‘Weather bomb’ forecast to bring high winds, heavy rain and snow to UK

Yellow warning for parts of the country with potential power cuts, travel disruption and damage from Thursday

A weather bomb" is forecast to hit parts of the UK later this week, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and snow.

The first half of the week will be benign" with cloudy weather and outbreaks of rain for much of the country before the arrival of more unsettled conditions, the Met Office said.