Gales brought by Storm Floris are impacting the Irish Sea, leading to disruption to ferry sailings between the Isle of Man and the north west of England. The fast craft Manannan crossing to Liverpool at 11:15 BST on Monday, and its afternoon return have both been cancelled.

Weather warnings are in force as Storm Floris begins to batter the UK and Ireland, with high winds hitting coastal areas and travel disruption expected. A yellow warning for wind for northern parts of the UK became active at 6am on Monday, lasting until 6am on Tuesday.

The Met Office has issued new amber weather warnings for parts of the UK, with millions of people braced for the impacts from Storm Floris. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.