Thunderstorms overnight caused flash flooding and travel disruption as the country prepares temperatures of up to 40C in the coming days.
Thunderstorms rolled into south west England on Monday evening and continued to move eastward into the south east through the night, with people reporting being woken up in the early hours by loud crashes of thunder and flashes of lightning.
London Fire Brigade said it responded to 400 calls overnight, including to two house fires believed to be called by lightning strikes, while a house in Bristol was reportedly set ablaze during a storm earlier in the evening.
It comes as England braces for temperatures of up to 40C, with the Met Office issuing a rare red alert set to come into force on Wednesday.
