Storm Boelo batters Britain with 82mph gusts as thousands of homes are left without power across the north
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…
Tiree in the Inner Hebrides was hit by 82mph winds at about 4am on Sunday, and Capel Curig in Conwy recorded 84mph. More than 400 people were evacuated from a caravan park near Preston. Fallen trees and power cables shut the A1 at Ayton, the A82 at the Bridge of Orchy and the A83 at Inveraray. The Met Office amber wind warning stays in force until 9pm tonight.
The storm follows Storm Austen, which left 131,225 properties needing power restored by Saturday night.
Aintree abandoned its Halloween Fun Day after gusts of up to 44mph.
Grandmother Lisa Roberts' grandson, five, warned that a tree would fall. Hours later it crushed her car.
