'Number' Of Deaths In Devastating Floods

The body of a man has been found in Cumbria as the county prepares for more rain after a weekend of "unprecedented" rainfall caused by Storm Desmond. Environment Secretary Liz Truss said a "number" of fatalities have been "caused or exacerbated" by the flooding, with more than 40 severe flood warnings - signalling a danger to life - in place across the North West and yellow rain warnings issued for later in the week. The Government has said it will look again at flood defence spending in the wak