The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning ahead of Storm Ashley for the north-west of Scotland on Sunday, as well as a yellow warning for the entirety of Scotland and Northern Ireland, and parts of north-west England and Wales. The amber warning will be in force from 9am on Sunday until midnight, and the yellow between 3am and midnight.

Heavy rain and gale-force winds are forecast to hit parts of the UK this weekend in the first named storm of the season.The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for parts of north-west England as well as Scotland,

Power cuts, large waves and travel disruption are expected in Cumbria as parts of the UK are braced for Storm Ashley. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Sunday for wind across Cumbria and an amber amber high wind warning for some western areas in Scotland.