Storm Franklin is set to hit the UK on Sunday as the Met Office has officially named the third storm to batter the nation in less than a week.

This is the first time the national forecaster has recorded three major storms in such quick succession since the naming system was introduced, said meteorologist Becky Mitchell.

She said: “This is the first time we have had three named storms within a week, and we started the storm naming system in 2015.

“We had Dudley on Wednesday, Eunice on Friday and Franklin today.”

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