Storm Boelo is set to unleash 80mph gusts overnight while thousands of homes are still without power after Austen
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…
Gusts of 76mph have already lashed South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, and the Foyle bridge in Londonderry is shut in both directions. Met Office amber 'danger to life' warnings take effect at 9pm across Scotland, north-east Northern Ireland and England down to Carlisle. TransPennine Express is urging passengers to avoid all but essential journeys. London's Diwali on the Square has been cancelled.
More than 2,000 homes in Devon and 1,711 in Cornwall are still without power.
Storm Austen hit Cornwall with 111mph winds on Friday and collapsed part of Brighton's West Pier.
National Grid's John Blackmore said engineers are working in 'super challenging conditions'.
