The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms in six regions of the UK, with heavy downpours and lightning expected to cause disruption on Thursday evening

Frequent lightning, gusty winds, torrential rain and hail have all been predicted as part of a yellow thunderstorm alert issued by the Met Office - this is a breaking story

Heavy rain is expected in some areas on Friday despite weather forecasters predicting temperatures will remain in the high-30s as we head into the weekend