The Met Office has hailed it as the 'storm of the century' due to its sheer size, with warnings covering huge swathes of the UK.

Windsurfer Tom Bridge, 18, (pictured) captured the footage of himself being dragged up into the stormy skies by his kite in 80 mph winds off the coast of Exmouth in Devon on Sunday.

Following four deaths during Storm Ciara last week, the Met Office raised the alert to amber for Dartmoor and south Devon, most of Wales, the Pennines and large swathes of Yorkshire.

The atrocious weather shows little signs of abating, with Brits suffering a fifth consecutive wet weekend. Some areas will three to four inches of rain in heavy downpours and winds up to 50mph.

The actress, 44, looked ethereal in a powder white, floor-length gown with a dramatic one shoulder detail as she attended a glitzy gala ball at Windsor Castle hosted by the Duke of Cambridge.

She's known for her show-stopping curves which she put on show in a variety of risque ensembles while playing The Duchess Of Bay Ridge in The Wolf Of Wall Street.

Emma Watson looked ready to return to Hogwarts as she attended an exclusive charity dinner to celebrate the work of The Royal Marsden at Windsor Castle.

Kelly Brook revealed she was left mortified after an extremely embarassing incident at Madonna's house 20 years ago.

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Bjorn is taking some time away from the fairway during coronavirus lockdown and he decided to help others looking to improve their skills by filming a video on how to hit a chip shot.

A Kremlin press release last month showed Putin at his Moscow residence, sitting by a screen with a bright blue taskbar - suggesting that the computer was still running Windows XP.

The former TOWIE star, 34, shared a snap of her grandad waving from a window on Thursday as she lamented being separated from her loved ones amid the COVID-19 lockdown.

Teams of volunteers at York´s Holgate Mill have stepped up milling to make sure local bakers have enough flour.

Met Office weather warnings remain in place for the South West and North East today, before more strong winds are forecast tomorrow in a second storm which could be named Storm Brendan.

The Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning across much of England and Scotland for tomorrow, with very strong gusts expected - potentially causing transport delays.

A huge section of roofing collapsed into the middle of Slough High Street in Slough, Berkshire yesterday evening, after strong winds battered Britain throughout the day.   

This is the terrifying moment an aircraft struggled to make a smooth landing before finally touching down at an angle on the tarmac in West Yorkshire this afternoon.

Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones and his team-mates set out to antagonise Sinckler at the Principality Stadium and the England prop was replaced soon after losing his composure in last year's meeting.

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Mother-of-two Dr Yelena Nepomnyashchaya, 47, plunged 50ft from an office window in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, after being told her hospital would treat coronavirus patients, despite lack of PPE.

Alexander Shulepov, 37, from Voronezh is in intensive care after taking part in a video which claimed he was ordered to work despite testing positive for Covid-19.

The model, 22, was spotted out with her boyfriend Leonardo DiCaprio in Manhattan, after jetting in from South Carolina following the nuptials.

Residents living near the 'forbidden city' in Pyongyang have been faced with the measure to stop them snooping on Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un as he works (file photo).

Queen Maxima, 48, and King Willem-Alexander, 52, of The Netherlands landed in wind-swept Jakarta today, ready to start their four-day-long state visit which will see them tour Indonesia.

Laura Chaisty, from Oxfordshire, arrived home to find a Royal Mail 'Something For You' note, alerting her to the fact that a parcel had been thrown through an open upstairs window.

The Duchess of Corwall faced a battle with the icy winds as she arrived at a food market in Leicester today.

LeBron James may be in his 17th NBA season, but that's not stopping the 35-year-old Los Angeles Lakers star from delivering poster-worthy dunks, like the reverse windmill he threw down on Thursday.

Jennifer Aniston appeared more than content to be off the carpet and on the couch in her Los Angeles home on Monday evening, as she proudly indulged in an episode of ABC's The Bachelor.

Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police stopped the driver on the M5 and when they got to the cab they discovered the inside was covered in white powder.

The 34-year-old did not let the wind stop her from taking another gorgeous bikini picture on Saturday where she flaunted her flat stomach and toned limbs in a pale pink bikini

Meghan Markle's character was shocked to discover Kate Middleton has been replaced by a robot in last night's episode of Channel 4's satirical soap opera The Windsors.

The doctor, 55, displayed her impressive technique with a downward dog pose as she stretched out on a bright pink mat.

His comments came as the FIA admitted on Thursday they were not convinced last year's Ferrari was always legal, but took no further action because it was too complex to prove.

As a cricketer in the public eye, I have to be vigilant. Without wanting to sound too dramatic, I know that, if I get the virus, I could bring down the whole of the Sussex or England teams.

The pop art portraits on display at the London department store have been created by British-American artist Russell Young, 60, known for his silkscreen paintings covered in diamond dust.

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Princess Diana's niece Lady Kitty Spencer, 29, and Lady Amelia Windsor, granddaughter of the Queen's cousin, showed off their sartorial prowess at the Schiaparelli show in Paris.

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Amy Schumer 's father Gordon lives in a nursing home as he needs care for multiple sclerosis. And on Tuesday the 38-year-old I Feel Pretty actress went to visit him along with her son Gene.

Cardiff and Nantes were unable to reach an amicable conclusion on the financial aspects of the move, so the case came before the players' status committee (PSC) of world governing body FIFA.

The Blues were given the all clear to sign players last week after their FIFA-imposed transfer ban was lifted and it is thought Chilwell is a target, along with England team-mate Jadon Sancho.

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If some leagues continue well into the year then FIFA are considering a flexible approach to transfers to allow teams to buy and sell players at different times and ease their financial woes.

Ministers have performed a dramatic U-turn on the future of onshore wind farms and announced that they will free up public cash to help Britain cut greenhouse gases.

The plan is believed to be under consideration by Boris Johnson in order to avoid Brexit dominating the G7 summit set to be held in Biarritz, France, from August 24-26.

She is on a whirlwind concert tour of Europe. But Jessie J found some time to have her hair changed from its previous nearly black to a luscious brown shade that transitioned into blonde.

Sarne Mawby, 56, of Stoke-on-Trent, had worked six consecutive nights, including an extra shift, transporting seriously ill children to Birmingham when she discovered the crime.

John Bolton was fired as national security adviser by the president this past September after the two butted heads over key foreign policy issues like Iran, North Korea, and Afghanistan.

Arne Van Der Linden, 14, was enjoying a kickabout with a friend on a pitch in Kontich, Antwerp, last week when he unintentionally pulled off the wonder-strike.