live from london this is bbc news. trains cancelled, schools shut and millions told to stay at home as storm eowyn battles the islands of the uk. a red warning is across the entire of northern ireland and the isle of man and the west of scotland. the authorities say they are prepared for today, as prepared as they can be, but they are asking people to make preparations as well. stay at home and don't travel to stay safe today. this is the scene at largs in scotland. there are already reports of trees coming down on the railway. we will bring you all the latest as the storm sweeps across the region. also coming up, ajudge sweeps across the region. also coming up, a judge temporarily blocked presidentjudge�*s order

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where coastal areas could see winds of up to ioomph. an amber weather warning is in place for the rest of scotland, northern england and north wales with seperate yellow warnings for wind and rain covering the rest of the uk. eowyn is also battering ireland which has recorded wind speeds of iiamph in galway, the fastest since records began. let's get the latest from joe inwood. with winds of over 100 miles an hour, there's only so much you can do to prepare for a storm like eowyn. first to feel its force was the republic of ireland. a red warning is in place for the entire country. here, it's being called the storm of the century. next in the path of eowyn is northern ireland — where alerts have already sounded on people's phones. alert blares. all schools will be closed — the first time this has happened since 2017. well, it's always difficult, i suppose, to make a decision to close the school.

and i can understand the department and the education authority making the decision — albeit quite late on — i suppose, really, the health and welfare and safety of children and the entire school community is really vitally important. as it crosses the irish sea, gusts of up to ioomph are predicted, before it hits scotland. there's a red warning in place for part of the central belt, and they'll be monitoring disruption at this control room. but it's been decided it's too dangerous for any trains to run. this is a major weather event, and keeping our customers and colleagues safe is our number—one priority. because of that, we've had to make the very difficult decision to withdraw all of our scotrail services throughout friday to make sure that we keep everybody safe. much of wales and the north of england are under an amberwarning. there — like everywhere else in eowyn�*s path — disruption is expected, and the advice is to only travel if you really have to. from this storm we're expecting airborne issues. so debris, potentially,

power outages. so our advice would be to plan journeys if you are making those journeys. think about what you're doing in any circumstances, and keep safe. almost the whole of the uk is set to be under a yellow warning for high winds. yesterday in cornwall, there were even reports of a tornado. it wasn't caused by storm eowyn, but was a reminder of our increasingly unpredictable weather. joe inwood, bbc news. many transport links are expected to be disrupted today with scotrail cancelling all of its services. travel writer simon calder is at kings cross station. i cycled here this morning, and that was quite windy enough, thank you very much! and if it continues, we could well see disruption at the uk's two busiest airports — london heathrow and london gatwick — that's because they are so heavily used.

but meanwhile, it is very much a story, as we have been hearing — northern ireland, scotland, extreme disruption. no public transport whatsoever in northern ireland. as you say, all scottish trains cancelled and that's notjust on the scottish operator scotrail, but from here you cannot travel further than newcastle — well within england — and on the west coast main line, then you're advised not to try to travel north of preston, which is basically about half way from london to glasgow. elsewhere, at the airports, we are seeing hundreds of cancellations. in edinburgh and glasgow. the two belfast airports in particular, i'm counting well over 250 cancellations, and some of those are long—haul flights to and from places like dubai and doha in qatar, so it's going to be difficult

for people to make up time. but, of course, as you've been reporting, the advice for anybody who's caught up in one of these areas is to stay at home. and one reason it's so difficult for the airlines to operate is that, actually, staff are being told, stay at home, it's too dangerous for you to get to work. so i'm afraid it's going to be very messy for tens of thousands of people today. let's speak to professor liz bentley, chief executive at the royal meteorological society. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. how potent a storm are we seeing here with eowyn? storm are we seeing here with e0 n? , , ., ., eowyn? oh, yes, one of the strongest — eowyn? oh, yes, one of the strongest storms _ eowyn? oh, yes, one of the strongest storms we - eowyn? oh, yes, one of the strongest storms we have i eowyn? oh, yes, one of the i strongest storms we have seen for years. strongest storms we have seen foryears. it strongest storms we have seen for years. it is being called the storm of the century in the republic of ireland and we have already seen wind gusts of 140 mph on the west coast of ireland, so that will break the

all—time wind gust record. yes, red warnings in place across the whole of the republic of ireland, and it came into force at 7am this morning and will come into force at 10am for central scotland. we see that storm are transferring from the west of ireland into northern ireland and then into scotland over the course of the next few hours. ~ . u, over the course of the next few hours. ~ . , .,, over the course of the next few hours. . , ,. hours. what can people expect at its worse? _ hours. what can people expect at its worse? i _ hours. what can people expect at its worse? i think— hours. what can people expect at its worse? i think we - hours. what can people expect at its worse? i think we have i at its worse? i think we have recorded _ at its worse? i think we have recorded 140 _ at its worse? i think we have recorded 140 mph _ at its worse? i think we have recorded 140 mph on - at its worse? i think we have recorded 140 mph on the - at its worse? i think we have l recorded 140 mph on the west coast, probably the highest we will see throughout the storm, but widespread gust of 80 to 90 miles an hourand but widespread gust of 80 to 90 miles an hour and exposed places could see an excess of 100 miles an hour across northern ireland and scotland as well. those are damaging force winds. that is why we have the red warnings in place. it really does mean danger to life. when you get wind that strong it can pick up large amounts of debris and fling them around, which can cause real problems to people walking

