Gale force winds of nearly 70 miles per hour are battering Dorset - with the police getting 50 reports of fallen trees.

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

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

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