Heavy rain and 60mph winds are expected to batter the UK and cause transport disruption on Wednesday evening, the Met Office has warned.
A yellow weather warning issued by the forecaster is in place until 2pm on Wednesday, covering parts of the East Midlands, north-east and western England, Dumfries and Galloway, the Scottish Borders and Yorkshire and the Humber, with gusts of up to 60mph possible in some areas.
