Flights axed as Storm Lilian brings travel disruption to bank holiday weekend

Flights have been cancelled and drivers urged to take care as Storm Lilian sweeps across parts of the UK ahead of what could be the busiest August bank holiday on the roads on record.

Strong winds of up to 80mph are forecast in northern parts of England and Wales on Friday, with travel disruption, flooding, power cuts and dangerous conditions near coastal areas likely.

British Airways has cancelled 16 flights scheduled to take off from Heathrow on Friday and delayed others, according to the airline’s website.

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[isobelkirk]

I can only say I hope this is blowing in the Channel this weekend

[ColinMill]

We are in the North of England and it was a bit windy (gusts of 35mph) during the night Thursday into Friday. It's been no more than breezy during Friday.

[Bingshuina-ypnm]

The migrants are gonna have a fun time

[meke]

Busiest August Bank Holiday ON RECORD - wow 😂

[pauls]

3, 000 less illegal immigrants this week then.

[pgrimmy]

Oh no, bad weather, met office giving yellow warning for shall we do....we are all down the hatches
FFS

[foamige]

This is the same clip from the Daily Record. You stealing reporting?

[David-grrh]

The fact that a sign tells you of water on the road when it's raining is all I need to know. Mankind, you bum yourself

[ivanskavinskiskavar]

I was at a Roman Wall site yesterday and while partaking of some refreshments, the paper plate on which my Lemon Drizzle cake had been standing got blown away and I had to retrieve it from a nearby hedge❗

[marylowrey]

It was blowy on my five hour drive south. The automatic windscreen wipers may have been come on a couple of times fgs…

[uvwvkxs]

Should stop the boats coming over from France for a day or two. Let’s pray for more storms. It’d be a more effective method of stemming immigration than voting or appealing to our politicians to deal with the problem

[daddymulk]

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