I'm sure I've just heard thunder. Not sure if it the one popping up over Manchester or the cell near Oldham.

Looks as though it is tipping it down towards Prestwich on the radar.

Heavy shower with a couple claps of thunder

Yes the ones in the Channel Islands look interesting. I'm quietly optimistic to see lightning/hear thunder in the next few hours on the South Dorset coast. The first this summer and indeed for several years if it comes to pass.

When you look at the lightning map what could possibly make them skirt by to the east and west?

Proper thundery trough swinging up in the Channel now. Very active

It is. Back from Weymouth where at 8pm was near dark and Portland looking almost menacing against the dark sky. Back home the last of the sun. The whole lot seems to be expanding so fingers crossed for first thunder storm in what seems years here. I guess that the people in tents (hundreds/thousands perhaps) won't be so appreciative of what's heading off the Channel tonight.

I've just been woken by the dogs, they hate thunder and they're making more fuss and noise than what's going on outside, the occasional loudish rumble but nothing I would normally have stayed up for.

Yes it sort of fizzled out by the time it had ambled across the Channel last night. Still managed to break the electrical storm drought of past few summers in a desultory sort of way.

Some strong rumbles and flashes built up from 7am and maxed out about 8am or so.  Now passing to the NE.  Typical glancing blow on this prone corner. A couple of mm of welcome rain.

Fair number of storms round here around 4, a.m Nothing particularly impressive, but we had a fair whack of rain , going on the feed troughs this morning

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/house-partially-destroyed-lightning-strike-weekend-thunderstorms-weather/

Serious stuff in N Hampshire

Here, a couple of bursts of heavy rain and some fairly close lightning, at 2 am and 4 am

Yes the main action passed west of here. I was woken up by some thunder at some point in the night. Thought it was just the army firing at first as it wasn’t especially loud. 

The thunder storm we had last night wasn't too bad, plenty of lightning and loud thunder, the dogs woke me so I may of missed it otherwise. Temps have risen over the last hour and there's some rumbling going on south of us here, could in for a little bit more.

Some impressive anvils way to the west north west earlier but as is often the case here we're in the sweet spot for staying dry.

The French stuff appears to be dissipating if that's the right term.

Just had a Loud clap of thunder overhead which has spooked one of our dogs, just the one bang so far though.

Edit,  A couple more flashes and bangs and we now have purple clouds, looks weird and spooky.