Teenager's body found as more storms sweep in

Police found a body, believed to be that of 19-year-old Mitchell Taylor, on a waterlogged field in Tewkesbury after a huge search.

Mr Taylor, a part-time barman, who had been due to start an arts management course at De Montfort University in Leicester this autumn, disappeared after leaving Montell's nightclub in the town at about 1am last Saturday.

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It is thought he may have been overcome by the rapidly rising water as he took a short cut home across a playing field behind Tewkesbury Abbey.

The body was recovered by three Italian firefighters who have been helping local rescue teams by touring the floods in a hovercraft.

The discovery follows the deaths of Bramwell Lane, 64, and his 27-year-old son Chris on Thursday.

They were pumping out floodwater from the cellar of Tewkesbury Rugby Club, where Bramwell was treasurer, when they were either electrocuted or overcome by fumes from a petrol generator.

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Heavy rain was forecast for last night and today, bringing the risk of more flooding in central and southern England and South Wales.

Environment Agency chief executive Baroness Young has warned that household water bills will have to rise to pay for improvements to antiquated drainage systems.

And she added that public bodies and utility firms had to examine ways of making installations such as power stations "more robust".

"You either pay upstream to prevent, or you pay downstream to mop up, but you've got to pay. Climate change is coming home to roost," she said.

But consumer organisations said householders should not be forced to foot the bill.

Tony Smith, of the National Consumer Council for Water, said customers were already paying huge amounts to improve the industry's infrastructure.

In Gloucestershire, where 130,000 homes are still without running water, police have warned that anyone caught vandalising bow-sers or fighting at water distribution points faces a jail sentence.

Chief Constable Tim Brain said: "Fighting over water supplies will be treated in the same manner as road-rage assaults. Short immediate custodial sentences will normally be imposed."

Meanwhile, the deluge has led to huge demand for last-minute holidays, with bookings in the past few days up by 40 per cent, according to the Association of British Travel Agents.