Injuries and danger to life are likely during the 80mph winds and rain hitting parts of the UK in the first named storm of the season, the Met Office has warned. Dozens of flights have been cancelled at Belfast City Airport and Dublin Airport due to the storm.

In dire warnings already issued by the Met Office, the forecaster said 'injuries and danger to life are likely' as the nation is lashed by the huge storm.

Injuries and danger to life are likely during the 80mph winds set to hit parts of the UK this weekend in the first named storm of the season, the Met Office has said.