UK weather: gales bring down trees and scaffolding

High seas at Mumbles lighthouse near Swansea. Photograph: Phil Rees/REX/ShutterstockStrong winds have brought down trees and scaffolding, leaving cars damaged and travel plans disrupted as gusts of more than 80mph hit parts of the UK.Flooding was expected in nine areas of south-west England and the Welsh borders, and a band of heavy rain may affect northern Scotland later on Saturday. Gusts reached 83mph in Plymouth and 79mph in Culdrose, Cornwall. Between 30 and 40mm of rain are expected to fal