Ahead of the storm’s arrival, officials distributed sandbags, prepositioned rescue swimmers and told residents to have their go-bags ready.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will not accept any agreements about Ukraine that do not include his country in talks, following a call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.

David McSwiggan told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that he had repeatedly returned to the scene of devastation immediately after the explosion.

National Crime Agency officers detained the men at addresses in Leicester, Birmingham, Essex and south London.

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has said it is a “major injustice” that no rugby league player has ever been knighted. Sir Lindsay said he has raised the issue with Sir Keir Starmer, and said “now ...