UK weather live: Travel chaos as M5 closes and 123 flood warnings issued after heavy rain

As of 9:30am, the Environment Agency had 66 flood warnings in force across England, meaning flooding is expected, and 122 flood warnings, meaning flooding is possible.

After heavy rain overnight, roads and railway lines were closed on Friday, causing significant delays for travelers.

Images also showed football pitches and car parks were completely flooded in parts of the country, particularly in the south and West Midlands.

Tewkesbury Borough Council in Gloucestershire has distributed sandbags to people to protect their homes from flooding. Parts of the country received more than the monthly average rainfall on Monday and more rain occurred on Wednesday.

According to the Environment Agency, around 385 properties were flooded across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Kent and the Home Counties.

AFC Telford have shared shocking images of their flooded football pitch after the area was hit by heavy rain overnight.

Images shared on social media show the pitch completely covered in water, while other images show the club's changing rooms also flooded.

The team said there were large amounts of standing water and mud in halls and offices.

Shocking footage has shown a Tesco car park completely flooded after another night of heavy rain.

The shop, believed to be on Marcham Road in Abingdon, Oxford, appears to still be open.

Train passengers were affected by travel delays as railway lines were flooded due to heavy rains.

Images from Wellington train station in the West Midlands show train tracks filled with water as people in the Midlands and south are hit by travel disruption.

Network Rail says journeys between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton are being affected as the company works to reduce water levels to ensure the route can open as quickly as possible.

Parts of the route remain closed this morning after Avon Fire and Rescue Service were called around 1am to rescue three people stuck on the road.

According to National Highways, the M5 northbound between J16 and J14 and the southbound carriageway between J14 and J15 are closed as emergency services work to clear the flooding.

This comes as heavy rain continues to fall in some parts of the country after a week of rainy weather and flooding.

As of 6am, the Environment Agency had 63 flood warnings across England, meaning flooding is expected, and 121 flood warnings, meaning flooding is possible.

As we approach 6am, here are the latest weather warnings for the UK, issued by the Met Office.

The yellow weather warning for rain ends at 6am, however the yellow weather warning for the Midlands and the south of the country ends at 9am.

Meanwhile, the weather forecast for 7am suggests a dry start to the day for many.

Earlier this week, before Thursday evening's rain, many parts of the country were hit by heavy rains.

In Northamptonshire, residents at Billing Aquadrome Holiday Park had to be evacuated due to flooding on Tuesday evening.

AFC Wimbledon in south London said its pitch suffered “significant damage” after the nearby River Wandle burst its banks.

Here are a few pictures looking back:

In Bristol, a popular swimming pool was forced to close after heavy rain damaged the roof earlier this week.

The Bristol South Swimming Pool had recently reopened following renovations, but following downpours earlier this week and subsequent damage to the roof, the pool was forced to close “with immediate effect”.

It is not yet known when it will reopen.