An amber warning has been issued for areas of the Midlands and the south of the country, which came into force at 6pm and will last for 12 hours.

A fresh bout of heavy rain is likely to cause more flooding across parts of England badly hit by downpours earlier this week, the Met Office has warned. A more serious amber warning has been issued for some areas in the midlands and central England, forecasting further flooding and travel disruption as a month’s worth of rain could fall.

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Heavy rain and flash flooding have battered parts of England and Wales, causing widespread travel disruption and damage to properties. Roads and houses flooded in central and southern England after some experienced a month's worth of rain in a matter of hours.

The Met Office has issued amber and yellow weather warnings, with some areas expecting a month's worth of rainfall today.

The Met Office has released an amber weather warning for Berkshire and Buckinghamshire amid the heavy rain we are currently experiencing.

HEAVY rain is expected to pour throughout the day in Basingstoke, with the Met Office warning of the potential for flooding. As previously reported, an amber weather warning has been issued by the Met Office until 11.