Storm Boelo hits Scotland with 75mph gusts as events are cancelled and hundreds of North West homes lose power
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…
Amber warnings covering Scotland, northern England as far south as Carlisle, and north-east Northern Ireland took effect at 9pm, with 80mph gusts forecast along exposed coasts. National Grid had restored power to 131,225 properties by 7pm. Travellers by rail were advised against making journeys, and dozens of flights were cancelled. Rainfall reached 72mm at White Barrow in Wiltshire.
The Stansted Express was suspended after a fallen tree damaged overhead wires near the airport.
London's Diwali on the Square and Paisley's Halloween festival have both been called off.
Part of Brighton's historic West Pier collapsed into the sea during Storm Austen.
