Amber weather warning issued for Scotland on Sunday, with yellow warnings for Northern Ireland and parts of England and Wales

Parts of the UK are expected to be hit by ferocious winds of up to 80mph this weekend as the first named storm of the season closes in.

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning ahead of Storm Ashley for the north-west of Scotland on Sunday, as well as a yellow warning for the entirety of Scotland and Northern Ireland, north-west England and parts of Wales.