Brits face a "very challenging" week as the UK is to be hit with two storms bringing severe gales and leading to an amber "danger to life" warning from the Met Office, said a minister.
The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning active from 4pm on Wednesday across central and south Scotland and the north of England, with gusts potentially hitting 90 miles per hour.
The amber warning is due to expire at midnight on Wednesday, when it will be downgraded to a yellow warning until 6am on Thursday.