Storm Desmond: Thousands of households and businesses to get tax relief – as it happened
by Matthew Weaver and Mark Tran from on (#X0DX)
- Affected households and businesses to get tax relief
- Cumbria police warn homeowners to be vigilant
- West coast mainline to reopen with speed restrictions
- Thousands of homes still without power
- 16 severe flood warnings in place for north-west England
- Read the latest summary
6.00pm GMT
We are closing this live blog, here are the main points.
5.47pm GMT
Silver lining to the storm. Helen Pidd reported on a wedding party in Ullswater that lasted three days after the bride, groom and guests were cut off by storm damage. Here are some photos of the couple, Sam and Sam Thompson, from a memorable wedding.
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