Flooding: 'Everything possible being done', says Owen Paterson
The Environment Agency has issued flood warnings for many areas Environment Secretary Owen Paterson says "everything possible" is being done to help those affected by flooding - as more bad weather is expected to bring further problems on Sunday.
About 150 properties in the Midlands, South West and South East have flooded.
The Environment Agency has three severe flood warnings, meaning danger to life, on the Severn estuary, near Gloucester.
BBC Weather's Alex Deakin warned of "a very high tide" on Sunday morning, with the risk of coastal flooding remaining.
But he said that, overall, things had improved.
Sunday offered something of a respite with winds continuing to ease down and some sunshine around, he added.
Bus rescueThere were more high winds on Saturday night with a gust of up to 84mph recorded in north-west Wales.
Simon McNamara, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue: Fire service pumping "Olympic swimming pool-worth of water every hour"
In Newgale, Pembrokeshire, 10 people were rescued after the bus they were travelling in was hit by a large wave on the seafront and surrounded by water. No injuries were reported.
Following a meeting of the government's emergency committee, Cobra, on Saturday afternoon, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said: "Everything possible is being done over the weekend to help those affected by flooding and to prepare for the further bad weather and high tides forecast overnight and into next week."
There are a further 150 flood warnings and nearly 300 flood alerts across the rest of England and Wales, and one flood warning - in Whitesands, Dumfries and Galloway - and 14 flood alerts in Scotland.
Kate Marks, the Environment Agency's (EA) flood risk manager, said: "A low pressure system combining with high tides brings a risk of coastal flooding to many parts of England.
"The risk is highest for south-west England, although many coastal areas will be affected and the public should stay away from coastlines and tidal areas and not drive through flood-water.
"At the same time the risk of river flooding continues for the southern counties as with the ground already saturated, rivers are very responsive to rainfall. Groundwater levels also remain high in southern counties."
The seafront in Stornoway was flooded as large waves overtopped onto coastal roads 
Large waves topped the wall at Thornton-Cleveleys, near Blackpool, Lancashire 
The promenade was deserted in Aberystwyth as waves hit 
Chris Jay said "the roads were like streams" near Clavering in Essex 
Caral Phoebe said the Severn Bore was very fast but will be even bigger on Sunday 
The River Avon flooded surrounding roads in Bristol Around the country on Saturday:
- The high tide caused some coastal roads in south Cumbria to be closed as flood-water and debris washed over them
- Some roads in the Western Isles were closed due to flooding but later reopened
- In Northern Ireland, police warned drivers to avoid parts of Newry and Warrenpoint in County Down, because of flooding on some roads
- A landslide at Botley in Hampshire affected train services between Fareham and Eastleigh, with the line likely to remain closed until Wednesday, South West Trains said
- North Somerset Council said teams had been dispatched along the coast to try to ensure public safety
- Several flights from Dublin Airport, including to the UK, were cancelled
- A spokeswoman for Public Health England's Devon, Cornwall and Somerset centre said it was "unsurprising" that samples of flood-water had shown the presence of unsafe bacteria, and she recommended those who came into contact with it to wash their hands thoroughly
- Several riverside homes were flooded at Minsterworth in Gloucestershire where the tidal surge has peaked and the water was receding
- The Thames Barrier was closed and the EA said it was ready to close the Hull Barrier against high tide affecting the Humber Estuary
- Flood defences have been put up to protect against a rise in the River Severn in various locations
While the government and the EA have been criticised by MPs and local councils in Somerset, the agency said it was now running pumps 24 hours a day to drain the huge amounts of water that have made it a miserable start to the year for people living on the Somerset Levels.
Personnel from all three branches of the armed forces are currently on stand-by to help villages cut off by the floods.
But the EA has said dredging of rivers in Somerset would not begin until flood-water had drained and river banks were safe.
The latest warnings come after the wettest January on record for parts of southern England.
Up to and including 28 January, the South East and central southern England had a record 175.2mm (6.9in) of rainfall in January - beating the previous record of 158.2mm for the same parts of England set in 1988.
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