Insurance bosses will meet ministers to discuss their response to the flood crisis. Victims have received £14m in emergency payments so far. Ed Miliband will call for faster processing of insurance claims when he too meets industry representatives.
A farmer in Herefordshire has come to the aid of a struggling cattle farmer in Somerset after flooding forced him to evacuate his entire herd.
Ally Blair responded to a plea on Twitter from farmer James Winslade for donations of hay bales after floodwater destroyed tonnes of food on his Somerset farm.
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The residents of one street in Egham in Surrey have described how they have coped with the devastating impact of the floods.
Somerset Levels have been one of the worst-affected areas during the floods and today's aerial images reveal the situation remains bleak.