The massive band of weather stretches from the Isles of Scilly in the far south west to the right across the North Sea as far as Denmark.

Weather forecasters have warned that conditions caused by heavy rain over the weekend could turn life-threatening, with showers likely to persist into next week

The Met Office has issued a rare amber weather warning as they forecast that heavy rain could lead to mass flooding. Issued around 10am on Sunday, the warning for heavy rain is set to affect a large area of the Midlands and will touch on Yorkshire & Humber and London and south east England.