UK weather: Battered coasts, wobbly planes and closed roads as Storm Dave sweeps through

Storm Dave has led to road closures and train disruption in the UK.

It comes as weather warnings have been lifted after the worst of the storm swept through the country.

The Met Office said: "Storm Dave will clear away to the northeast on Sunday morning, leaving sunshine and showers across the UK.

"Northern areas will see the heaviest, blustery showers and feel cold, while temperatures elsewhere stay closer to average for early April."

An amber wind warning, covering parts of northern England, Scotland and Wales, expired at 3am on Sunday.

And three yellow warnings across parts of northern England, Scotland and Wales were lifted later in the morning.

Before the amber alert ended, the Met Office had forecast "severe gales" across central and northern areas of the country overnight into Sunday.

Marco Petagna, a spokesperson for the agency, said on Sunday morning that the winds "eased down a bit more quickly than forecast" as the storm blew out, "so the yellow warnings were no longer warranted".

Several major bridges in Scotland had restrictions because of the high winds, including the Queensferry Crossing and the Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh, Traffic Scotland warned early on Sunday.

The strongest gust overnight was 93mph (150kmh) at Capel Curig in North Wales, while gusts of 75mph (121kmh) were recorded at Emley Moor in West Yorkshire and St Bees Head in Cumbria, and one of 73mph (117kmh) was recorded at Buchan in Aberdeenshire, the Met Office said.

Some Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services on Scotland's west coast were disrupted, and some motorists faced disruption due to fallen trees blocking routes.

Network Rail said buses will replace trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester, while ScotRail said it had lifted speed limits that had been placed on some of its services.

In Dublin, pilots faced challenging conditions as they attempted to land in the blustery weather - with footage showing planes wobbling as they neared the runway.

The city's airport said 17 flights were cancelled on Saturday, with dozens of go-arounds and diversions as gusts reached up to 44 knots.

It went on to warn that passengers could face disruption on Sunday because some aircraft and crews were now displaced.

A first-round match in cricket's county championship was affected, as Durham delayed the start of play on day two against and banned spectators from coming to the Riverside Stadium because of storm damage.

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A single flood warning and 18 flood alerts were in place across England, as well as one flood warning in Scotland, as of 12pm.

The Energy Network Association, which represents electricity providers, has said outages and fallen power lines are possible as a result of Storm Dave.

A statement added: "Network operators are increasing staffing for operational teams, and moving spare equipment to where the weather is expected to be most disruptive, so it's ready to use if needed."

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