More than 100 flood warnings remain in place in the north of England after dozens of people spent the night in a shopping centre in Sheffield and firefighters in Rotherham rescued people by boat.
The Daily Mail says that “raging waters” have “swamped homes” after torrential downpours brought a month's rainfall in just an hour.
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