live from london, this is bbc news. storm eowyn continues to better ireland and the uk, bringing a record gust of 114mph. irish water has urged its customers to conserve water. a red "danger to life" warning is in force across much of ireland, northern ireland, the isle of man, and parts of scotland, with flood alerts in many parts of the uk. the in many parts of the uk. republic of ireland over 700,000 the republic of ireland over 700,000 people without power. the figure is just under 100,000 in northern ireland so lots of people waking up this morning without electricity. this is the scene at ballyholme yacht club in northern ireland. millions of 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... 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. firefighters continue to battle three new wildfires in and around los angeles. officials say containment efforts "appear to be working". 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 and welcome. i am 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 ireland, a record—breaking gust 01:114 miles an hour has been recorded. an amber weather warning is in place for the rest of scotland, northern england and north wales with separate yellow warnings for wind and rain covering the rest of the uk. ina in a moment we will be live with our correspondence in ireland, northern ireland and scotland. they're calling this the storm of the century. in galway a new record was set. 114 mph. this was the scene in westport and storm 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 on the path of storm eowyn is northern ireland where alerts have already soundedin where alerts have already sounded in people's phones. all schools will be closed. the

first time this has happened since 2017. it first time this has happened since 2017.— since 2017. it is always difficult _ since 2017. it is always difficult to _ since 2017. it is always difficult to make - since 2017. it is always difficult to make a - since 2017. it is always - difficult to make a decision to close a school and i can understand the department and the education authority making the education authority making the decision, albeit quite early on. the health and welfare and safety of children and the entire school community is vitally important. figs and the entire school community is vitally important.— is vitally important. as it crosses _ is vitally important. as it crosses the _ is vitally important. as it crosses the irish - is vitally important. as it crosses the irish sea - is vitally important. as it l crosses the irish sea gusts is vitally important. as it - crosses the irish sea gusts of up crosses the irish sea gusts of up to 100 miles an hour are predicted before it hit scotland. a red warning will soon come into place for part of the central belt. in glasgow the streets are deserted. the subway closed. all trains are cancelled. subway closed. all trains are cancelled-— cancelled. this is a ma'or weatherd 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.— friday to make sure we keep everybody safe. much of wales and north of— everybody safe. much of wales and north of england _ everybody safe. much of wales and north of england are - everybody safe. much of wales and north of england are underj and north of england are under and north of england are under an amberwarning. this and north of england are under an amber warning. this was the scene on the cumbrian coast. like everywhere else in the storm's path the advice is to

only travel if you really have to. ~ ., only travel if you really have to. ~ . , . ., to. we are expecting airborne issues so _ to. we are expecting airborne issues so debris, _ to. we are expecting airborne issues so debris, potentially, | issues so debris, potentially, power outages. our advice would be to plan journeys if you are making those journeys, think about what you are 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 a win but was a reminder of our increasingly unpredictable weather. let speak to davis wallace lockhart in glasgow, chris page in westport. david tell us what the conditions are like. we can tell how you are leaning into the wind. how bad is it becoming? i the wind. how bad is it becoming?— the wind. how bad is it becoming? the wind. how bad is it becominu? . , ., becoming? i have been out here re-uortin becoming? i have been out here reporting since _ becoming? i have been out here reporting since six _ becoming? i have been out here reporting since six o'clock- reporting since six o'clock this morning and it's really,

in the past may be 15—20 minutes, the wind has really whipped up. there is freezing cold rain hammering alongside it, it actually stings your face a bit. and we can see now proper gusts. you are really having to lean into them to stay quite still. the red warning has been in place in scotland now for about an hour. there is a warning there could be gusts up to 100 mph. it is a rare red warning for the central belt of scotland and beyond so affecting the majority of the scottish population. the vast majority of schools in the country closed. transport entirely disrupted. no trains running, ferries cancelled and airports saying check in advance of any flights. obviously flights being cancelled left, right and centre at edinburgh airport saying there won't be any flights until the red warning

