hello, i'm nicky schiller. you're watching bbc news and we're bringing you continuing coverage of storm isha. strong winds and heavy rain have left tens of thousands of homes without power and have been causing extensive travel problems for the morning rush hour. trains have been suspended and flights cancelled. parts of northern ireland, northern england and scotland have seen the strongest winds in ten to 20 years. gusts of up to 99 miles per hour were recorded in northumberland. yellow rain warnings remain in place for many areas. we'll have the latest from the bbc weather centre and our correspondents across the uk. but i wanted to start with some shocking footage that demonstrates the power of the storm. it's from lincolnshire — take a look at this. a driver had a narrow escape after — as you can see — a roof was blown off a building and just missed his car. security cameras in the town

of belton captured the incident last night, as the village was battered by storm isha. the road has been closed while repairs are carried out. look again, the real strength of how the whole roof came off in that village. that shows you how powerful the storm has been. our correspondent aruna iyengar now has more on the situation across the country. storm isha has hit hard. wales saw winds reaching 90 miles per hour. this was the coast of anglesey. in scotland, roads were closed due to falling trees — this one came down in lochwinnoch. luckily, no—one was injured. and in kent, a glass table goes flying. the winds lashed the coast of ireland. and inland, torrential

rain and strong winds in the town of athboy. storm isha has also caused power cuts for tens of thousands of homes in northern ireland, northwest england, and wales. and the sellafield nuclear site in cumbria suspended operations overnight. staff were told there were no safety issues, but the closure was a precautionary step. there's disruption on the railways — this tree fell onto tracks in north lanarkshire. scotrail has cancelled all its rush—hour trains this morning. extreme weather conditions brought about by storm isha means that it wouldn't be safe to run passenger trains. that's in the interest of passengers and staff. services won't start up until later in the day because we've got to check every track and every route to make sure it's safe. and network rail has imposed 50—mile—per—hour speed restrictions across many routes. in the air, travel is proving tricky. conditions stop some planes

landing at heathrow. ohhh! she's up, she's down, she's gone! this shows planes at gatwick making numerous attempts to land, and other flights diverted to airports far from their intended destinations. this plane from tenerife to scotland was diverted to cologne in germany. more than 100 flights were cancelled at dublin airport yesterday. people are being warned to be particularly careful near coastal areas because of flying debris. weather conditions are expected to quieten down, and then get ready for more bad weather to come later in the week. aruna iyengar, bbc news. we have live cameras across the country. i want to take you to brighten, you can see what the situation is at the moment, there was waves crashing in on brighton seafront. it doesn't look too bad at

the moment, but i wasjust seafront. it doesn't look too bad at the moment, but i was just having a word with carol kirkwood, one of the weather presenters, and she said the actual storm has moved away now from the country, so the worst of those gusts, where we had up to 90 mph, 99 mph recorded in northumberland, they have moved away from the country, but it is now the impact of the wind that we are keeping an eye on. that is the situation in brighton. let's go further to the south—west, the most southerly port in the united kingdom, port 11 in cornwall. again, you can see the waves there. quite calm, as we say, most of the worst of the winds have now passed over the united kingdom. so it is the disruption that those wins are now causing. and one other big disruptions has been the trains. live now to our correspondent sean dilley who is in euston. you have been there all morning, what is the latest on the trains on the disruption across the country? i

have, it is a shadow of the bad weather yesterday, have, it is a shadow of the bad weatheryesterday, it have, it is a shadow of the bad weather yesterday, it has to be said. but it is still cold here. they say that the storm will blow over. what you're seeing on the trains is that it is blowing over, trains is that it is blowing over, trains are starting to run regularly out here in euston. this is one of the main hubs if you want to get the sleeper train, for example, to inverness, this is where you get it from. that is what some passengers bbc news spoke to yesterday did. they found themselves stranded when all trains in scotland stopped at 7pm. fortunately, those that had beds in the sleeper were looked after at every station. this morning, trains coming down from scotland, they don't start till much later. there is disruption that will be a knock on here. there is disruption across england and wales, check your journeys disruption across england and wales, check yourjourneys before they travel. there are real wild night, to quote the rail authorities in scotland, comes north of the situation there, as i said, train

