Tonight’s thunderstorm saw one Lancaster house hit by lightning.

Lancaster Fire Service was called to an incident on Belle Vue Avenue, after the house was struck by lightning just before 7.30pm.

The strike destroyed a telephone cable and television co-axial cable, along with a modem and a surge protection unit, but there are no reports of any injuries.

The bad weather is expected to continue into the weekend and severe weather warnings have been issued for the North West.