England was hit by heavy rain and strong winds on Thursday. Trains, planes and ferries were cancelled, while these lorries in County Durham found themselves on flooded roads.

In the North West ferries to the Isle of Man were disrupted and waves were crashing up on to promenades as seen here in Blackpool.

Brighton was another resort where huge waves were crashing up on to the beach.

Further inland winds were still at gale force. This car was hit by a falling tree on the Embankment alongside the River Thames in London.

A tree was blown down by Colston's School in Cotham Grove in Bristol.

Ferries from Dover to Calais, Dunkirk and Boulogne were cancelled as the rough waters made it too unsafe to set out to sea.

Many train services were cancelled or delayed all over England. These passengers were left waiting for news of their trains at Euston station in London.

One of the causes of delays on the rail network was falling trees. Here workmen clear a tree which had blown onto the line between Birmingham and Lichfield at Sutton Coldfield.

Many buildings were damaged by high winds. The end of this house in King's Lynn, Norfolk, collapsed in the gales.

This picture of high winds at Mudeford in Dorset early on Thursday morning was sent in by reader Barrie Taylor.

It was not just wind and rain which caused problems - snow at Tow Law in County Durham caused this car to crash off the side of the road.