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It added the stormy conditions which might include hail could cause short-term loss of power and damage to buildings from lightning strikes."Frequent lightning, hail and strong, gusty winds will be additional hazards," the Met Office said.

The mystery of a maritime disaster has been solved after experts found a vessel that sank almost 140 years ago.Diver and explorer Dom Robinson identified the SS Nantes, off Plymouth, after examining the wreck site and finding crockery.Dr Harry Bennett, an expert in maritime history, said the dive team had found "the underwater archaeological equivalent of a needle in a haystack".

Mr Robinson said solving the mystery ensured those who died were not forgotten.In November 1888, the SS Nantes, which was operated by the Cunard Steamship Company, collided with a German sailing vessel, the Theodor Ruger, said Dr Bennett.

The crew spent "several hours" trying to save their ship, the honorary associate professor in history at the University of Plymouth said.

"They used mattresses to plug the gap which had opened up in the hull of the SS Nantes," he said.A Department for Transport report found the driver had failed to remember instructions about the temporary stretch of track in the station.

The inquiry concluded the main cause was excess speed but a secondary factor was the poor warning sign, unlit because the gas supply had run out due to incorrect use of the equipment.The driver was subsequently charged with six counts of manslaughter but found not guilty after a three-day trial in 1976 and discharged.

Some of the photographs featured in this article were taken in the early hours of 6 June 1975 by local man Walter Bloxham - images that were later shared with the Nuneaton Memories history group."He'd finished a night shift" said Mark Palmer from the organisation. "On his way home it took him over the Leicester Road bridge and he saw mayhem.