UK Weather: More Strong Winds To Batter Britain With 'danger To Life Warning' After Storm Ali Kills Two telegraph.co.uk

Heavy rain and strong winds are set to once again batter parts of the British Isles, after two people were killed as the first named storm of the season brought with it gusts of 102mph.

A new weather system moving in from the Atlantic has prompted a warning of possible flooding and further travel disruption for large parts of England and Wales after Storm Ali wreaked havoc as it swept across Britain and Ireland.

While Northern Ireland and Scotland bore the brunt of the blustery conditions, the latest weather front is expected to bring downpours and gusts of up to 65mph to Wales and much of England on Thursday.

The Met Office has warned of a "chance" of injuries and danger to life as high winds threaten to blow tiles from roofs and fell trees.

On Wednesday, a Swiss holidaymaker was killed after the caravan she was in was blown down a rocky incline and smashed to pieces on the beach below in County Galway, while a worker in a forest park in County Armagh died after he was hit by a tree.