Thunder and lighting! Storms hit across England and Wales
Two yellow weather warnings for heavy rain were issued last night and will remain in place until 8am today in the south-West and 10am in the south-east of England.
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Two yellow weather warnings for heavy rain were issued last night and will remain in place until 8am today in the south-West and 10am in the south-east of England.
A new Met Office thunderstorm warning covering central England and parts of Wales will run from noon until midnight tonight with up to 2in (50mm) of rain expected to fall in just two hours.
Temperatures are building this week with 20C (68F) highs expected for the South of England again today after yesterday - before 22C (72F) could follow tomorrow, but showers will continue.
In news that will come as no surprise to most Britons, the Met Office has confirmed that April was the sixth wettest since records dating to 1836.
The A414 Ongar Road West is closed both ways between Bulimers Way and Wyses Road in Writtle after a crash between a lorry and a car