Parts of England suffered localised flooding on Friday with a weather warning of high winds on Sunday to come.

Nationwide’s £2.9 billion takeover of rival Virgin Money has been approved by a judge. Lawyers for the lenders secured the sanctioning of the deal at a specialist companies court in London on Friday.

The Justice for Harrods Survivors team said they are in possession of ‘credible evidence of abuse’ at businesses including Fulham Football Club.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has previously urged pensioners to check if they are eligible for the benefit.

The MoD said the site near Darlington is the only secure facility with the capability to produce gallium arsenide chips, used in electronic devices.