Lightning

Saints and DPD have strengthened their partnership (picture: Northampton Saints)

New name for Franklin's Gardens as Saints sign landmark agreement with DPD

Darren Lehmann shakes hands with umpire Rob Bailey at the end of the Steelbacks' five-wicket loss to Lancashire Lightning (Picture: Peter Short)

Lehmann left frustrated by defeat, but proud of the Steelbacks' fighting spirit

Met Office forecasts temperature surge and intense thundery showers

Watch: Temperature surge and intense thundery showers forecast

Met Office map shows when heavy rain is forecast to hit the UK.

Map shows when rain is forecast for UK as thunderstorm warning issued

Ravi Bopara celebrates going past 50 for the Stelbacks at Derbyshire on Wednesday (Picture: Peter Short)

Batting star Bopara felt Steelbacks always had enough to see off Falcons

A huge tree pulled down power lines and smashed a car when it crashed down in Glasgow during Storm Éowyn.

VIDEO: Huge tree crushes car and pulls down power lines

Ryanair flight experiences windy landing at Edinburgh Airport during Storm Éowyn.

Heart-stopping moment flight attempts landing during Storm Éowyn

An image of lightning bolts near a football stadium

UK footballers swim through floodwater chaos

Lydney Town AFC players go swimming on their pitch.

Watch: Football team swims in waist-height floodwater on their pitch

Snow falls in Leicestershire.

Watch: Snow falls in parts of the UK as weather warning is issued

A family has been left without "anything" after a lightning strike caused a devastating fire which spread to three other properties.

Watch: Family home damaged after lightning bolt hits their property

The moment lightning strikes the roof of a pensioner's house in Stoke-on-Trent.

Watch dramatic explosion as lightning strikes pensioner's home

John Sadler and Saif Zaib celebrate the crucial win over Birmingham Bears (Picture: Peter Short)

Sadler believes Steelbacks have made 'a real statement' in the Blast

Northants head coach John Sadler (Picture: Peter Short)

Sadler left 'speechless' as Steelbacks break Old Trafford hoodoo

Steelbacks overseas signing Sikandar Raza is set to miss the second half of the Vitality Blast group campaign

Steelbacks overseas signing Sikandar Raza set to miss final six Blast matches

Yellow weather warnings have been issued for some parts of the UK.

Watch: Met Office forecasts heavy rain following period of hot weather
Watch the Met Office’s May 13 evening weather forecast.
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Helen Nelson scored against Trailfinders Women last month (photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

Lightning ready for battle as they square up to Tigers at the Gardens

Cameron McNeil drove his car through a tornado in Clarksville, Tennessee on Saturday Picture: Cameron McNeil / SWNS

Dashcam captures man driving through deadly tornado

The Sele School in Hertfordshire.

Breaking Boy in critical condition after being hit by lightning at school

Loughborough Lightning will make the Gardens their home (photo by Malcolm Couzens/Getty Images)

Gardens set to host all Loughborough Lightning league games in season ahead

An easyJet plane travelling from the UK was forced to make an emergency landing

Panic as UK easyJet flight struck by lightning

David Willey's men suffered defeat at Lancashire Lightning on Sunday afternoon (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Steelbacks bow out of Blast after defeat at Lightning

Steelbacks all-rounder Tom Taylor

Taylor calls on struggling Steelbacks to show their quality against Notts

Tom Taylor top-scored for the Steelbacks against Lancashire with 40 not out (Picture: David Rogers/Getty Images)

Taylor frustrated as 'tentative' Steelbacks slide to damaging Lightning loss

A sell-out crowd is expected at the County Ground on Friday night (Picture: Peter Short)

Sadler wants to hear the sound of the crowd in must-win Lightning showdown

Many got out bright and early this morning to take full advantage of the fine weather.

