Schools have been closed after an amber weather warning was issued by the Met Office, with a month's worth of rain forecast to fall in some areas of the UK and flooding expected

Parts of England could be battered by more than a month’s worth of rain on Monday, the Met Office has warned. The autumn equinox on Sunday coincided with weather warnings for heavy downpours. A yellow alert is in place throughout Monday, covering parts of Wales, much of the south of England, the Midlands and into northwest England and Yorkshire.

The areas covered by the amber warning include the east midlands, parts of London and the south west, and the west midland. Heavy rainfall overnight has seen areas in Bedfordshire already submerged, with police confirming a number of road closures including Dunstable High Street.