and businesses is likely", and spray and rain fall on roads could cause some delays, it said.

The warning had originally been in place until 18:00 on Sunday but this was brought forward.

It had initially applied to all of England but now covers most of central and southern England and large parts of southern and western Wales.

The road over the River Great Ouse between Little Paxton and St Neots, Cambridgeshire, regularly floods

The Met Office asked people to check if their property was at risk of flooding and to check road conditions, as "spray and flooding on roads" could increase journey times.

Some interruption to power supplies was likely, it added.

It recommended people kept up to date with the weather forecast in their area.