Part of Brighton's historic West Pier collapses into the sea as Storm Austen batters Britain with winds up to 110mph
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…
A section of Brighton's historic West Pier has fallen into the sea, and gusts of 111mph have been recorded in Cornwall. More than 16,000 homes in the south west were without power by late morning. Heathrow cancelled 19 flights and Gatwick 17, while Jersey shut all its schools and colleges. Storm Boelo is expected to bring amber warnings to Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England from Saturday night.
Drivers in Devon and Cornwall reported overturned vans, fallen power cables and trees down.
Both Austen and Boelo have reportedly undergone explosive cyclogenesis, known as a 'weather bomb'.
GB News reporter Isobel Feculak's umbrella flipped on air: 'This is my Mary Poppins moment.'
