Watch: Lightning strikes seen across UK

Watch: Lightning strikes seen across UK To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Watch: Lightning strikes seen across UK Close Lightning strikes lit up the sky across the UK during the early hours of Friday as thunderstorms were triggered by the intense heat. Social media footage showed the flashes over Edinburgh Castle, Bristol and Manchester, while parts of Northern Ireland and Wales were also hit. The heat is expected to ease off over the weekend, with a yellow warning for thunderstorms issued for Scotland and parts of northern England. In pictures: Lightning strikes light up sky after hottest day Subsection UK Published 41 minutes ago Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Related topics Thunderstorms Follow Thunderstorms close panel You are now following Thunderstorms Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . UK heatwaves Follow UK heatwaves close panel You are now following UK heatwaves Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Heatwaves Follow Heatwaves close panel You are now following Heatwaves Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Read description