has gone. it does feel like people have taken the warning seriously. the roads are quiet, the streets are deserted. shops, really, supermarkets, they are all closed. the advice from the police is that you should be working from home, you should only be travelling if it is completely necessary and you can see why. it feels like people are registering that message and perhaps that had something to do with the phone alert, that emergency alert, that was sent out to people across vast swathes of scotland yesterday, delivering that message. the first time that message. the first time that emergency system has been used officially in scotland. this red warning is in place until 5pm and if this sort of level of wind stays up, or gets even heavier, you can imagine there is going to be severe disruption. already over 10,000 people without power, roads being closed, because of trees coming down. you can see the

sort of disruption we are looking at here across much of scotland. , ., ., , ., scotland. testament to your windshield _ scotland. testament to your windshield that _ scotland. testament to your windshield that we - scotland. testament to your windshield that we can - scotland. testament to your windshield that we can hear| scotland. testament to your - windshield that we can hear you at all and our thoughts are with you and your camera operator who is also out there in that terrible conditions. let's speak to our ireland correspondent chris page who is in westport. you have stepped out to talk to us from shelter. yes, we are actuallyjust at the entrance to a tunnel so believe it or not we are sheltered from the very worst of this storm, given the red warning are still in place. when you do feel the ferocity, even here in a relatively sheltered place, it makes you wonder, goodness me, what would it be like if you are right out in the open? the storm made landfall here on the west coast of ireland overnight. the highest wind speed ever recorded in the country was registered about 70 miles south

of here in county galway. that was 114 mph. the red weather warning is covering the whole of ireland, both the republic of ireland, both the republic of ireland, both the republic of ireland and northern ireland. all schools are shut, no public transport is running. many hundreds of thousands of people without power too. similarly to what david was saying in scotland, judging by the traffic on the road which is very limited, most people, the vast majority, are heeding the vast majority, are heeding the advice of the authorities to stay indoors. in this county, county mayo where i am now, the town of westport, the red weather warning will be expiring injust under one expiring in just under one hour. expiring injust under one hour. in northern ireland it will be in place to o'clock this afternoon. it feels like the worst of the storm has now passed through this western coastal area. one of the things the whether authorities have been telling us is unusual about the storm is that actually coastal areas will

bear the brunt of it as usual but there will be even more force inland, more potential damage inland, then we have been used to from severe gales in the recent past. so certainly plenty of disruption out there and really whenever the storm has passed in a few hours' time that we will get a true idea of the scale of the disruption that has been caused. �* . ., ., disruption that has been caused. �* _, ., ., caused. and encouragement for eo - le to caused. and encouragement for people to look _ caused. and encouragement for people to look out _ caused. and encouragement for people to look out for _ caused. and encouragement for people to look out for each - people to look out for each other in communities that are really being battered by this. that's absolutely right. and if you think of the impact it is already having on peoples day—to—day lives, we have been told that this told town as without electricity, in fact across the republic of ireland three quarters of a million homes and businesses are without power. that has set another unwelcome record. the broadband network has been coming and going, even the

mobile phone signal has been coming and going. people will be feeling quite isolated and vulnerable, you would imagine, even as they lock out and see and feel and hear the impact of this wind. anybody looking out a window will probably see something that tells them that this has been a major event. just over there there is a park bench that has just fallen over. there is a pub across the road that seems to have sustained some damage. people will be very aware just how dangerous it is in the encouragement from the government in dublin, from the devolved government in belfast, from the emergency services, is that people should help each other out, checking on their neighbours in a safe way and certainly when the clearer it begins you imagine that will be a community effort right across the island. a community effort right across the island-— the island. thank you very much. chris _ the island. thank you very much. chris page - the island. thank you very much. chris page in - the island. thank you very -

much. chris page in westport. let's speak to sarah girvan in donaghadee. breathtaking conditions there. absolutely. i've conditions there. absolutely. i've been _ conditions there. absolutely. i've been here _ conditions there. absolutely. i've been here since - conditions there. absolutely. i've been here since the - conditions there. absolutely. | i've been here since the early hours of this morning and hour upon hour the wind has really built up and you feel the full force of it when it hits you just like theirs. it is honestly so strong. these conditions are fierce and just within the last couple of hours there has been freezing rain. it is grim, that is the only word i can use to describe it. these terrible conditions are being replicated across the entire island of ireland. just to give you an idea of the disruption here in northern ireland every school here is closed today. a lot of businesses have taken the decision to close today as well. people are being encouraged to work from home. there is no public transport this morning. flights have been this morning. flig