Storm Eowyn has hit the British Isles with hurricane-force winds as the tempest brings an 'extreme and real' threat to life, ...

Rail services and flights have been axed, with rare red weather warnings issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Gusts of up to 80mph have been recorded, a major Welsh bridge has been closed and there are a number of flood alerts in place ...

The Met Office yellow alert came into force at midnight and runs until 11.59pm tonight. Wind gusts could be up to 54mph in ...

Follow live as Storm Eowyn hits the UK, with winds expected to reach up to 100mph. The entire country is covered by alerts ...

A largely dry and often bright day with hazy sunny spells after overnight rain clears. Winds gradually easing in south Wales ...

Schools have been closed and people have been warned not to travel this morning as 100mph hurricane-force winds batter the UK ...

Storm Eowyn to hit UK with 100mph winds as schools shut and travel disrupted - Rare red weather warnings have been issued in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Storm Éowyn is set to hit the island of Ireland first, before reaching the western side of the UK in the early hours of Friday morning. Heavy rain is expected across the UK, before wind speeds start ...

The UK is bracing itself for one of the worst storms in recent memory after neighbouring Ireland was put on lockdown after a rare red alert - track the storm's path here ...

More than four million people across Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland have received emergency alerts on their phones in the “largest real life use of the tool to date”, the Government said.