Storm Eva set to batter northern Britain

Third flooding clean-up this month in Cumbria before arrival of yet more bad weather in run-up to Christmas

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Britain faces further downpours over the festive period, with Storm Eva battering parts of the country with winds of up to 70mph, as homeowners and businesses in Cumbria prepared a flood clean-up for the third time this month.

Streets in parts of Cumbria ran with fast-flowing water after yet more rain across the county on Tuesday night, with firefighters called out to eight incidents and rescuing several residents, including a woman in her 70s.