STAR readers have been sending in their photos and videos of the thunderstorm that swept across St Helens last night.

David Henshaw from Billinge took a dramatic photo of an ominous dark cloud with lightning strikes shooting from it. He said: "This was on Newton Road looking out towards St Helens, Widnes and Runcorn and it looked very dramatic."

Jonathan Fernley sent in two pictures of the storm in Newton. he said: "This was an amazing thunderstorm with some loud bangs and good lightning strikes..

"Me and my girlfriend Caroline watched it pass through Newton and go to Manchester."

Martin Brown captured the storm on video and posted it to YouTube.