stopped at 7pm last night. this morning, they had been saying that they hoped trains would start after they hoped trains would start after the rush hour. some undoubtedly will. at network rail in scotland say scotrail will have to examine the tracks for fallen trees, for debris, for any form of danger whatsoever. as much as we might like to moan and complain about the many disruptions on the trains, and there are all year round, have a thought this morning for the engineers out there this morning making the track say. and also the commuters behind me who are making theirjourney to different parts of the country. the advice from rail authorities is to track your journey before advice from rail authorities is to track yourjourney before you travel. because the trains are disrupted, you will end up with a situation where more people are out on the roads. there were problems on the nine last night. if you don't have to travel, don't. this has been an issue in northern ireland, but

also the rest of the uk, england, wales and scotland. police force control rooms are inundated with people following up about falling trees. 0ne people following up about falling trees. one of the neighbouring con stavros, hertfordshire, they say if there is a fallen tree, possibly felony highways agency because we are trying to get to emergencies. at the moment, the commuters seem to be having a ordinaryjourney, but allow extra time. the having a ordinary “ourney, but allow extra time. , , , extra time. the trees issue, the national rail— extra time. the trees issue, the national rail website _ extra time. the trees issue, the national rail website says - extra time. the trees issue, the national rail website says no - extra time. the trees issue, the l national rail website says no trees running from redhill to tonbridge, due to multiple trees falling on the railway line. there was also a trampoline on the line between rain and gillingham. this is the issue for the cruise, they need to check each bit of the line and that will take time? ii each bit of the line and that will take time?— each bit of the line and that will take time? if you think about it, ou have take time? if you think about it, you have had — take time? if you think about it, you have had wind _ take time? if you think about it, you have had wind up _ take time? if you think about it, you have had wind up to - take time? if you think about it, you have had wind up to 99 - take time? if you think about it, | you have had wind up to 99 mph, take time? if you think about it, i you have had wind up to 99 mph, i think in yorkshire it was 75 mph.

all sorts of debris could fly the tracks. you know, it is not necessarily as simple as let's move a trampoline and let's move a tree. they have to inspect every bit of that line. i'm glad you raised it, it's one of the reasons they introduce the 50 mph speed restriction is in many parts, particularly of england. it's to give drivers extra time. as we know, trains take a lot longer to stop than ordinary motor vehicles, and so everybody has their role to keep passengers safe. i think the people had been speaking to this morning, it has been a mix of staff, commuters coming through, commuters do tend to understand this is actually something where there is a genuine safety concern. this is not the typical thing you get in britain a lot, we all like to have a moan about the infrastructure and public transport, this is one where people can understand the storms yesterday, my goodness did we feel them. it is still cold today, but a heck of a lot warmer than it was yesterday.

indeed, i think we can show some pictures of one train line from the pdc helicopter up in the air, so we can give you a sense of that. this is the bbc news helicopter, flying out as we are taking stock of the damage that storm isha has caused across the country. there, you can see one of the train lines there. sean, this is going to take a while. it could take a while and it could have a knock—on for the rush hour tonight? it have a knock-on for the rush hour toniaht? ., , , _, tonight? it absolutely could. in scotland in _ tonight? it absolutely could. in scotland in particular, - tonight? it absolutely could. in scotland in particular, whereasj tonight? it absolutely could. in - scotland in particular, whereas they said they had hoped to resume trains after rush hour, that quite possibly is knocking on into the afternoon. and there are actually flood warnings knocking about. there has been disruption generally. it's not necessarilyjust been disruption generally. it's not necessarily just debris, been disruption generally. it's not necessarilyjust debris, it could be water and things that poses the

