Met Office: Heavy rain across north-west England and southern Scotland

Yellow weather warnings are in place for the north-west due to high amounts of rain - flooding of homes and businesses is likely.

The rain will will get less heavy as the day progresses, but still some heavy and possibly thundery showers for south-east Scotland and northern England.

Elsewhere in the UK there will be sunny spells with a few showers.

However, the south-west later will turn wet and windy.

Tonight Wales and much of England will see heavy rain, followed by thundery showers in the south.

There is also a yellow weather warning for the south-west England, with gale force winds expected.