The palace, in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, is closing the the light trial around its landscaped gardens, the Christmas market, and the ice rink that it introduced for the first time last week. Organisers are "monitoring the forecast" for Sunday and have made no further announcement as yet.

A town's official Christmas lights switch-on has been cancelled due to the expected arrival of Storm Bert. Redcar's Illumination Parade was set to take place on Sunday but has been scrapped due to the impending bad weather.

Perth’s Christmas Lights Switch-On events have been cancelled due to stormy weather. Perth and Kinross Council said the Met Office yellow warning for strong winds meant there was a risk to public safety from large structures like the stage.

The Christmas light switch-on in Newark-on-Trent has been cancelled due to the imminent Storm Bert. The switch-on, which was due to take place this Sunday (November 24), has now been postponed to Sunday,

Christmas light switch-on events have been postponed or scaled back as Storm Bert is expected to strike later. Torrential rain is expected and wind gusts of 70mph have been predicted. The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings for across the country.

A popular Christmas lights switch-on has been cancelled as a storm is expected to sweep in. Dazzling Christmas lights will not illuminate Romsey tomorrow, the town council has confirmed. The adverse weather forecast for the weekend – including heavy gusts of 50mph -= sparked safety concerns.