Yellow weather warnings for wind and rain are in place as Storm Bert hits the West of England. During a Christmas lights switch-on at the Cheltenham Brewery, cladding from the nearby Premier Inn blew down and landed on a car. Reuben Spence, who was at the scene, said people had been in the car at the time and fire crews were at the scene.

A number of Christmas events have been cancelled today after Storm Bert hit the south. Storm Bert has hit the south today (November 23), with yellow wind and rain warnings in place. Blenheim Palace has cancelled its Christmas events due to “adverse weather conditions”.

EVENTS and outdoor venues are being forced to announce cancellations as Storm Bert hits Dorset. The Met Office has issued two yellow weather warnings for Dorset, for both rain and wind, expecting to last until late evening on Sunday, November 24.

Yellow weather warnings for wind and rain are in place as Storm Bert hits the West of England.Events have been adjusted, with a Christmas lights switch-on postponed and plans to move activities indoors.

The threat of stormy weather over the weekend has caused a Christmas event to change its plans.Organisers of the Great Grimsby Christmas on Saturday said a stage in the town's St James' Square would not be put up due to Storm Bert.

Christmas light switch-on events have been, cancelled, postponed or scaled back as Storm Bert is expected to strike. Torrential rain and wind gusts of 70mph have been predicted for Saturday. The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings across the country.