Meanwhile, across the Midlands, South West and Wales there are more than 4,000 homes without power, according to Western Power Distribution, with the majority of the outages in Devon.

More than 80,000 homes across the south of England have had power cuts, according to Southern Electric Power Distribution. 

The firm said it had restored power to 40,300 homes since Sunday night, while a further 41,889 homes across Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Dorset, Surrey, West Sussex, Wiltshire and the Isle of Wight are still without electricity. 

More than 900 engineers and technical staff are out battling to reconnect homes, the firm said. 

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The Duchess pub in Battersea, south west London, was left with a pile of rubble at its front door this morning after high winds brought down part of the building's roof support.   

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BBC Wales forecaster Derek Brockway tweeted this view of Storm Katie as seen from space.

It's been a wet and windy start to Bank Holiday Monday with heavy rain and strong winds hitting the UK since the early hours of the morning. Here's what's happened so far:

- The Met Office have issued, external an amber warning for winds for London and south-east England, with a yellow alert for the east and south west, and south Wales

- At least 5,000 homes are without power, external and 23 flood warnings are in place , externalalong with 122 alerts in response to "rapidly rising" river levels

- Heathrow Airport , externalhas cancelled more than 60 flights and more than 20 flights headed to Gatwick, external had to be diverted

- South Yorkshire Police say a car has entered the River Don and an operation is under way to remove the vehicle from the water

- The Port of Dover, external has reopened after temporarily closing due to the bad weather. Ferries are beginning to start sailing again

- London Fire Brigade says it has dealt with more than 110 incidents caused by the high winds including a crane which bent double in Greenwich

- Staffordshire has woken up to flurries of snow as have parts of Shropshire, the Midlands, the Peak District and the Pennines

Among the numerous rail lines affected by storm damage is this section near Queen's Park.

We've been sharing your photographs of the damage done by Storm Katie throughout the morning - for more, check out our gallery. Please do keep them coming.

Police in South Yorkshire say they are currently dealing with an incident on the A1M northbound between junction 36-37.

At about 06:30 officers were made aware that a car had entered the River Don and an operation is now under way to remove the vehicle from the water.

The northbound carriage way is closed and is expected to remain closed for some time while the incident is dealt with.

Drivers are being advised to avoid the area.

A shopfront has apparently fallen on a pedestrian in Hackney after strong winds in East London.

The temporary sailing restrictions have lifted at Dover and ferries are expected to resume shortly. 

Image source, @CMPG

A section of the northbound M6 between junction 13 and junction 14 near Stafford has closed due to the deluge of rain brought by Storm Katie.

Highways England and the Central Motorway Police Group are working to reopen the road and the southbound lanes have already been cleared.

Image source, Alex Morgan

Alex Morgan sent us this picture from Woodley in Reading. He says: "The scaffolding from the building on the left has been ripped off and now covers the high street. Police and fire brigade on site and have closed the street." 

Work is ongoing to fix all the problems on the railways caused by Storm Katie, but anyone planning to travel today should definitely check in advance with National Rail Enquiries, external

Among the issues, flooding in the Ash area of Surrey means trains are not currently running between Guildford and Aldershot.

Trees have also fallen on the line in multiple locations on the Southern Network with the following lines disrupted:

- Three Bridges and Horsham

- South Croydon and Oxted

- Purley and Caterham

- Chichester and Havant

An obstruction on the line at London Bridge is causing disruption to trains to and from the station. This is expected to continue until 10:00 BST.

There is also an obstruction on the line at Horley causing disruption to trains between Redhill and Gatwick Airport. Some services travelling towards Gatwick Airport are being diverted and delayed by up to 30 minutes. This is expected to continue until 15:00. Gatwick is also warning of problems on the roads around the airport so anyone trying to catch a flight should definitely leave extra time.

And London Overground services are currently unable to run between Watford Junction and London Euston because of an obstruction on the line. This is expected to continue until approximately 21:00.