Flood alerts in England after month’s worth of rain falls in 24 hours

More showers expected in south of England, northern Scotland and Northern Ireland but rest of UK expected to be largely dry

Flood warnings are in place across England this weekend after parts of the south-east endured a month's worth of rainfall in 24 hours.

The Met Office has forecast outbreaks of rain to hit the south late on Saturday afternoon into Saturday night. The Environment Agency has issued 39 flood alerts in London and surrounding areas, Kent, parts of the home counties, the West Midlands and Wiltshire.