live from london, this is bbc news. collasped walls and trees on the railway, storm eowyn continue to batter ireland and the uk, bringing record gust of of 114mph. a red �*danger to life�* warning is in force across the large part of the island of ireland, the isle of man, and parts of scotland, with flood alerts around much of the uk. in the republic of ireland over 700,000 people without power and it is just over 700,000 people without power and it isjust over 100,000 in northern ireland, so lots of people waking up this morning without electricity. this people waking up this morning without electricity.— without electricity. this is the scene _ without electricity. this is the scene in _ without electricity. this is the scene in northern - without electricity. this is - the scene in northern ireland, many people are being urged to stay—at—home. we'll bring you all

the latest as the storm sweeps across the region. also coming up... a judge temporarily blocks president trump's order to end automatic citizenship for babies born in the us, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional". donald trump has signed an executive order declassifying files on the assassinations of presidentjohn f kennedy, his brother bobby kennedy and the civil rights leader martin luther king. the bbc has found some online sites are prescribing men a hair loss drug that has potentially risky side effects, without consistent safety checks. hello, i'm martine croxall. millions have been urged to stay at home as storm eowyn is bringing potential life—threatening winds to ireland and the uk. a rare red warning for northern ireland and the scottish central belt, which means a danger to life, is now in place. many schools and large parts of the transport network will be closed in these areas. this map shows how the storm has developed, packing strong winds.

in galway on the west coast of the republic of ireland, a record—breaking gust of 114 miles an hour has been recorded. 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. let's get the latest from joe inwood. and this was the scene in westport is eowyn made landfall. the republic of ireland was the first to feel its force. a red warning is in place for the entire country, all ferries have been cancelled. next in the path of eowyn is northern ireland where alerts have already sounded on people's phones. all schools will be closed, the first time this has happened since 2017. it is always difficult to make

a decision to close the school and i can understand the education authority making the decision, albeit quite late on. i suppose the health and welfare and safety of children and the entire school community is really vitally important. figs is really vitally important. as it crosses — is really vitally important. as it crosses the irish sea gusts of up to 100 miles an hour are predictably before it hit scotland. a red warning will soon come into place for parts of the central belt. in glasgow the streets are deserted, and subway closed as all trains are cancelled. subway closed as all trains are cancelled-— cancelled. this is a ma'or weaned cancelled. this is a ma'or weather events �* cancelled. this is a ma'or weather events and i cancelled. this is a major i weather events and keeping cancelled. this is a major - weather events and keeping our customers and colleagues safe is our number one priority. because of that we have had to make the very difficult decision to withdraw all of our scotrail services throughout friday to make sure 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. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page is in westport, not far from where that record breaking wind speed of 114mph miles an hour was recorded. it is about 70 miles north of county galway where that record gust of 140 miles an hour was recorded four hours ago. read the winds are peaking here in county mayo around now. it is

absolutely ferocious and looking out 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 the road, people generally it seems heeding the authorities of�* advised to stay indoors, stay at home if you possibly can. we are sheltering from the winds here in a tunnel, so while 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 now we are told the number of homes and businesses without power is over 700,000. that is also an record, never before have there been that number of people without electricity in this kind of weather, cars are not out all over the town. broadband is down and 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 will not happen for may be about another three hours in this part of ireland. the red weather alert for parts of scotland has now come into effect — david wallace lockhart is in glasgow with an update. 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 here next to a building and we are

by the river clyde. when there is a spurt 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 ferries going to the islands of scotland. airports telling passengers to check before they try and make any sort of journey because there will be disruption. so certainly widespread disruption expected and similar advice to in northern ireland. it is stay at home, and only travel if it is absolutely necessary. we are expecting gusts of up to 100 miles an hour, it is a red warning, which comes with that cautionary warning about the risk of a threat to life.

let's speak to helen harris who owns the corsewall lighthouse hotel in kirkcolm, the most northerly point of the rhins of galloway in scotland.what thank you for talking to us, it is a wonder we can talk to you. what is it like there? it is - re what is it like there? it is pretty wild _ what is it like there? it is pretty wild outside - what is it like there? it is pretty wild outside and i what is it like there? it 3 pretty wild outside and we are well battened against the storm inside, but it is very rough out there. we can see along our coast and we can see it coming and it has been pretty ferocious.— and it has been pretty ferocious. that rare red weather _ ferocious. that rare red weather warning - ferocious. that rare red weather warning for - ferocious. that rare red | weather warning for wins ferocious. that rare red - weather warning for wins has now come into effect for scotland. you being at a lighthouse must see some fairly rough weather any time of the year, i suppose,

