Thousands more businesses and homes have been hit by the Christmas flooding, which has devastated wide areas of northern and north west England.
The new managers of a pub that was broken into a by a robber with a knife have shrugged off concerns about crime and say they’ll be getting on with business as usual.
Businesses across Cumbria are again gearing up to deal with the effects of flooding as heavy rain once again lashed the county and river levels rose.
A Surrey takeaway says it has lost thousands of pounds in sales after a fire at the premises meant it had to shut up shop over the busy weekend period.
Two people were taken to hospital and two others are being sought police after a suspected failed burglary at a Lincolnshire shop.