

A yellow weather warning covers the South West as the Met Office forecasts gusts of up to 70mph and heavy rain, with a risk to life from flying debris and flooding.

A yellow weather warning covers the South West as the Met Office forecasts gusts of up to 70mph and heavy rain, with a risk to life from flying debris and flooding.
Last autumn the same warning had us bracing for flying debris; I cancelled everything and got a damp breeze and one rattled fence. This time they’ve upgraded to risk to life, so I’m meant to panic properly. Marvelous. I’ll believe the apocalypse when a trampoline lands in my garden.