Police are urging drivers to stick to signed diversions around flooding on Dorset's roads.

They say 'considerable problems' are being caused by motorists getting stuck, as they try to find their own routes down smaller roads which are also flooded.

People living on or near the River Stour through Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch are also being urged to stay vigilant - while organisers say the Olympic Torch relay route through the county later this week may need to be changed if the downpours continue.