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| | Friday, 2 August, 2002, 10:34 GMT 11:34 UK Rainswept UK in pictures Torrential rain has caused flooding in the UK for a second time this week. BBC News Online pictures a waterlogged country.
 On Friday, Pickering in North Yorkshire got a month's rain in 12 hours and roads became rivers  The Blairs were determined not to let the rain spoil their Cumbrian holiday  Earlier in the week, Glasgow was hit by floods estimated to have cost the city several million pounds  Shettleston resident Ally Allan was among many desperately trying to save their possessions  Cameramen at the Commonwealth Games had to take cover when rain hit Manchester  Commonwealth athletes had to take care not to slip on roads around the city  The stadium was also drenched, while players at a charity golf contest in Gleneagles made the best of it  Dogs awaiting a legal challenge to anti-hunt legislation in Edinburgh didn't seem to mind  The Queen wore a raincoat on her Leicester tour, while George Best 's wife Alex watched the drops in London | | See also:  02 Aug 02 | England Top UK stories now: Links to more UK stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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