general risk. of course, the rail infrastructure has very, very well rehearsed plans when there is disruption like this. but at the moment it isjust disruption like this. but at the moment it is just slowly getting back to normal. the staff, i bumped into a member of the avante staff, one of the very highly disrupted train services, and i think they were saying, genuinely in a fairly optimistic way, they were saying, to be fair, we are really surprised, our trains be fair, we are really surprised, ourtrains are running be fair, we are really surprised, our trains are running much better than we thought they were this morning. that is not theirfault, of course, that is the weather. the -icture course, that is the weather. the picture we _ course, that is the weather. the picture we are — course, that is the weather. the picture we are seeing from the bbc news helicopter, as you mentioned, that speed limit is in operation across the country. we can see that the train is going, i less, less than 50 mph from the helicopter. they are really making sure, in case the trains come across a bit of fallen debris on the track, they are being ultra—careful. what is the advice that network rail are giving

to passengers?— advice that network rail are giving to passengers? what you want to do is, once to passengers? what you want to do is. once you — to passengers? what you want to do is, once you have _ to passengers? what you want to do is, once you have your _ to passengers? what you want to do is, once you have your smartphone i is, once you have your smartphone out, obviously i would say firstly check the bbc online site because we have all sorts of information about where disruption is. when it comes to planning yourjourney, the network rail advice is to check before you travel. there is a bit of flexibility in terms of where tickets are accepted, you have to ask local train staff about that. the advice is that you can check that information. there is all sorts of compensation schemes available for trains that might have been cancelled, or otherwise disrupted. again, just to reiterate, it's amazing to think that everybody on the railway here, they have that responsibility to keep people safe. you know, it stays like this that train drivers, for instance, they really have to be on their guard. 0k, thank you very much. i know you will be keeping an eye across the situation. sean mentioned the bbc news life page, on the right—hand side of your screen you will see

information, scroll and through. you will also see a qr code popping up. if you scam that, it will take you to the bbc news life page. correspondence around the country are putting information into that live page with the latest information, notjust on the trains, but we have also been talking to the disruption of aircraft and flights that have not been able to fly. that information is there, along with the rest of the information from across the country, being coordinated on the country, being coordinated on the bbc news life page. 0ne the country, being coordinated on the bbc news life page. one of the things that really has been impacted is power, because thousands of people have been left without power as the storm hit electricity networks. let's get the very latest with lawrence slade, the chief executive of the energy networks association. thank you forjoining us. at the moment, as far as you know, how many people across the country have not got power and where has been worst hit? it country have not got power and where has been worst hit?— has been worst hit? it looks like northern ireland _ has been worst hit? it looks like northern ireland has _ has been worst hit? it looks like northern ireland has perhaps i has been worst hit? it looks like i

northern ireland has perhaps borne the brunt. we know as early this morning that there are properties, around 40,000 properties off supply in northern ireland. and then the figures we had from early this morning, and please bear in mind that the numbers will change as we work out through the day, around another 30,000 in the north of england, particularly cumbria, but also in scotland at the north of scotland. it's worth noting that last night most of the country, unusually, was covered by an amber wind warning, only a very small area in the south—east wasn't. actually, north of scotland had a red wind warning, which was very unusual. it just goes to underline the severity of the wind we have to encounter last night. i of the wind we have to encounter last niuht. .,, of the wind we have to encounter last niuht. ., ., of the wind we have to encounter last niuht. . , ., ., of the wind we have to encounter last niuht. ., ., ., ,., last night. i was reading that some ofthe last night. i was reading that some of the cruise _ last night. i was reading that some of the cruise in _ last night. i was reading that some of the cruise in the _ last night. i was reading that some of the cruise in the north - last night. i was reading that some of the cruise in the north west - last night. i was reading that somej of the cruise in the north west had to just stop, because of the cruise in the north west had tojust stop, because it of the cruise in the north west had to just stop, because it wasn't safe for them? .. , to just stop, because it wasn't safe for them? , ~ , .,, for them? exactly. as well as workin: for them? exactly. as well as working as — for them? exactly. as well as working as hard _ for them? exactly. as well as working as hard as _ for them? exactly. as well as working as hard as we - for them? exactly. as well as working as hard as we can - for them? exactly. as well as working as hard as we can to| for them? exactly. as well as i working as hard as we can to get customers back on supply, we have to look after our own teams out there.

