The rector who baptised the youngest child of Ruth and Kevin Burke, killed in a helicopter crash while en route to Ireland this week, has said the community in England where they lived is “in disarray”.

Storms, high tides and gale-force winds have left a trail of devastation around the UK, with warnings that conditions are set to worsen over the weekend.

Schools in many parts of Scotland were shut today as the country braced itself for hurricane-force winds.

Bruce Jones has vowed to give up drinking.

Jamiroquai have been approached to play at the third annual Wakestock festival in Wales.