Red weather warning issued as Storm Darragh targets UK with 90mph winds and flooding rain

The Met Office issued the red warning, the most serious kind, for wind for the coasts of south and west Wales and south-west England from 3am to 11am on Saturday.

Gusts are likely to reach in excess of 90mph (145km/h) in places leading to danger to life, structural damage to buildings, transport disruption and power cuts.

An amber warning for wind has also been issued for Northern Ireland, south-west Scotland and western parts of England and Wales, valid from 1am to 9pm on Saturday.