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Storm Austen is set to batter Cornwall and Devon with 80mph gusts under an amber 'danger to life' warning on Friday

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…
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…

Staff at The Watering Hole bar on Perranporth Beach are bolting the building down after Storm Goretti sent glass panels crashing through its roof in January. The Met Office amber alert runs from 3am to 10am on Friday and warns of power cuts and building damage. Large waves and thrown beach debris threaten sea fronts and coastal roads. London faces heavy rain from 11pm tonight.

Bar boss Jamie-Lee Job: 'Hopefully the roof stays on for this one.'

National Rail warns trains may slow and fallen trees could block tracks.

Parts of Scotland could see up to 80mm of rain under a yellow warning.

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