The Met Office has named its third storm of the year which will bring winds of up to 80mph to parts of Britain over the coming days.

Various yellow weather warnings for wind and rain for Storm Gareth are in place from Tuesday through to Friday.

From 3pm on Tuesday, Northern Ireland will be subject to the first warning for wind, stretching all the way through to midday on Wednesday.

All of England and Wales south of York will bear the brunt of the storm from 9pm on Tuesday through to 3pm on Wednesday.

After a weekend of strong winds which was enough to fell trees and partly-demolish buildings, there will be no let up as more strong winds will batter the country for almost two days.

On Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, there is a separate yellow weather warning for rain in the north west of England, which threatens to flood homes and businesses in the area.

Up to 40mm is expected to fall in less than a day in parts of Lancashire. The average monthly rainfall for the UK in March is 95mm.