Gale warnings cancel Poole to Channel Islands ferry services

A weather warning has been issued for the south of England in which gale force winds are expected

Ferry services have been cancelled between Dorset and the Channel Islands due to warnings of gale force winds.

Condor Ferries has cancelled return services from Poole to Guernsey and Guernsey to Jersey because of "inclement weather conditions".

The services affected are the 13:00 BST Poole to Guernsey, 16:30 Guernsey to Jersey, 18:30 Jersey to Guernsey and 20:00 Guernsey to Poole.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning in southern England.

Wind could reach speeds of 60mph (97km/h) in exposed coastal sites, it said.