Cluster of Island thunderstorms biggest in six years

Frequent thunder and lightning aross Isle of Man overnight

The Island's experienced its biggest thunderstorm in six years, according to the Ronaldsway Met Office.

Dramatic scenes of lightning were captured across the Isle of Man overnight and early into this morning.

Meteoroligist Adrian Cowin says the storms "triggered over Wales and tracked northwards to affect most of the Island".

There were frequent lightning strikes throughout the night, and Mr Cowin says the last time "we recall a cluster of thunderstorms of this duration and extent was in 2014."