you know, they are there, three than 65 days per year, but we can't let them get out unless it is actually safe for them to do so. unfortunately, we did stand them down last night, as conditions allow this morning they will be getting back out there, trying to reconnect people. you mentioned the bbc helicopter earlier. where possible, networks will be getting helicopters and actually drowns up in the air, they will be helping to spot where lines have come down from debris and suchlike, and they will help direct engineering teams in, which will speed up the process of getting people reconnected. you mentioned the fact it was _ people reconnected. you mentioned the fact it was the _ people reconnected. you mentioned the fact it was the whole _ people reconnected. you mentioned the fact it was the whole of - people reconnected. you mentioned the fact it was the whole of the - the fact it was the whole of the country, how unusual is that for your cruise and how much extra pressure does put on them, the fact we are looking at wind covering a large area? it we are looking at wind covering a large area?— large area? it is unusual, and as ou large area? it is unusual, and as you know. _ large area? it is unusual, and as you know. this— large area? it is unusual, and as you know, this is _ large area? it is unusual, and as you know, this is the _ large area? it is unusual, and as you know, this is the ninth - large area? it is unusual, and as i you know, this is the ninth named storm this year. previous storms have tended to be more concentrated in one geographical area. it

certainly puts more pressure on the network emergency teams across the country. but we train for this, we make sure we have procedures in place so we can respond as quickly as we can. you are right, it puts more pressure on it. as we learn more pressure on it. as we learn more about the situation, where the hotspots are in terms of disconnections, then we can coordinate across the country and make sure we can get teams to those areas as the situation allows, and, indeed, as the weather for the remainder of the week allows. horse remainder of the week allows. how lona are remainder of the week allows. how long are people _ remainder of the week allows. how long are people likely to be cut off? ~ .., long are people likely to be cut off? ., _ , off? where we can, we obviously try to net off? where we can, we obviously try to get people _ off? where we can, we obviously try to get people back— off? where we can, we obviously try to get people back on _ off? where we can, we obviously try to get people back on today. - to get people back on today. investment in the networks, for example, has allowed us to use remote ray connections, where we are able to spot where a problem is, isolate that and send power around that two communities. that will get quite a lot of people back on today, along with the engineering teams out on the ground. however, it's important that we are honest and manage expectations. there will be some people, i can't put a number on it, but there will be some people

who will remain out until tomorrow. but we will do our very utmost to get them back as soon as we possibly can. ~ ., , get them back as soon as we possibly can. . . , ., . get them back as soon as we possibly can. what is the advice from you to eo - le can. what is the advice from you to people that — can. what is the advice from you to people that are _ can. what is the advice from you to people that are cut _ can. what is the advice from you to people that are cut off? _ can. what is the advice from you to people that are cut off? the - can. what is the advice from you to people that are cut off? the advice| people that are cut off? the advice is if you've — people that are cut off? the advice is if you've got _ people that are cut off? the advice is if you've got access _ people that are cut off? the advice is if you've got access to _ people that are cut off? the advice is if you've got access to the - is if you've got access to the internet via your smartphone or some other device, please go to powercut105.com, that will directly to the network that is servicing your particular property. if you can't get onto the internet, but you have access a phone, please dial 105, the emergency number, it is a free call, and it will direct you to the network involved. 0ne free call, and it will direct you to the network involved. one thing i would also say is that if you see any cables down, do not approach them, either dialthe 105 any cables down, do not approach them, either dial the 105 emergency number, or if you think there might be a danger to life, please dial

999. ., . ,, ., ., ~ _, 999. ok, lawrence slade, thank you ve much 999. ok, lawrence slade, thank you very much for— 999. ok, lawrence slade, thank you very much forjoining _ 999. ok, lawrence slade, thank you very much forjoining us _ 999. ok, lawrence slade, thank you very much forjoining us on - 999. ok, lawrence slade, thank you very much forjoining us on bbc - very much forjoining us on bbc news. good advice there if you do have a power cut at the moment, as he was saying, northern ireland was one of the worst hit areas, and also aim to the north west. let's go to blackpool and sharon barbour. it looks windy where you are. what is the latest from blackpool? it is wind , the latest from blackpool? it is windy. and _ the latest from blackpool? it is windy. and it — the latest from blackpool? it is windy, and it is _ the latest from blackpool? it is windy, and it is very _ the latest from blackpool? it 3 windy, and it is very cold. nothing like as windy as it was yesterday, through the night. really windy through the night. really windy through the night. really windy through the night, really difficult to even stand up. a real howling wind, and the waves were huge behind me. it's still very rough, but nothing like it has been, although there had been warnings from the rnli about being the coastal areas, not only down here but on coastal cliffs as well, because of those very, very strong winds, very large

