UK weather – as it happened: Widespread travel delays as Storm Diana pummels Britain with heavy winds and rain

Yellow weather warnings issued in England, Scotland and Wales, with high winds and heavy rain on the way

UK weather: The latest Met Office forecast

Weather warnings have been issued as Storm Diana brings 80mph winds and heavy rainfall to parts of the UK on Thursday.

The Met Office has warned as much as 35mm of rain could fall in central and southern Scotland in just six hours – an amount normally seen across several days during November.

Meanwhile, large parts of England and Wales will be hit by “widespread strong winds”, forecasters have warned.

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The country was hit by strong gusts on Wednesday - with Capel Curig in Snowdonia, Wales, recording gusts of 90mph, while Keswick, Cumbria, saw 47.4mm of rain.

The yellow warning for wind covers all parts of England except the south-east of England and East Anglia until 2pm.

A warning for rain covers central, Tayside and Fife, Grampian, the Lothian Borders and Strathclyde in Scotland.

Additional reporting by PA

Key Points

• Met Office issues two yellow weather warnings as Storm Diana hits
• England and Wales battered by winds in excess of 70mph
• Passengers faced with delays on railways and at airports
• Some Dover to Calais ferries delayed by up to an hour due to conditions

[29 November 2018 16:21 · Tom Barnes]

Plenty of sea foam being blown in from the coast by Storm Diana in Rhossili, South Wales this afternoon:

[29 November 2018 16:43 · Tom Barnes]

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is warning the public to take care on Britain's coastline this evening as the remnants of Storm Diana sweep across the country:

[29 November 2018 17:08 · Samuel Osborne]

One man spotted a trampoline under a bridge in Hotewells, Bristol, which had been moved due to strong winds in the area.

Rich Walters tweeted: "If anyone in the Bristol or anywhere in the south west has lost this... I can give you the location to collect."