Storms To Batter Britain!
Britain is bracing itself for two bouts of stormy weather that look set to hit Britain in the last few days of 2006.
An area of low pressure is expected to bring high winds and rain to much of the UK today, ending a period of relative calm over Christmas.
Forecasters said there was then likely to be a brief respite tomorrow, before more gale force winds battered parts of Britain on New Year's Eve.
A MeteoGroup UK spokesman said winds gusting to speeds of 60mph to 70mph could hit areas of Northern Ireland, north-west England, Scotland and Wales tonight.
But he added that almost the