The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warnings across Wales and the North East

The Met Office has issued “danger to life” warnings with Britain set to be hit by a month’s worth of rain over just 30 hours.

Homes could be hit with powercuts and communities cut off as downpours arrive across the UK on Friday, forecasters warned. Gale-force winds of up to 60mph will also batter some regions and the first snow of the season might hit higher ground.

A yellow weather warning for rain is in place from 12pm on Friday until midnight on Saturday, covering most of Wales and the south west of England, plus a swathe of the north stretching from Birmingham to Carlisle.