Injuries and danger to life are likely during the 80mph winds and rain hitting parts of the UK in the first named storm of the season, the Met Office has warned. Dozens of flights have been cancelled at Belfast City Airport and Dublin Airport due to the storm.

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.

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.