A rare red warning for high winds has been issued by the Met Office as Storm Darragh hits the UK, which warns of significant disruption and a “danger to life”. Parts of Wales and southwest England could see gusts of wind reaching 90mph between 3am to 11am on Saturday, while an amber warning is in place across most of the rest of the UK.

The Met Office warned that people in the parts of the UK could face extreme disruption and ‘danger to life’ as Storm Darragh wreaked havoc across the country overnight

The Met Office has issued a new extended yellow wind warning for several regions across the UK for Sunday amid Storm Darragh. Now the alert for nine areas will continue until 6pm on Sunday - meaning the damage and disruption will continue for longer.