Third person dies as Storm Babet batters UK

A third person has died as Storm Babet swept across the country causing widespread flooding and high winds which also forced a passenger plane to skid off a runway. A man in his 60s died after getting caught in fast-flowing flood water in the town of Cleobury Mortimer in Shropshire on Friday, West Mercia Police said, after two people died in Scotland. And passengers had to be evacuated from a plane after it came off the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport as it attempted to land in windy conditions. There were no reports of any injuries, operator Tui said. An airport spokesperson said: “We can confirm Tui flight TOM3551 arriving from Corfu at LBA this afternoon has moved off the runway whilst landing. “We are working with the airline, relevant operations teams and emergency authorities to address this situation and remove passengers from the aircraft safely.” The death in Shropshire is the third so far during the second named storm of the season. West Mercia Polic