rough weather any time of the year, isuppose, but rough weather any time of the year, i suppose, but how does this compare?— year, i suppose, but how does this compare? yes, absolutely. it is often _ this compare? yes, absolutely. it is often windy _ this compare? yes, absolutely. it is often windy here _ this compare? yes, absolutely. it is often windy here and - this compare? yes, absolutely. it is often windy here and most| it is often windy here and most of the time we have strong winds, but this is very rare. i am sure nobody is out at sea and the light is constantly shining, which is lovely to see, but it is very different. it is crashing waves. we are set on rock and the waves are coming right over the top of the rocks, that classic lighthouse vision. {iii the rocks, that classic lighthouse vision. of course, that location _ lighthouse vision. of course, that location makes - lighthouse vision. of course, that location makes your - lighthouse vision. of course, i that location makes your hotel of great appeal to certain types of tourist. how many guests have you got coming this weekend? we guests have you got coming this weekend? ~ . ., , weekend? we are fairly quiet this weekend. _ weekend? we are fairly quiet this weekend. we _ weekend? we are fairly quiet this weekend. we have - weekend? we are fairly quiet this weekend. we have got . weekend? we are fairly quietl this weekend. we have got six orseven this weekend. we have got six or seven people in, which will be lovely if they manage to make it here. i will contact them later and check that their travel is ok, but a lot of the

roads are down. yes, it is a great place to cosy up and watch the waves from inside. network rail have said that all trains in scotland are cancelled and there are not many replacement alternatives. what preparations do you make when you know a storm is coming in like this?— in like this? there is not a lot ou in like this? there is not a lot you can _ in like this? there is not a lot you can do. _ in like this? there is not a lot you can do. we - in like this? there is not a lot you can do. we are - in like this? there is not a j lot you can do. we are not getting deliveries today, so we have stocked up on what we need. we make sure everyone is as warm as we can. we could buy gas, so that is fine. certainly in the past we have produced a five course dinner. we did it under porch light, so if necessary we can do that. really it is taking it as it comes. in the tradition of light housekeeping.- comes. in the tradition of light housekeeping. you have a wonderfully _ light housekeeping. you have a wonderfully calm _ light housekeeping. you have a wonderfully calm demeanour i light housekeeping. you have a j wonderfully calm demeanour to offset the storm. alan harris, thank you for talking to us. thank you very much.

for more on this, let's speak to meteorologist dave clarke. what has piqued your interest in storm eowyn? dave, iam not sure whether you hurt me. can you hear me now? i don't think he can, unfortunately. let's show you some of the pictures where we have got live footage coming in of the impacts of storm eowyn. this is largs in scotland on the west coast, east of glasgow. you can just see how brooding the sky is and, as we were saying, that rare red weather warning for wind has now come into effect for scotland. let's try and see if we can speak to meteorologist dave clark again. i am hoping third time lucky. dave, talk us through the features of storm eowyn that

have really attracted your attention as a meteorologist. for me it has been how deep the air pressure has dropped and it has done it so quick. it is a once in a century storm, and it is more the wind speeds for the republic of ireland, 140 miles an hour is pretty strong. who; an hour is pretty strong. why in particular— an hour is pretty strong. why in particular do _ an hour is pretty strong. why in particular do you _ an hour is pretty strong. why in particular do you think this storm system has got these conditions, these features? it is mainly caused by the jet stream. we have got the cold air in america which has amplified thejet stream air in america which has amplified the jet stream and as it has come across from florida it has come across from florida it has come through the jet stream and it has made it go really deep and really fast. and how long are these effects are likely to last from what you can see?— are likely to last from what you can see? the peak of the wins for the _ you can see? the peak of the wins for the republic - you can see? the peak of the wins for the republic of - wins for the republic of ireland should stop dropping and northern ireland should be round about now and from scotland from now until past lunchtime, then hopefully they should start easing, but it