waves, and the risk of being carried out to see, and the debris. also here in the northwest we have had problems with power being cut off, as you have just been hearing, nearly 8000 homes. electricity north west say it is unsafe for them to let work people get out and repair the power supplies, so they have been called off the job. but they hope to restore them by 5pm tomorrow night. i think there has been some good news in that a lot of disruption to rail services, but that work is being carried out at a pace, and there is hope that some of those trains will be back on course throughout the day. there has been some disruption from the north west, and also to flights across the country. perhaps the biggest disruption has been to flights. manchester airport has not seen as much disruption, they did take some of those diversions, as planes really struggled to land at any

airport across the uk. as we have been hearing, some people waking up, all over the world, really, been hearing, some people waking up, all overthe world, really, in germany, the south of france, in paris, that were due to land. either in northern ireland, or in the uk. so i am sure there is going to be some knock—on effects there as well. but things seem to be getting back to normal fairly quickly. but things seem to be getting back to normalfairly quickly. that's but things seem to be getting back to normal fairly quickly. that's the good news. the bad news is that more bad weather is on the way.— bad weather is on the way. sharon, in these situations, _ bad weather is on the way. sharon, in these situations, we _ bad weather is on the way. sharon, in these situations, we send - bad weather is on the way. sharon, in these situations, we send you i bad weather is on the way. sharon, | in these situations, we send you out to stand in that weather, but have you seen many people out in blackpool this morning, or have they been heeding the warnings and basically staying in and staying safe? ~ , ., ., safe? well, we spoke to quite a few --eole. safe? well, we spoke to quite a few people- we — safe? well, we spoke to quite a few people. we haven't _ safe? well, we spoke to quite a few people. we haven't seen _ safe? well, we spoke to quite a few people. we haven't seen a - safe? well, we spoke to quite a few people. we haven't seen a lot - safe? well, we spoke to quite a few people. we haven't seen a lot of. people. we haven't seen a lot of people. we haven't seen a lot of people out of this morning, but last night, there were people who were hurrying home to be in the warm and to close the windows and be safe. we did speak to quite a few people who didn't seem to know that there was a

storm on the way, just that it was going to be quite windy. but it was getting really windy for them. they were not dressed for the weather at all. they were scurrying along. but i have to say, this is pleasure beach and i had a bit of pleasure yesterday because during the worst of the weather, i popped into the tower where strictly come dancing is, and i was lucky enough to see a lot of people tea dancing, completely oblivious to the weather outside. ., ., �* ., outside. you wouldn't have caught me doinu that. outside. you wouldn't have caught me doing that. thank— outside. you wouldn't have caught me doing that. thank you _ outside. you wouldn't have caught me doing that. thank you very _ outside. you wouldn't have caught me doing that. thank you very much - outside. you wouldn't have caught me doing that. thank you very much for. doing that. thank you very much for the moment, sharon barbour live in blackpool. 0ne the moment, sharon barbour live in blackpool. one of the worst hit areas is scotland. we are just seeing that around 22,500 properties are without power across the whole of scotland. as we were hearing from sean a little earlier, there has also been a big impact on the railway, and scotrail is not running services at the moment. let's get the very latest from gillian sharp,

in glasgow. 0n railways, what are scotrail saying to you? that in glasgow. on railways, what are scotrail saying to you?— scotrail saying to you? at the moment. _ scotrail saying to you? at the moment. we _ scotrail saying to you? at the moment, we understand - scotrail saying to you? at the moment, we understand that| scotrail saying to you? at the - moment, we understand that perhaps it could be like mourning into the afternoon, before services get back to something like normal. all of these routes have to be safety checked to see that it is ok to run trains on them before services can resume. as you say, scott parel is not running any rush—hour trains this morning, and you can see a very sad picture on the departure board behind me, lots of cancelled up there. but we are seeing the first glimmer of things changing, there is a train scheduled to be on time that is going to london euston in about 30 minutes from now. we have seen lots of trees down on railway lines,

