'It was a complete fluke': Amateur photographer captures lightning flashing across rainbow on his phone

A lucky photographer was in the right place at the right time when he caught this spectacular bolt of lightning cracking through a rainbow.

The extraordinary sight was snapped by amateur photographer Robert Bass, who was taking pictures on his iPhone in his back garden in Wellington, Shrops, as a storm rumbled overhead.

But Mr Bass, 48, was shocked when he pictured the breathtaking moment a streak of lightning appeared to pierce the arc of the rainbow.

Mr Bass, who took the picture on Friday night, said: 'I could hear the thunder so I thought I'd take a picture of the rainbow.

'I could see lightning sometimes but I was just concentrating on the rainbow.

'Capturing both was a complete fluke and suppose it will be the best I'll ever take.

Violent thunderstorms swept the UK over the weekend as the recent warm spell came to an abrupt end.

More than an inch of rain was forecast as a deep low pressure crossed over large swathes of the country.

Weather forecasters were warning that this week would feel more like autumn with temperatures in the rain dropping to just 16C.

But it will warm up again towards the end of week with temperatures back in the low 70s and less rain around.