Chris Bulmer, deputy chief forecaster at the Met Office, said: “Storm Boelo will bring strong winds and heavy rain to Northern Ireland, Scotland and parts of northern England over the weekend, ...

The first named storm of the season is expected to bring disruption on Friday as strong gusts and heavy rain hit parts of the UK.

Norman ‘Tam’ Murray and Murdo Morrison, 23, remain missing after they, alongside their vessel the Kilda, disappeared on October 13.

Storm Austen will bring heavy winds and rain to the south-east of Ireland on Thursday and Friday, before Storm Boelo hits.

William Dunlop, now 63, strangled Julie Hogg in Billingham, County Durham, in 1989 and hid her mutilated body behind a bath panel.

The Princess of Wales revealed she has “missed” her son Prince George, who is boarding at Eton College, but is looking forward to having him home for half term.

Scottish Labour set the First Minister should set out his Government’s stance on the issue next week when Holyrood returns from recess.