Danger to life’ warning as UK to be battered by 80mph winds this weekend - Met Office warns of damage to buildings, power cuts and travel disruption during Storm Ashley

The clean-up is taking place after Storm Ashley brought high winds and flood alerts to the Western Isles and northern Scotland on Sunday. Ferries, flights and trains were disrupted during amber and yellow weather warnings across parts of the UK, with winds of up to 80mph recorded.

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Storm Ashley is the first named storm of the season and is set to bring up to 80mph winds and heavy rain in places, with the Met Office issuing an amber warning for parts of the UK

Winds of up to 50/60mph for the far north east of Scotland and the Orkney and Shetland isles was forecast as the storm left the UK. There are currently no weather warnings in place across the UK after the storm moved across northern Scotland and out into the North Sea.

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning before Storm Ashley hits the north-west of Scotland on Sunday. A yellow warning has been issued for all of Scotland and Northern Ireland, and parts of Wales and north-west England. The amber warning will be in force from 9am on Sunday until midnight, and the yellow alert between 3am and midnight.

The UK is expected to see milder temperatures this week, reaching highs of up to 17C in several southern cities. Exeter is projected to be the warmest spot at 17C on Tuesday, while London, Brighton, Bristol,