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.

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.

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.