LIVE: Storm Isha latest updates as Greater Manchester set to be battered by 80mph winds and rain with warning over 'severe disruption to power and communications'

Storm Isha is set to batter all parts of the UK with wind and rain, forecasters say. Winds of up to 80mph will swoop in later on Sunday, potentially causing power cuts and loss of mobile phone signal, while roads and bridges are likely to be shut and transport services could face delays and cancellations in some areas.

Nearly four inches of rain could fall over a few hours in some regions and cause localised flooding, with eight flood warnings already in place across England.

Scattered heavy showers are expected in the north west during the morning, then turning very windy through this afternoon with heavy rain developing in many areas, according to the Met Office.

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Storm Isha is expected to land here in the early evening with widespread gales, severe in coastal areas.

Met Office forecaster Ellie Glaisyer said: “The main thing about this storm is it is very widespread across the whole of the UK.

“Quite often we see storms affecting the north west or the southern half of the UK, whereas this one, later on Sunday and into Monday, the whole of the UK is covered by a warning, which is relatively rare.

“In that nature it’s a very widespread storm and it’s going to be affecting everybody. Heavy rain will affect everybody, those strong winds will affect everybody.

“That’s the main difference to previous storms we have seen.”

The Met Office has issued amber weather warnings for wind for northern and western England, Wales, Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland from Sunday into Monday.

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A yellow wind warning will then be in place from Tuesday afternoon until midday on Wednesday, covering Northern Ireland, north Wales, northern