A film of dust and sand were left on vehicles, windscreens and windows following the showers after rain fell over much of the country.

Why were cars covered in a layer of dust this morning?

Air Vice Marshall Fin Monahan set off with three fellow pilots on a 3,000-mile fete to raise money for the Royal British Legion.

Ex-Red Arrows pilot with incurable cancer conquers Sahara in 'banger'

Des Coleman, ITV News Central's weather presenter, had this to say about the Sahara dust storms turning skies red around the country

Weather presenter Des answers your questions on the Sahara dust storms 

In the past 24 hours cars and windows in the southeast and other parts of the UK have been covered in a dust that's flown all the way from the Sahara Desert.

Why is the sky turning orange and is it really 'raining sand'?

Saharan dust moving across Europe could hit the UK on Wednesday. It comes as parts of Spain have seen a thick plume which has turned skies orange.

Skies could turn orange as Saharan dust moves across Europe towards Wales

Migrants described being rounded up hundreds at a time, crammed into trucks for hours  then dropped in the desert and pointed towards Niger.

Catastrophe warning as Algeria 'abandons 13,000 migrants' in Sahara

Up to 16 inches of snow fell in some parts after a cold spell from the north Atlantic hit parts of Morocco and western Algeria.

Sahara Desert

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