Weather maps show a wall of rain hitting the length of the country today and bringing with it as much as 5mm per hour in some areas. The UK had its hottest day of the year so far on Saturday where ...

and has issued a yellow weather warning for Wales and England - which will be hit hardest. Yesterday, it emerged that as much as five days worth of rain could strike in a matter of hours.

The forecaster warned some parts of the UK could see between 50mm and 70mm of rain on Saturday and could ... a dance event in the Cheshire countryside - had already faced a sleepless first night ...