Emergency services, councils and transport bosses across the north-west of England are bracing themselves for more severe weather, just days after the region was hit by widespread and severe flooding.

A major incident has been declared by police in the North West after the region was battered by heavy rain resulting in flooded homes and travel chaos. Dramatic footage shows the scale of devastation after areas of Manchester,

As the clean-up continues across the north-west of England after torrential rain led to severe flooding on New Year's Day, local politicians are calling for a probe into what warnings were given and how agencies responded to the region's third "once-in-a-hundred-year weather event" in five years.