Storms battering parts of Britain
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High winds have brought travel problems to parts of Britain and led to the death of at least one motorist.
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Heavy snow, rain and gales were expected across the south and west of England and Wales last night, threatening road chaos at the start of the Christmas holiday.
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Powerful winds and heavy rain swept across northern Europe over the weekend, leaving at least 13 dead and two missing and disrupting air and sea transport. Hundreds of thousands of homes lost power.
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One of Britain's worst winter storms in years battered Scotland, the north of England and Northern Ireland for a second day, leaving at least six people dead and two others missing.
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Various parts of the UK, particularly Scotland and Northern Ireland, are set to be hit strong winds.
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The Met Office issues an early warning of severe weather across the whole of the UK.
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A number of homes in the Borders are flooded after winds and rain continues to batter much of the country.
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Storms knocked out power to thousands in the Great Lakes on Sunday as parts of the country braced to bake again this week in a new round of hot weather.
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Jamaica was battered by its worst natural disaster in half a century yesterday as Hurricane Ivan inflicted howling winds and floods from torrential rain and gigantic waves on the island.
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Winds of up to 70mph bring travel chaos to the north-east of England and Cumbria.
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A fierce storm packing winds of up to 125 mph battered Scotland and Northern Ireland, killing three people and leaving tens of thousands without electricity, police and emergency services said Wednesday.
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Helicopter and boat crews rescued hundreds of trapped people on Saturday after storms whipped through Britain, flooding towns and villages and sending thousands to emergency shelters.
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Torrential downpours around Britain left one dead and hundreds stranded on Monday as storms continued to batter Russia and a heatwave in southern Europe brought further deaths and sparked fires.
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Scotland is hit by snow and blizzards, while snow showers also bring chaos to parts of Northern Ireland.
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Forecasters warn of flash floods in city centres as gales and torrential rain sweep across the UK.
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Much of Britain has been under flood alert as heavy rain sweeps across the country.
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Thousands remain without power and some roads are still blocked after high winds and heavy snow hit the UK.