Breaking When will heatwave end as Met Office issue more rain & storm warnings

Derbyshire Falcons' Leus du Plooy hammered 66 from just 25 balls to condemn Birmingham Bears to a third straight defeat

Steelbacks slip to eighth - but remain just two points off top of Blast table!
The Steelbacks have dropped to second from bottom in the Vitality Blast North Group table - but remain just two points behind the leaders!
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Breaking British man dies after struck by lightning paddle boarding

There was no action at New Road on Saturday afternoon

Steelbacks go top of the T20 table after Worcestershire wash-out

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Cobb delighted to banish Old Trafford demons as Steelbacks see off Lightning

Emilio Gay impressed for the Steelbacks

Support for Steelbacks is 'absolutely tremendous', says Sadler after sell-out su...

Ben Curran did the business for the Steelbacks against Lancashire

Cobb and Curran help Steelbacks cruise past Lightning

Chris Lynn will be looking to maintain his fantastic form for the Steelbacks when they play Lancashire Lightning on Friday night

Lynn looking forward to 'great challenge' as leaders Lightning come to town

Forecasters are warning storms could hit Northamptonshire on Saturday

Met Office warns of weekend washout as weather warning is in force

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of the UK as heavy rain and thunder are set to hit (Photo: Shutterstock)

Met Office issues weather warnings as thunderstorms set to hit UK - here’s where

Met Office rain radar shows storms hitting parts of Northamptonshire on Tuesday evening

Met Office warns of weekend washout with up to four inches of rain on the way

Rob Keogh hit 56 in the Steelbacks' 142 for eight against Lancashire

Ripley left frustrated as Steelbacks revert to bad habits in Lightning loss

Finn Allen hammered 66 from 37 balls as Lancashire Lightning trounced the Northants Steelbacks

Steelbacks' quarter-final hopes all but ended by Lightning thrashing

The weather in the UK is forecast to be unsettled over the next few days, with heavy rain and thunderstorms set to hit some parts (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's where in the UK Met Office thunderstorm weather warnings and flood alerts...

Mohammad Nabi produced an excellent all-round performance for the Steelbacks

Clinical Steelbacks too good for Lightning as first home win of the season is se...

Lightning strikes during an electrical storm Birmingham (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images)

Everything you need to know about thunder and lightning - and how to stay safe

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16 interesting facts you probably don't know about thunder and lightning

Thunderstorms happen when the atmosphere is unstable (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's what causes thunder and lightning - as the UK prepares for epic storms

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms across numerous places in the UK, as heavy rain is set to hit (Photo: Shutterstock)

UK to be hit with thunderstorms and flooding as Met Office issues yellow weather...

Today's Met Office weather warning covers the west of Northamptonshire

WEATHER WARNING: Northamptonshire battered by storms over the next two days

Old iPhone cables could soon be rendered useless (Photo: Shutterstock)

Your iPhone charging cable could soon be useless as EU ruling may force Apple to...

The weather in the UK is set to be unsettled this week, with heavy rain and strong winds in some areas (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is why Japan’s bad weather will impact the UK this week

Flash floods are affecting travel to Spain and Ibiza - here’s everything you nee...

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These are today's best Amazon spring sale deals on Amazon Echo, Apple iPhones an...

Titans under-14 girls are all smiles for the camera before their victory over Northants Lightning

BASKETBALL: Titans cannot overcome Demons but beat rivals

Action from Lightning's clash with Titans

PICTURE GALLERY: Basketball action from Lightning versus Titans

Ben Duckett hit a fine 98 for Northants (picture: Kirsty Edmonds)

'It all clicked' for Steelbacks in Lightning success

Muhammad Azharullah bowled Alviro Petersen early in the Lancashire reply (pictures: Kirsty Edmonds)

Super six for White as Steelbacks see off Lightning

NOT THEIR NIGHT - Skipper Alex Wakely looks on as the Steelbacks lose the T20 final to Lancashire at Edgbaston (Pictures: Kirsty Edmonds)

T20 FINALS DAY: Wakely’s pride as Steelbacks go so close to glory

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