East Midlands Trains criticised after 500 passengers stranded

Travellers stuck for hours after flooding and landslide in Northamptonshire

Hundreds of rail passengers have been left stranded because of a landslide, and a military helicopter deployed after a river burst its banks during heavy rainfall that has caused ongoing disruption to parts of the country.

Fifteen flood warnings and 51 alerts were issued by the Environment Agency on Friday, with the majority in place across the Midlands and the north-west.