LONDON/DUBLIN (Reuters) -Storm Bert battered Britain with snow, rain and strong winds on Saturday, killing one person and closing several railway lines, bridges and roads. The storm also hit Ireland,

Northern England and Scotland were next on Bert’s itinerary, with forecasters saying the storm arrived at 6am. Four hours or so later, and the snow being spat out by Bert will t

Christmas light switch-on events have been, cancelled, postponed or scaled back as Storm Bert is expected to strike. Torrential rain and wind gusts of 70mph have been predicted for Saturday. The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings across the country.