Natural Phenomena
A father and son died defending their home in Cobargo during the worst wildfire season on record.
Northern Ireland, Wales and western parts of Scotland and England will bear the brunt of the gales throughout Wednesday night and into Thursday.
A yellow weather warning has been triggered, with strong winds of up to 70mph expected.
The “mega-blaze” is now covering more than 300,000 hectares – an area the size of greater Sydney.
The Met Office has also issued two yellow warnings for rain.
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Corbyn calls PM's response to severe flooding in Yorkshire and East Midlands "woeful".
As fires threaten Sydney, the nation's deputy prime minister dismissed “raving inner city lunatics” over concerns that climate change could be worsening the disaster.
Dozens of people were trapped in Sheffield's Meadowhall shopping centre overnight and residents evacuated from their homes as roads were gridlocked by flood water.
Meteorologists have said there is a "good chance" of some communities being cut off by flood water.