Tests to show how clean bathing waters are in the South West start today.
The Environment Agency will be taking samples and telling people where is safe to swim. Last year 98 per cent of beaches in our region reached current standards.
The Agency will be taking samples from today until the end of September.
There are three flood warnings in place in the region tonight. The first is for Salt Moor and North Moor, including East Lyng, Burrowbridge, West Yeo, Moorland and Fordgate.
There is also one for the A361 East Lyng to Burrowbridge and Curry Moor and Hay Moor. More rain is expected overnight and people living in areas at risk are advised to take action.
The Environment Agency has issued five flood warnings affecting our region. If you are at risk of flooding you are advised to take the usual steps to protect yourself and your property.
You can keep up with developments on the Environment Agency website.
The Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for the River Chew from Chew Stoke to Keynsham near Bristol.
20 to 30mm of rain was forecast to fall between 6 pm tonight and 6 am tomorrow (Saturday), with up to 40mm possible in isolated areas.
Levels on the River Chew at Compton Dando are stable but are expected to rise reaching flood warning status at about 3am on Saturday morning.
People whose homes are at risk should take appropriate action.
The VW Show due to take place on Sunday at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire has been cancelled due to the bad weather. Organisers say the field is waterlogged.
They say a new date will be set for next year in due course. All exhibits and stalls will be valid for the new date.
The main road between Milverton and Wellington in Somerset is flooded.
These pictures were taken by our Somerset correspondent David Woodland, and show floodwater coming off the fields at Chipley.
There are no flood warnings issued from the Environment Agency at present.
Emergency services have had a hectic 24 hours, with the area's fire services alone dealing with around two hundred calls.
A number of people have had to be rescued, including two people being pulled from their car in Curry Mallet near Taunton.
And flooding in one Somerset village was so deep that even the fire brigade were unable to pump the water out.
Our Somerset correspondent David Woodland has this report:
Torrential rain has hit large parts of the West today, causing havoc for commuters, businesses and homeowners.
The Met Office said that in the last 24 hours around two inches fell on many places. Filton near Bristol had nearly 63 millimetres - that's two and a half inches. Winchcombe in Gloucestershire got a 40 millimetre soaking.
Richard Payne looks at how many of us were left stranded by a miserable start to the working week:
One of Weston-super-Mare's beaches has failed a water standard test for the first time in 30 years.
The quality of water at Uphill Slipway was judged 'poor' under European health standards.
It means that it is not always safe to swim there because of the risk of catching bugs that could lead to an upset stomach or more serious conditions for the vulnerable.
The Environment Agency blames the rain over the summer which may have washed excess pollution from roads, farms and sewers into the sea.
