The Met Office has warned of a potential threat to life as it issued the amber warning for western Scotland for between 9am to 12am on Sunday

A danger to life warning has been issued as the first storm of the season is set to barrel into the UK on Sunday.

Winds of up to 80mph are to come crashing across the British Isles tomorrow as Storm Ashley makes her way over the UK's northern reaches. The wet weather and crushing winds have lead the Met Office to issue an amber alert for the northwest of Scotland, which will start at 9am on Sunday and finish around midnight.