Storm warnings extend to weekend

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Home insurance providers are expecting a surge in claims and inquiries after gale-force winds and rain battered parts of the country.

The North West, Wales and Northern Ireland are on alert, with Met Office warnings for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, by which time storms are expected to extend to the South West.

Says a spokeswoman: "It's going to be a bit miserable with all that rain around and very cloudy. The wind won't necessarily be as strong as it was last weekend, but it's still gale force when it's gusting up to 60mph."

Tom Tobler, of the Press Association's Meteogroup weather division, said it would be very windy across the southern half of the UK, with heavy rain in western areas.

On Friday the rain will begin to move south eastwards over the rest of the UK, getting lighter as it goes, but there will be more downpours on Saturday, he said.

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