Storm Boelo batters Scotland with 75mph gusts while hundreds of homes are still without power after Storm 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…
The Met Office has warned that flying debris poses a danger to life, with gusts of up to 80mph expected on exposed coasts. Amber warnings cover Scotland, northern England down to Carlisle and north-east Northern Ireland. The Foyle bridge in Londonderry has been closed and flights at Belfast City and Dublin airports cancelled. In Scotland, Sepa has issued 29 flood warnings and rail lines serving Oban and Mallaig are shut.
National Grid had restored power to 131,225 properties by 7pm on Saturday.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham warned that Britain may face 'a winter of greater flooding'.
Halloweenville owner Barbara Ikim called refunding her sold-out event 'by far the hardest and worst decision'.
