Heavy rainfall and widespread flooding has caused New Year's Day travel disruption across large parts of the North West. The Met Office had issued an amber warning for rain across swathes of Lancashire and Greater Manchester until 09:00 GMT,

People are trapped in a block of flats without running water, as heavy rain caused flooding and travel chaos across the North West. Helen Scott, who lives in a flat inside a converted mill in Stockport, said the car park and first floor of the property was almost totally submerged.

A new amber weather warning for heavy rain has been put in place for New Year’s Day. The rare alert has been put into force by the Met Office from 8pm on New Year’s Eve until 9am on Wednesday. Over 130 flood warnings are also in place across the UK,