A yellow weather warning has been issued by The Met Office as Storm Darragh batters the region. Weather forecasters said the storm will bring "very strong winds and heavy rain" through the weekend. Inland gusts of 60 to 70mph are expected.

The south west of Scotland is braced for wind gusts up to 80mph on Saturday with an amber warning issued for Storm Darragh. A rare red warning has been put in place for western and southern coastal regions of Wales as well as the Bristol Channel in England.

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,

Seven counties under red wind warning as Storm Darragh hits Ireland - The whole of the island is likely to be subject to disruption, including travel delays and power cuts.

Storm Darragh is set to batter Scotland today and over the weekend with high winds, heavy rain and large dumps of snow. The Met Office has issued a number of weather warnings that cover the majority of the country over the next couple of days.