Sorry, I meant to come back sooner and report.
The problem seems to have resolved itself since I took a number of steps.
I found that there was some water in the boot. I eventually managed to clear both the drainage channels. I also cleared out any dirt round the bottom of the rear window and thoroughly cleaned the seal round the boot.
So far as I can see, no more water has been getting in.
The foam around the roof hydraulic pump was saturated with water. I took that off and took it in the house to dry.
I also removed the boot liner, as far as possible and took that in the house.
That coincided with a hot dry spell of weather, so I left the boot open for a while to dry out.
I also found that the rear nearside footwell was very wet. There may be a roof leak as well as a boot leak, or can water get into the footwell from the boot?
The footwell is also dry since the boot has dried up.
Hope this helps.
The car is coming up to 15 years old, and it still drives well.
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