3 hours ago Weather: Storm Ashley to batter UK with 80mph winds as six flood alerts issued for London

High winds forecast to sweep across UK as flooding in the capital remains a threat

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7 hours ago Storm Ashley flood alerts issued as tempest bears down on UK with 80mph winds

Gales of up to 80mph are due to hit some areas with torrential rain causing disruption and potentially closing roads as the government issues hundreds of flood warnings across wide swathes of the UK

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15 hours ago Britain braces for Storm Ashley 'weather bombs': Met Office issues amber weather warning ahead of 80mph winds battering the country

After an unseasonably hot week for October, with some parts of the UK reaching 20C, the first named storm of the season is due to batter Britain.

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26 hours ago Storm Ashley to unleash 80mph wind chaos across UK as Met Office issues weather warning

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for wind across the UK, with the first storm of the season now named and expected to bring gusts of up to 80mph

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27 hours ago Storm Ashley set to hit UK with amber weather warning issued ahead of 80mph winds this weekend

Storm Ashley was named by Met Eireann – the Irish equivalent of the Met Office – and is the first named storm of the season.

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31 hours ago Storm Ashley to batter Brits with 80mph winds this weekend as warnings issued

The news follows a week of weather warnings for the UK, with millions of Britons being buffeted by wind, soaked by rain, and their journeys hampered by dense fog

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