Guardian: People are being strongly advised not to walk on coastal paths and promenades or near floodwater as high winds continued to batter southern and western parts of the United Kingdom.
The rivers Stour in Dorset and Severn in Gloucestershire burst their banks, sandbag defences were set up near Belfast docks and Scotland is bracing itself for blasts of up to 80mph later in the day as storm surges that flooded towns and villages in England moved northwards.
Another bout of severe weather was expected…