Severe weather is predicted to hit large swathes of southern England and Wales from around 6am on Saturday affecting cities including Cardiff, Plymouth, Bristol, and London.

The woman in her 60s was killed instantly when a tree crashed onto her while she was driving through Moors Valley Country Park in East Dorset. The Met Office had enforced weather warnings today.

The study by the University of Plymouth examined forecast data going back 150 years and focused on upland areas like Dartmoor. They predict there will be more rain in the summer in future.

The man, who is understood to have been sleeping rough, was found by police outside the St John The Evangelist Church in Essex this morning.

Festive revellers flocked to Leeds city centre last night and battled against wind and rain from Storm Atiyah. Partygoers were seen dressed in full Christmas garb, including a Christmas tree.

Jet stream winds steering three low pressure systems from Iceland will send temperatures plummeting, prompting the Met Office to warn of flying debris from buildings and on sea fronts.

The Met Office has warned the gales could hit by this afternoon issuing a series of yellow wind warnings which will remain in place between 3am and 6pm on Saturday.

The cold is set to creep in from early next week and northern and eastern areas of the UK are likely to experience wintry showers and some snowfall.

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.

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Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has revealed he is open to the idea of playing Premier League matches abroad in the future and questioned English football's blackout of 3pm Saturday games.

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The fashion designer, 45, and her former footballer beau tucked into buttery escargot, mounds of chips, dover sole and berries covered in clotted cream during their trip to Paris.

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Taking to Instagram on Thursday, she wrote: 'Everything feels strange and uncertain with Covid-19. My thoughts have been with all of you - my community and your loved ones.'

American actress Nicola, 25, took to Instagram to share a loved-up video with Brooklyn, 21, as they packed on the PDA in her US home.

Paramedics were called to a stone supplier in Dingley Village, in Melbourne's south east, at about 10am on Thursday.

Raphaela Wiget, 25, returned to Melbourne from her overseas holiday in early March when she discovered she had unintentionally smuggled a toad into Australia.

MasterChef Australia is filmed in the Centenary Hall at Melbourne Showgrounds. 

Cooper Henderson was waiting at the door on Wednesday when he was greeted by favourite 'garbo' Ron who was doing his rounds in Sunbury, in north-west Melbourne.

In damning findings released on Thursday, the commission found Cardinal Pell must have known about complaints against priests in Ballarat and Melbourne in the 1970s and 1980s.

Australian Survivor star Brooke Jowett has revealed she had no idea Locky Gilbert was going to be the Bachelor, after they struck up a romance in Fiji last year.

While people may tune in for the drama, there's no denying the homes featured on The Bachelor and Married At First Sight take on a character of their own.

The Voice contestant Sarah Stone, 22, is the daughter of Linda Anne Grimstone, a woman who disappeared almost 20 years ago after dropping her children off at school in Melbourne.

The brunette beauty, 29, took to the stage after years of focusing on raising her daughter, now four, and said she decided to sign up for the show to 'be a good role model for her.'

Social media sensation Steve Cash died Thursday morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a battle with mental health issues.

The Love Island beauty, 28, stunned in a burgundy off-the-shoulder gown as she discussed her 'difficult' split from boyfriend Ovie Soko at the Pride of Britain Awards at the Grosvenor House hotel on Monday.

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Nathan Raab tells about his findings in his new book The Hunt for History, On the Trail of the World's Lost Treasures , published by Scribner.

The X Factor’s ‘live’ show was two and a half hours long, putting most of the best films ever made in the shade, some four minutes longer than Goodfellas for example.

The House Of Cards actress, 29, topped off her look with a maroon leather crop top that showed off her shoulders, chest and bare midriff.

Louis Tomlinson has admitted he's only 'just finding his feet', four years after One Direction's hiatus.

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Joined A-listers Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Lawrence, Benicio Del Toro and Eva Longoria.

The pair were seen curbing their appetites by enjoying a late-night run to fast food restaurant McDonald's as their night of revelry came to an end at around 3.30am.

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.

Wes Morgan is happy to accept extraordinary measures such as playing behind closed doors to get the football season finished amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The former Chelsea and England defender, who is now assistant head coach at Aston Villa, is preparing for the Premier League to return to action in the summer as the top flight tries to finish the season.

Jason Alexander from Ipswich, Suffolk, found a sweet wrapper dating back to 1999 as well as numerous drinks cans while he was out trying to enjoy the local woodland.

The Star Wars stand alone series The Mandalorian will not be back until October. But in the meantime fans can busy themselves with a documentary about the hit Disney+ show.

Mitchel Wu, 57, from LA, tells amazing stories in just single photographs, with the help of a whole host of familiar toys - from popular Disney and Lord of the Rings characters, to Hasbro's Power Rangers.