Storm Austen batters Britain with 80mph gusts as 9,000 Cornwall homes are left without power and schools close
The Met Office warns power cuts and structural damage to buildings are a significant risk as the storm targets Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth and the Isles of Scilly from…
Fallen trees blocked rail lines across the south, and Southern reported obstructions between Haywards Heath and Three Bridges and between Lewes and Brighton. Gatwick services were hit by cancellations. Waves overtopped Dorset's A354 Portland Beach Road, forcing its closure. Jersey shut its schools, colleges and libraries, and ferries to the Isles of Scilly were suspended.
Storm Boelo follows, with an amber alert for Scotland from 6pm Saturday.
Around 3,000 Irish homes, farms and businesses also lost power on Friday.
TV reporter Isobel Feculak's umbrella inverted on air: 'This is my Mary Poppins moment.'
