In pictures: Spectacular storms light up England skies

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Lightning above Devonshire Dock Hall in Barrow-in-FurnessImage copyright James Bird Image caption Lightning photographed above Devonshire Dock Hall in Barrow-in-Furness

Skies across England were lit up by lightning as thunderstorms hit overnight following the heatwave.

More storms are forecast for the rest of the week with lightning and torrential downpours predicted for many.

The Met Office has issued a weather warning covering most of the UK which stretches until Thursday evening.

Lightning over WhitehavenImage copyright Gary McKeating Image caption A lightning strike near the coast in Whitehaven Stoke-on-Trent lightningImage copyright BBC Weather Watcher Greg Image caption Lightning pierces the sky in Stoke-on-Trent Lightning strike over the Ashton Memorial in LancashireImage copyright Lee Metcalfe Image caption A storm passed over the Ashton Memorial in Lancashire Lightning above North Walney Nature Reserve in CumbriaImage copyright @luxdigitaluk Image caption A series of strikes captured above the North Walney Nature Reserve in Cumbria Lightning strikes Blackburn, LancashireImage copyright Shafiq Khan Image caption Fork lightning lit up the sky over Blackburn Lightning in Barrow-in-FurnessImage copyright Hollie Degnan Image caption West Shore Beach on Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness

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