about or driving or two buildings, causing damage. we are also seeing power cuts. so across ireland there are about 160 million homes and businesses and there are half a million without power at the moment. tens of thousands are being reported now in northern ireland, so as that storm transitions the impact will transitions the impact will transition as well across from ireland to northern ireland and then into scotland. horse ireland to northern ireland and then into scotland.— then into scotland. how much further afield _ then into scotland. how much further afield will _ then into scotland. how much further afield will people - then into scotland. how much further afield will people feel| further afield will people feel the effects of the storm? there are warnings — the effects of the storm? there are warnings right _ the effects of the storm? there are warnings right across - the effects of the storm? there are warnings right across the i are warnings right across the uk, yellow warnings everywhere and amber warnings for north wales and northern england and the whole of scotland. the amber warning the whole of scotland. the amberwarning in the whole of scotland. the amber warning in the north of scotland doesn't close until tomorrow morning, so the impact felt throughout the rest of today, tonight and first thing tomorrow as well. it is a widespread impact. iam tomorrow as well. it is a widespread impact. i am already seeing recordings of wind speeds on the isle of wight of 83 miles an hour and wind speeds across northern wales of 90 plus miles an hour. so

widespread gusts. but the strongest of the winds, the most severe weather, is northern ireland and into central scotland. professor liz bentley from _ central scotland. professor liz bentley from the _ central scotland. professor liz bentley from the royal - bentley from the royal meteorological society, thank you forjoining us on what will be a very busy day for you i am sure. thank you.— let's speak to our ireland correspondent chris page. it was in county galway were that record gust of 140 miles an hour was recorded four hours ago. really the winds are peaking in county mayo right now. it is absolutely ferocious, so looking out to see it is obvious it is too dangerous to go right out into the middle of the storm. debris is crashing around everywhere, there are very few vehicles on there are very few vehicles on the road, people generally heeding the authority was my

advice to stay at home if you possibly can. we are sheltering from the winds here in a tunnel where we have got a good view of what is happening here on the coast. we are very much among those making efforts to keep ourselves safe. across the republic of ireland we are told there are a number of homes and businesses without power and it is over 700,000. that is also a record, never before have there been that number of people without electricity in this kind of weather. broadband is down and mobile phone signals are coming and going, so there is disruption everywhere. clearly there is also going to be a lot of damage and destruction unfortunately by the time this storm blows through. that could happen for may be about another three hours in this part of ireland. chris, for the moment, thank

you very much. let's speak to our ireland correspondent sara girvin who is in donaghadee on the north—east coast of northern ireland. it must be difficult at times to stand upright, sarah? yes, i did have a _ to stand upright, sarah? yes, i did have a hat _ to stand upright, sarah? yes, i did have a hat on _ to stand upright, sarah? yes, i did have a hat on just - to stand upright, sarah? yes, i did have a hat on just before i did have a hat on just before speaking to you but it blew right off my head. it was heroically retrieved by my camera operator, but it is getting really, really fierce year. i am talking to you but when those gusts of wind hit you, honestly, they take your breath away, just like that. i will try to keep speaking to you, but the major issue in northern ireland this morning is that lack of electricity. we heard from chris in the republic of ireland over 700,000 people there without power. the people —— figure is 100,000 in northern ireland, so lots of people waking up

without electricity, and they will be hoping to solve that as soon as possible. there is a lot of advice coming through on how to get through storm eowyn and there is a red alert in place in northern ireland until 2pm. if you do have electricity make sure that your devices are charged so you can keep up—to—date with what is happening. the police say you should have coaches available in case light sources go out and have extra blankets and also check in with people you might know who might be a bit more vulnerable and frightened in these conditions. the police in these conditions. the police in northern ireland did so yesterday they are treating this as a major incident. they said the wind speeds we are dealing with right now could be the strongest that have been seenin the strongest that have been seen in northern ireland since 1998. the authorities here say they are prepared for the storm and they are prepared for what is coming and the clean—up, but they have asked individuals to make their own preparations.

two major key pieces of advice, as you heard from chris, don't travel if you don't have to today, and stay indoors to see out the worst of the storm eowyn. out the worst of the storm eo n. ., , ., eowyn. zero, we will let you aet eowyn. zero, we will let you get your— eowyn. zero, we will let you get your breath _ eowyn. zero, we will let you get your breath back - eowyn. zero, we will let you get your breath back if - eowyn. zero, we will let you get your breath back if you | get your breath back if you can. that is sarah girvan in northern ireland. david wallace lockhart is in glasgow. and the east coast of scotland really feeling the brunt of this. ~ ~ , ., this. well, west where i am certainly — this. well, west where i am certainly the _ this. well, west where i am certainly the wind _ this. well, west where i am certainly the wind is - this. well, west where i am| certainly the wind is starting to pick up at the moment in glasgow. it is sometimes not too bad but then occasionally you are getting quite a big gust that moves you about a bit and there have been winds of over 70 mph recorded in scotland. like i say not until ten o'clock does the red warning come into effect. you can see behind me some of the trees are straining. we have a sheltered spot near hit next to a building and we are by the river clyde. when there is a curse to see the big spurts of

water going over the top of it and the bushes in the far side really bending in the wind, giving you a sense of what is to come. obviously there has already been disruption here. this red warning is going to cover the central belt of scotland and beyond. that will be including glasgow and edinburgh where the majority of scots live. the vast majority of schools in the country are going to be closed. there is transport disruption already, no scotrail trains running, no ferry is going to the islands of scotland. airports telling passengers to check before of scotland. airports telling p