Urgent flood warnings have been issued amid fears of flooding in the north - with locals warned to take "immediate action".

The Environment Agency has identified 36 places where flooding is expected, with nearly one month's rainfall to lash the country.

Weather warnings remain in place for severe rainfall, expected to move from south to north across swathes of the UK.

Forecasters say the downpours will be thundery at times and led to flooding.

In each of the places where a warning is in place, "immediate action" is required, the Met Office says.

In some places, including Greater Manchester, rain is not expected to stop until 9am - with more thunderstorms to come on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Environment Agency's flood warnings are:

• Green Brook and Sweet Clough at Padiham
• Hey Brook at Rochdale
• Midgelden Brook at Bacup Road, Gauxholme
• Poynton Brook at Wigwam wood and parts of Armcon Business Park
• River Beal at Newhey
• River Calder at Brearley and Luddenden Foot
• River Calder at Burnley Town Centre
• River Calder at Callis Bridge and Charlestown
• River Calder at Central Todmorden
• River Calder at Eastwood
• River Calder at Hebden Bridge, Mytholm and Hebble End
• River Calder at Todmorden
• River Calder at Todmorden, Harley Wood
• River Calder at Todmorden, Millwood
• River Calder at Todmorden, Patmos Burnley Road
• River Calder from Todmorden to Eastwood
• River Lostock, Shaw Brook and Bannister Brook at Leyland
• River Medlock at Ardwick, Grace Walk, and parts of Palmerston Street and Ancoats Grove
• River Medlock at Ardwick, Linton Grove and parts of Harding Street, Tutbury Stree
• River Medlock at Manchester City Centre
• River Mersey at Cheadle Wood and Ford lane
• River Mersey at Fletcher Moss and Withington Golf Course
• River Mersey at West Didsbury and Northenden
• River Roch at Littleborough
• River Roch in Rochdale
• River Spen and Canker Dyke at Ravensthorpe
• River Spen and Lands Beck from Knowler Hill to Wormald Street, Liversedge
• River Spen from Hunsworth to Brooklyn Road including Victoria Mills, Cleckheaton
• River Spen from Wormald Street to Smithies Lane
• River Spodden at Whitworth, Daniel Street
• River Spodden at Whitworth, North Street
• River Tame at Dukinfield
• Timperley Brook at Altrincham
• Walsden Water at Todmorden from Shade to Salford
• Walsden Water at Walsden
• Whinney Brook and Dovers Brook at Maghull