Storm Christoph flood warnings and alerts for England - full list

direct to your inboxParts of the UK could see temperatures drop as low as minus 10 as Storm Christoph gives way to colder weather over the weekend.The storm brought torrential rain and flooding to parts of Greater Manchester, Cheshire and North Wales on Wednesday, with hundreds having to evacuate their homes overnight.The Met Office predicts that colder weather will bring bitter temperatures as the storm continues to move east.“We’re losing the rain but gaining some colder and possibly some

direct to your inboxA developer has insisted that a housing estate on a flood plain in Rochdale has not flooded during Storm Christoph after pictures of submerged sections of the site went viral.Thousands of Twitter users have seen and shared images of high water levels at Stubley Meadows in Littleborough where 96 homes are being built in Littleborough.But no homes are being built in the submerged area shown near the River Roch, and Russell Homes say the images posted on Thursday actually show

direct to your inboxIt was around 11.30pm when two police officers knocked on Thomas Arthur's door asking him to leave his Northenden home.The River Mersey, at its highest level on record, was dangerously close to bursting its banks following 24 hours of torrential rainfall. The river came just 2cm away from breaching its banks as water flowed into flood basins and residents watched on nervously.

Wigan, a woman became stuck in her car with water up to the bonnet.  In Radcliffe, fire crews were called to a river that had burst its banks.

direct to your inboxThe much-loved country pub The Swan with Two Nicks is dealing with severe flooding in the wake of Storm Christoph.The pub, near Dunham Massey and featured in Cold Feet, has 'lost the battle' to keep the water under control, according to its manager.Flood water is now just a foot away from the ceiling of the pub's cellars, damaging a huge amount of stock and equipment.Ann Amphlett has run the Little Bollington venue for around 15 years, and while minor flooding is common in

direct to your inboxStorm Christoph caused havoc in parts of Warrington.These photographs show people being rescued as water filled the streets in Sankey Bridges. The images were taken as rescue workers attempted to assist stranded residents, CheshireLive reports.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester has felt the full force of Storm Christoph with more severe flood warnings in place.Thousands of homes were evacuated on Wednesday night because of rising water levels following a day of heavy, torrential rain.Snow the proceeded to fall across the region and across England and Wales, with many rivers at "dangerously high levels", the Environment Agency said.The Met Office's most serious weather warning – amber for rain - has been removed and is now a yellow

direct to your inboxA number of flood warnings and alerts are in place across Greater Manchester and its surrounding area after hundreds of residents were evacuated from their homes overnight. Storm Christoph has brought heavy, torrential rain to the region yesterday (Wednesday) before snow settled in overnight.

direct to your inboxResidents in a village on the border of Trafford have been offered emergency accommodation if they want to leave their homes due to the risk of flooding.The offer has been made to people in 13 properties in Little Bollington due to the threat of torrential rainfall, Trafford council's leader said.The village sits on the border between Cheshire and Trafford.Sale Leisure Centre is being prepared as an emergency centre if needed.In a statement, councillor Andrew Western said:

direct to your inboxA number of flood warnings and alerts are in place across Greater Manchester and its surrounding area as Storm Christoph hits the region. River levels have risen rapidly after torrential rain hit the region yesterday (Tuesday) and through the night.