UK weather: Britain braces for winter drought as huge 'anticyclonic' pressure lid swoops in
The high-pressure system is making its way in from the mid-Atlantic
Storm Amy to batter Britain with 100mph explosive winds as schools forced to shut
Powered by a raging jet stream, Amy will undergo 'explosive cyclogenesis' into a hurtling 'weather bomb'
Met Office issues 'danger to life' weather warning as heavy rain to lash Britain for 37 hours
As much as 250mm of rain could build up in the affected regions