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| Storms return to batter the UK as Met Office warnings put in place | |
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| Gales of more than 100mph have returned to the UK - days after severe weather left 43,000 people without power and 1,200 homes in England flooded. | Gales of more than 100mph have returned to the UK - days after severe weather left 43,000 people without power and 1,200 homes in England flooded. |
| Met Office yellow warnings, meaning "be aware", for wind and rain are in place for parts of the UK until 21:00 GMT. More than 75 flood warnings have been issued in England, Wales and Scotland. | |
| The Met Office recorded a 109mph gust in Aberdaron, Gwynedd, overnight. | The Met Office recorded a 109mph gust in Aberdaron, Gwynedd, overnight. |
| Road closures have been reported around the UK because of uprooted trees. | Road closures have been reported around the UK because of uprooted trees. |
| BBC Weather's Jay Wynne said that after some relatively calmer weather on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, a new Atlantic storm was hitting the UK. | |
| He said that, although it was a notch down on earlier in the week, a spell of pretty stormy weather was affecting large swathes of the country. | |
| There was the potential for disruption, especially where ground was already saturated and in areas where high winds were combined with heavy rainfall. | There was the potential for disruption, especially where ground was already saturated and in areas where high winds were combined with heavy rainfall. |
| High-sided vehicles could well be at risk over the Pennines with gusts of 70mph expected on Friday, he added. | High-sided vehicles could well be at risk over the Pennines with gusts of 70mph expected on Friday, he added. |
| 'High winds' | 'High winds' |
| More travel problems are expected with Gatwick Airport saying it has "additional teams of engineers, electrical staff and volunteers at the airport to minimise the risk of disruption from potential further flooding". | |
| In the Republic of Ireland, Dublin Airport had to divert six planes overnight because of "high winds gusting across both runways" which have stopped any flights taking off from the airport. | |
| The Environment Agency is warning of ongoing disruption on the River Medway and the Kentish Stour around Ashford and Canterbury. | The Environment Agency is warning of ongoing disruption on the River Medway and the Kentish Stour around Ashford and Canterbury. |
| Flooding across the Somerset Levels, River Severn, River Thames and River Ouse in Cambridgeshire and rivers across Essex is expected, the agency said. | Flooding across the Somerset Levels, River Severn, River Thames and River Ouse in Cambridgeshire and rivers across Essex is expected, the agency said. |
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