The North East is bracing for heavy rain as The Met Office issues a yellow weather warning for Monday.

The Met Office have issued a yellow warning for heavy rain from early Monday morning until midnight for the following areas: Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton and Stockton.

Heavy rain is expected to affect many parts of England and Wales on Monday.

The forecaster said: "There is still some uncertainty regarding which areas will be affected by the heaviest rain, but at this stage parts of the Midlands, the North East and east Wales look most likely to see the greatest accumulations.

"However, anywhere within the warning area could have impactful rainfall through the course of Monday.

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"There is potential that 30-50 mm could develop in any part of the warning area, much of which could fall in six hours or less."

Some locations could see 80-100 mm over the course of 12 to 24 hours.