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.

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.

On Saturday, gusts of up to 66mph were recorded in north Wales, and the A66 had been closed in both directions.

ScotRail passengers were warned to expect longer journey times because of speed limits on some services, while Network Rail said buses will replace trains between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester.

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 are now displaced.

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A single flood warning and 23 flood alerts were in place across England as of 9am, as well as three flood warnings and eight flood alerts in Scotland and three coastal flood alerts in Wales.

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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