A yellow rain warning is in place across Devon and Cornwall due to Storm Ashley. The Met Office warning, currently in place until midday, includes strong winds and heavy rain, with Dartmoor forecast to be among the worst affected areas

Gales are due to hit some areas, with the Met Office warning of a ‘danger to life’ while torrential rain is forecast to cause disruption as the government issues hundreds of flood warnings

Met Office issues ‘danger to life warning’ and predicts damage to buildings, power cuts and travel disruption during Storm Ashley

The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind from 03:00 BST on Sunday until noon on Monday.

The first named storm of the season is 'likely' to bring a threat of injuries and danger to life, the Met Office has said

Met Office is warning of possible damage to homes, power cuts and disruption to travel by air, road, rail and ferry

A series of flood alerts have been issued for Norfolk and Suffolk as forecasters warned of strong wind gusts. It came as disruption was expected in parts of the UK due to the impact of Storm Ashley. The Met Office said gusts could reach 51mph (82km/h) in Lowestoft,

Storm Ashley has now been upgraded to a cyclone with winds of 105mph expected to hit parts of the UK. The Yorkshire region has been issued a number of flood warnings and flood alerts by the Environment Agency.