Gale force winds of nearly 70 miles an hour have battered Dorset - with police getting 50 reports of fallen trees overnight.

Scaffolding's crashed down onto a Sunseeker yacht at the company's yard in Poole, while the Environment Agency's issued flood alerts for beaches and harbours across the county.

Brittany Ferries crossings between Poole and Cherbourg in France were also cancelled this morning.

Severe weather warnings have been issued for the whole south west  - as well as other regions in England and Wales.