Flash floods have left roads underwater and train services suspended after 50mph gales and heavy downpours brought an inch of rain to Britain. A person jogs along the sea front next to Boscombe beach in Dorset as the rain tumbles down on another miserable winter's day today Empty pavements on the high street were a far cry from last weekend …
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