Storm Ashley has battered parts of the country with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain as thousands are left without power.The Environment Agency had 45 flood warnings, where flooding is expected,

A series of flood alerts have been issued for Norfolk and Suffolk as forecasters warned of strong wind gusts. It came as disruption was expected in parts of the UK due to the impact of Storm Ashley. The Met Office said gusts could reach 51mph (82km/h) in Lowestoft,

Storm Ashley was still bringing 55mph wind gusts across Scotland today before moving northwards past Iceland later - after a top speed of 102mph when it hit yesterday.

More than 100 flood warnings remained in place across the UK on Monday after Storm Ashley made its presence felt.A yellow weather alert for wind, issued by the Met Office, was in place until 9am on Monday morning across the north and east of Scotland and north-east England.