will be windy all day. when we don't see _ will be windy all day. when we don't see storm _ will be windy all day. when we don't see storm systems - will be windy all day. when we don't see storm systems of. will be windy all day. when we | don't see storm systems of this ferocity it is really easy for people to think it will be ok, i have seen high winds before, but how dangerous is it? these are really dangerous. _ but how dangerous is it? these are really dangerous. when - but how dangerous is it? these| are really dangerous. when you start getting gusts of 80, 90, even hundred miles an hour, that will blow you off your feet. you get trees coming down quickly and they are really damaging and dangerous and we are not used to them being this strong. {iii are not used to them being this stronu. .., , , strong. of course there is the im act strong. of course there is the impact it _ strong. of course there is the impact it has _ strong. of course there is the impact it has on _ strong. of course there is the impact it has on the - strong. of course there is the impact it has on the roads, i impact it has on the roads, telegraph poles, trees, the like, but also flooding. yes, with the amount _ like, but also flooding. yes, with the amount of - like, but also flooding. yes, with the amount of rain - like, but also flooding. yes, with the amount of rain as l like, but also flooding. yes, i with the amount of rain as well there will be plenty of flooding and if people do go out they may think it is only a small panel but it may be several feet deep and it could take your car away if it is fast flowing water. dave, good to net fast flowing water. dave, good to get your _ fast flowing water. dave, good to get your insights. _ fast flowing water. dave, good to get your insights. thank - fast flowing water. dave, good j to get your insights. thank you very much, talking to us from cornwall.

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donald trump has signed an executive order declassifying files on the assassinations of presidentjohn f kennedy, his brother bobby kennedy and the civil rights leader martin luther king. uncertainty still surrounds the shooting of president kennedy in dallas in 1963 with suggestions of cu ban involvement. martin luther king's family have alleged that his killing was a us government conspiracy after the man convicted of murder denied carrying it out. mr trump's been busy signings executive orders including one designed to bring to an end what's called birthright citizenship. but now a judge in seattle has blocked the move calling it "blatantly unconstitutional". this was the response from donald trump when he was told the news. mr president, a usjudge temporarily blocked the birthright citizenship order. do you have any reaction? no. obviously, we'll appeal it. they put it before a certain judge in seattle, i guess.

right? and there's no surprises with thatjudge. the amendment in question, the one that has traditionally guaranteed birthright citizenship, is the 14th amendment. adopted after the american civil war the wording goes as follows. "all persons born or naturalized in the united states, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the united states." 0ur cbs correspondent naomi ruchim has more on why trump has decided to declassify these documents and end birthright citizenship. a lot of questions, as you mentioned, about what exactly happened during those assassinations. and it seems he's trying to perhaps answer those questions, or at least provide whatever answers are possible. still, it is quite controversial. now the fbi says it is identifying records related to the assassinations, but it comes after president trump signed

that executive order. he claims its a move to restore transparency in washington, and it's a tight deadline for the incoming director of national intelligence and the attorney general, who, by the way, have not yet even been confirmed by the senate. but according to president trump's order, there must be a plan to release the rfk and mlk files within 45 days, and then they'll have just 15 days to propose a plan to release the jfk files. the goal, the president says, is to reverse the overclassification of government documents. white house officials have not yet said which or how many of them should be released, but the national archives did make public a trove of more than 13,000 documents related to thejfk assassination back in 2022. shortly after, then—president biden issued an executive order authorising their disclosure. his administration, though, did keep thousands of other sensitive records under wraps. martine.

just briefly on this subject, how much is there likely to be new? a lot of it is already in the public domain. yeah, so much of it is public this mayjust be a gesture to show the president's supporters that he is making good on a promise to offer this sort of transparency. but it's unclear what's really left in there. and, as you mentioned, there are some conspiracy questions about what might have happened. but generally, the mainstream knowledge in this country is that those men were murdered in the ways that we know. martine. moving on to the other issue of birthright citizenship, how problematic for donald trump is the description from that judge in seattle that it's blatantly unconstitutional? well, martine, this was generally expected from any judge, as revoking birthright citizenship is so contrary to the american standard of being a place of refuge. if you were born here,

you're american. it's truly hard to imagine that changing under law, especially under the constitution. the goal here, however, may be deterrence from the president to prevent something called birth tourism, where an immigrant might come here just to have their child born as an american. now, a federaljudge in seattle has temporarily blocked president trump's new executive order that seeks to eliminate that right. at the hearing yesterday, the judge called trump's order blatantly unconstitutional and said he will grant the request for a temporary restraining order sought by four democrat—led states that challenged it, including washington, arizona, illinois and oregon. in fact, citing his four decades on the bench, the judge said he can't remember a case that presented a question as clear as this one. the judge's order will remain in place while legal proceedings continue. it's an early blow to the unilateral efforts taken by mr trump to crack down

on immigration, which he promised to do on the campaign trail and began to pursue almost immediately after he was sworn in for his second term on monday. a department ofjustice spokesperson said that the department will vigorously defend president trump's order, which they claim does correctly interpret the 14th amendment to the constitution, and mr trump told reporters that they will appeal that decision. staying in the us, firefighters are continuing to battle three new wildfires that erupted in and around los angeles over the past day, fanned by strong winds. officials say containment efforts appear to be working — largely thanks to the extra firefighting resources 1