Flood defences chief is in Barbados as families brace themselves for more storm misery.

The man in charge of Britain’s flood defences is reported to be sunning himself in Barbados.
As northern families braced themselves for another storm , flood defence chief Sir Philip Dilley - who is chief executive of the Environmental Agency - was believed to be 4000 miles away in the Caribbean.
Sir Philip - who earns £100,000 a year - has chosen to stay on the island where he revealed three years ago he had built a home.
Last night a spokesman for the agency issued a statement which claimed he was in “day-to-day” contact with agency officials tackling the crisis.
It read: “The Chief Executive leads the Environment Agency on a day to day basis. He is in charge of the Agency’s response to the flooding crisis.
“He has visited the flood-hit areas twice, in Cumbria on December 6 and 7 and Yorkshire and Lancashire a few days ago.”
He is then believed to have flown to Barbados - but is still in contact with his officials.
The spokesman also revealed he had attended emergency COBRA meetings and is “in regular touch on the response to the current flooding, and available to participate in any necessary discussions. “
Meanwhile, with much of the North under water after being battered by floods , residents turned their anger on David Cameron