and that one instance at glasgow queen street station, we had a wall and fence down on the track. all of thatis and fence down on the track. all of that is going to take quite some time to clear. i that is going to take quite some time to clear.— time to clear. i assume it's not 'ust the time to clear. i assume it's not just the railways _ time to clear. i assume it's not just the railways that _ time to clear. i assume it's not just the railways that have - time to clear. i assume it's not| just the railways that have been hit, if trees are coming down on railways, probably similarthings railways, probably similar things are railways, probably similarthings are happening on the roads. what is the situation on the network of roads across scotland? you are absolutely _ roads across scotland? you are absolutely right. _ roads across scotland? you are absolutely right. we've - roads across scotland? you are absolutely right. we've had - absolutely right. we've had problems, we have had road closures with debris and trees on the road. at one point, police scotland were advising people not to travel unless absolutely necessary. they have downgraded that advice, but they are saying that people need to take extra precautions while they are driving. it's notjust the roads and railways, in the air we have seen dozens of flights diverted, including one from tenerife, coming into edinburgh, which actually ended up into edinburgh, which actually ended up landing in cologne, in germany.

and there have been big problems on the ferries. i think that the message from scotland, if you are looking to travel this monday morning, is check before you do so. very wise advice. i notice that now the storm has passed that we have still got a number of warnings on the rivers as well in scotland? yes. the rivers as well in scotland? yes, there are a — the rivers as well in scotland? yes, there are a number _ the rivers as well in scotland? yes, there are a number of _ the rivers as well in scotland? yes, there are a number of flood - there are a number of flood warnings. that is a changing situation, but people can keep up to date with that on the website and check the situation in their local area. there are a number of flood warnings in place, and thousands of people without power.— warnings in place, and thousands of people without power. gillian, thank ou ve people without power. gillian, thank you very much. _ people without power. gillian, thank you very much, gillian _ people without power. gillian, thank you very much, gillian sharpe - people without power. gillian, thank you very much, gillian sharpe in - you very much, gillian sharpe in glasgow. we will keep an eye on the situation in scotland. charlie rose is in the newsroom and has been keeping an eye out, with the help of the bbc live page news team. it

seems like it is northern ireland, scotland and north—west england worst hit? scotland and north-west england worst hit? , ., worst hit? yes, good morning. those are the worst — worst hit? yes, good morning. those are the worst hit _ worst hit? yes, good morning. those are the worst hit areas. _ worst hit? yes, good morning. those are the worst hit areas. it _ worst hit? yes, good morning. those are the worst hit areas. it seems - are the worst hit areas. it seems extraordinary, doesn't it? last week we were talking about the heavy snow and a very low temperatures, and just a few days later we are talking about the ninth named storm of the season, storm isha, which has been bringing gusts of wind up to 99 or 100 mph, even higherthan bringing gusts of wind up to 99 or 100 mph, even higher than that in some exposed locations, according to some exposed locations, according to some reports. but that headline information, the headline figure you have speaking about, all those homes that have been without power overnight and are still without power. 40,000 or so in northern ireland, 30,000 homes in northern england and scotland, and many more are dotted around elsewhere in the uk. forsome are dotted around elsewhere in the uk. for some of those homes, some homeowners are going to be without power until well into tomorrow, because some of the power lines are in very remote locations. those

power lines which have been brought down by the very strong gusts of wind, they might be difficult to find for those crews. as we heard just a few moments ago, they are sending off drones and helicopters to try to locate those power lines which have fallen down. some of the crews are going to struggle to get up crews are going to struggle to get up those power lines when they say which ones have been damaged, because they have to think about safety. so there are going to be delays to repairing some of those power lines. also, the big issue we have been hearing is the roads, especially in scotland. the m9 and the m74, major routes in scotland, they have been closed. also, the ai southbound was closed because a lorry had been overturned. huge problems all over the country, especially in the north west of england and scotland. the railways as well, we hearfrom

