The Latest Breaking News from Met Office

The Met Office’s red danger to life weather warning has been cut back from midnight to 6pm in Scotland.

Warnings from both the Met Office and the Environment Agency come as storm continues to batter the UK

Storm Babet has caused havoc across the UK, with strong winds and rough seas along the east coast, record breaking rainfall and river levels in Scotland, overtopped flood defences, closed roads and railways and sadly at least two deaths. The impacts are not over as further rain is expected.

Man dies after getting caught in flood water in Shropshire; Brampton area of Chesterfield evacuated

As much as 200mm of rain is expected to fall on central and eastern areas of Scotland and there is a possibility of 70mph gale-force winds affecting northern parts of the UK

The Met Office said some communities could be cut off for several days by severe flooding.

The Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning for parts of eastern Scotland until Friday afternoon

The Met Office warned some communities could be cut off for several days by severe flooding.

It’s all about damage limitation.

A new amber warning for rain has been issued for parts of northern England, the Midlands and Wales, and a rare red warning is in place for Scotland.

Ferry links between Aberdeen, Orkney and Shetland have been cancelled, as well as Pentland Firth crossings from Scrabster to Stromness