People travelling for Christmas face "quite severe" disruption as strong gales and torrential rain are set to cause travel chaos.
Severe weather warnings are in place for much of the UK, threatening to cause localised flooding across southern England and Wales and strong winds are expected, with speeds of up to 80mph in coastal areas of southern England.
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