england and scotland. the railways as well, we hear from a correspondent in scotland, things are just correspondent in scotland, things arejust beginning to get correspondent in scotland, things are just beginning to get back to normal but there has been so much disruption and so many cancellations right across the country. the issue really is, again, all the debris that has fallen to the railway lines. we are talking trees and branches. but trampolines, greenhouses, sheds in some cases, such as on the line between rain harm and gillingham in kent, several branches on several trees falling onto the line in redhill. what the rail operators have to do, after clearing the debris from the line, they have to run a proving train along the line to make absolutely certain that the railway assay. 0nly certain that the railway assay. only then, once they have ascertained that the railway is completely clear and safe, can they start running passenger trains along the railway lines. all of this takes time. it's not just a lines. all of this takes time. it's notjust a case of lines. all of this takes time. it's not just a case of storm lines. all of this takes time. it's notjust a case of storm esher doing

her thing and then clearing off into the north sea, lots of things have to be checked, lots of things have to be checked, lots of things have to be checked, lots of things have to be made safe. 100% safe for anybody travelling on the roads and railways before the lines can be reopened again. the railways before the lines can be reopened again.— railways before the lines can be reopened again. the bbc news live nae, i reopened again. the bbc news live page. i can — reopened again. the bbc news live page. i can see _ reopened again. the bbc news live page, i can see there _ reopened again. the bbc news live page, i can see there have - reopened again. the bbc news live page, i can see there have been . reopened again. the bbc news live i page, i can see there have been some dramatic videos we have seen of roofs being blown up on things like that? , ., ., that? yes, we saw that video in lincolnshire _ that? yes, we saw that video in lincolnshire of _ that? yes, we saw that video in lincolnshire of the _ that? yes, we saw that video in lincolnshire of the dramatic - lincolnshire of the dramatic pictures of what looked like a corrugated roof flying from a building, narrowly missing a passing vehicle. it's things like that which make storms such as storm esher and the other storms we have been having over the last few months very dangerous. —— storm isha. power lines, and pieces of building falling onto the road. in scotland,

in glasgow, the railway station, part of a wall was falling onto the railway line there. so, there's lots of problems happening all over the country. why? because of the really strong gusts of wind. 99 mph, 100 mph in some places. it's causing all sorts of problems and we have been hearing about flights as well, flights into and out of uk airports, flights into and out of uk airports, flights coming from europe into airports such as dublin and edinburgh, having to be diverted. bristol as well, flying in, struggling to land and having to be diverted to other parts of mainland europe, such as cologne and other places. so, people waking up in very unexpected, unusual locations. we heard on the bbc live page from a bbc wales presenter who was flying into bristol overnight, and she found things very hairy, very scary

indeed, because the plane was struggling to land into the airport in bristol. it was warbling and the passengers on board were obviously very worried. but things turned out to be quite safe, and the plane managed to lift off again from bristol airport and make its way, i believe, to edinburgh airport. so it's a very perilous situation, with such a powerful storm such as this, and the extremely strong gusts of wind. thank you for the moment. you've mentioned people stuck in places they shouldn't be, are teaming a bbc radio 5 live stuck to —— talked to players and fans are stuck on the isle of man, having an unexpected stay on the isle of man and hope to be able to fly out later. we have

been talking about the wind but let's get more on this, sarah keith lucas is on the bbc weather centre. i wondered if we could start of with how strong some of these gusts have been and how unusual it is? this how strong some of these gusts have been and how unusual it is?— been and how unusual it is? this is the ninth main _ been and how unusual it is? this is the ninth main storm _ been and how unusual it is? this is the ninth main storm this - been and how unusual it is? this is the ninth main storm this season l been and how unusual it is? this is i the ninth main storm this season and the ninth main storm this season and the strongest. in terms of the pressure, it was done at 947 millibars, stronger than storm kieran and storm babet but we have been talking about the gusts of wind, chris words, we saw the strongest gust of wind but widely across the country we have had gusts above 80 miles an hour so really unusual across england, wales, northern ireland and scotland to see gusts quite so strong around a large area and it's notjust the strength of mind but we have had heavy rain

as well, round about 80 flood warnings in