Cornwall has been warned to brace itself for storms on Saturday with possible flooding at high tides.

The Met Office has warned that the county could see gusts of up to 60mph along exposed coastlines or 50mph inland, which could pose problems for travellers and disruption for outdoor activities.

It issued a yellow weather warning for wind covering southern England and all of Wales, for the period from 2am to 9pm on Saturday.

The forecasting agency said: "A spell of unseasonably strong southwesterly winds, accompanied by heavy, blustery showers, is expected to reach the southwest of the UK during the early hours of Saturday, moving east across many parts of England and Wales through the day.

"Strong winds and large waves will coincide with a period of spring tides this weekend. This is expected to lead to some localised instances of spray and wave over-topping of flood defences around the coasts of southwest England and Wales."

Wind strength is expected to peak across the southwest during the morning, before heading eastwards through the day.