Thunderstorms

A yellow warning for thunderstorms was in place across the South West on Thursday evening.

A Met Office yellow weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain covers most of Scotland following the recent hot spell.

All the residents of the care home are safe and unharmed.

Around 29,000 lightning strikes lit up the sky overnight, the Met Office said.

Thunderstorms caused flash flooding and travel disruption across parts of England, with more extreme heat expected on Tuesday.

Simon King looks at the risk to players and fans posed by extreme heat and thunderstorms at the tournament.

Dramatic lightning strikes lit up stormy skies across parts of England after the recent sweltering heatwave gave way to cooler clouds and rain.