Watch: Lightning strikes seen across UK

Watch: Lightning strikes seen across UKTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedWatch: Lightning strikes seen across UKCloseLightning strikes lit up the sky across the UK during the early hours of Thursday 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 daySubsectionUKPublished9 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsThunderstormsFollow Thunderstormsclose panelYou are now following ThunderstormsUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.UK heatwavesFollow UK heatwavesclose panelYou are now following UK heatwavesUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.HeatwavesFollow Heatwavesclose panelYou are now following HeatwavesUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Read description