内容摘要：Waltz, the 61-year-old who was his party's vice-presidential nominee last year, may not exactly be a fresh face some in the party are looking for, although he received a warm reception from the South Carolina audience. Maryland's Moore – a 46-year-old military veteran who is only the third black governor in US history – generated the most animated response, as he spoke about the "baton" being in his generation's hands.

Waltz, the 61-year-old who was his party's vice-presidential nominee last year, may not exactly be a fresh face some in the party are looking for, although he received a warm reception from the South Carolina audience. Maryland's Moore – a 46-year-old military veteran who is only the third black governor in US history – generated the most animated response, as he spoke about the "baton" being in his generation's hands.

Now, it appears, there could be more rainfall on Saturday than there was in the whole of May.The weather agency warned that there was a good chance heavy showers may lead to disruption to transport, with driving conditions affected by spray, and standing water, leading to longer journey times. Train services could also be delayed.

It also said that some short-term loss of power and other services was likely, and potential lightning strikes could cause damage to buildings.While the storms are expected to occur for much of the day, they will ease off in the west from mid-afternoon.A yellow weather warning is the lowest level of warning issued by the Met Office. Warnings are issued on the probability of severe weather occurring as well as the impact it could have.

There will be showers in other parts of the UK on Saturday, but not as heavy as in the south.A warning for thunderstorms has been issued across parts of England and Wales including Devon and Cornwall.

would be active between 09:00 and 18:00 BST on Saturday and cover an area from England's south coast to the Midlands along with parts of South Wales.

The warning said heavy showers and thunderstorms could lead to some disruption to transport and affect journey times by car, train and bus.The crew spent "several hours" trying to save their ship, the honorary associate professor in history at the University of Plymouth said.

"They used mattresses to plug the gap which had opened up in the hull of the SS Nantes," he said."[The ship sank] with the loss of a substantial number of the crew. There were some 23-odd fatalities. There were three survivors."

Bodies from the wreckage washed ashore at Talland Bay and Looe, in Cornwall, and "locals were confronted by this picture of horror, pieces of ship together with bodies," he said.Afterwards the "wreck was essentially lost, obviously you're dealing in a period with no satellite navigation," said Dr Bennett.