Severe weather warnings for thunderstorms have been issued for large parts of the UK after temperatures soared this weekend.

Yellow warnings are in place for northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Monday, with forecasters warning the storms may cause disruption and damage to buildings.

The Met Office said “sudden flooding” could lead to road closures and there was a “slight chance that power cuts could occur”.

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The warning for northern England and Scotland is in place from 2am on Monday until 1pm that day, while the alert for Northern Ireland begins after midnight until 7am.

It comes as much of the UK enjoys hot weather this weekend, with temperatures expected to reach as high as 33C.

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