Storm Ashley has battered parts of the UK with strong winds and heavy rainfall causing the Met Office to issue both amber and yellow weather warnings. Injuries and danger to life are likely as 80mph winds and rain hit parts of the country in the first named storm of the season, the Met Office has said.

High winds have caused travel disruption across Scotland as Storm Ashley batters Scotland. An amber weather warning for the north-west of Scotland has been put in place, while a yellow weather warning has been put in place for the whole of the country from 3am on Sunday until noon on Monday, with winds of up to 75mph expected.