Police are searching for a man believed to have gone into the River Aln near Alnwick. On Sunday morning, officers received a report that former England rugby international player Tom Voyce had not returned to his home following an evening with friends. Extensive enquiries have been ongoing since then, including searches to locate the 43-year-old.

The storm brought severe weather to the UK from the early hours of Saturday morning, prompting a number of flood warnings. Mr Voyce, from Truro, Cornwall, played for England from 2001 until 2006, before retiring from rugby in 2013.

Former England rugby player Tom Voyce is believed to have died after going into a river in his car, local authorities have said.

Ex-England rugby star Tom Voyce is feared to have died after his car crashed the River Alan on Sunday.A search party had been sent out after police were told he did not return home from an evening with friends on Saturday.