Waves crash over the harbour wall in Dover, Kent, as fierce storms battered Britain today, with heavy rain and winds gusting up to 85mph. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday January 3, 2012. The Met Office issued severe weather warnings across many regions of the UK. Forecasters told those living in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to be prepared, while localised flooding and a marked drop in temperature was expected for parts of Wales and north-west England.Scotland was braced for the harshest weather conditions - the Met Office has issued warnings for both snow and high winds. See PA story WEATHER Storms. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA
{}