Storm Milton updates LIVE: Follow here as Hurricane Milton crashes into Florida as a Category 3 storm

Hurricane Milton has made landfall as a Category 3 storm, with the Met Office warning it will be "dangerous and destructive" as thousands of UK holidaymakers had flights to Florida cancelled.

Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida at about 8.30pm local time. The US National Hurricane Centre reports the hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 120mph.