today at six: storm eowyn brings winds of over 100 miles per hour — one person has died and more than a million are without power in the uk and ireland. ferocious gusts made for perilous conditions — in northern ireland a red weather warning, meaning danger to life. the most severe weather warning has now expired. but a motorist has been killed in the most intense storm to hit ireland in many years. in scotland, there've been damaged buildings and widespread travel disruption with all trains cancelled. we'll bring you the scene from our correspondents across the uk. also on the programme: alder hey children's hospital — which treated victims of the southport stabbing — reveals it provided mental health services for the killer for four years. the faces of the four israelis

whom hamas has named for release tomorrow under the gaza ceasefire deal. booed off court — novak djokovic retires injured from the australian open semi—final. and after weeks of treachery and deceit, tonight all will be revealed in the season finale of the traitors. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news... is the americas cup dream overfor sir ben ainslie after sirjim ratcliffe sacks him as skipper of ineos brittania? good evening. storm eowyn has battered the uk and ireland with winds of over 110 miles an hour. more than one million people are without power and one man has died in ireland after a tree fell on his car.

schools and offices have been closed and there's been severe disruption to transport — with one in five flights from airports cancelled. scotrail has said there will be no trains at all in scotland until at least midday tomorrow. the storm saw two rare red weather warnings — meaning a danger to life — for northern ireland and scotland. the final extreme warning was lifted within the last hour, but an amber warning for high winds still covers scotland, northern england and wales — and there's a yellow warning for large areas across the uk. in a moment we'll hear from our correspondents in the four nations, and chris fawkes will tell us just why the storm has been so powerful. but first to chris page in county mayo in the republic of ireland. well, the worst is over, but we are still feeling the impact here in the town of west port. the power has

gone off again, so no street lights. we are in darkness once more. this is where storm eowyn made land fall this morning. it was 70 miles south of here that a gust of iiamph was recorded. that is the strongest wind ever registered in the republic of ireland. and throughout the day, hundreds of thousands of people have been affected. this is what life—threatening weather looks and sounds like. after gathering force over he atlantic, storm eowyn hit ireland. in the middle of night winds turned savage, at galloway aquarium, the storm caused a surge of water. one couple were lucky not to be killed when the gale inflicted

this on their house. we to be killed when the gale inflicted this on their house.— this on their house. we are lucky that we are _ this on their house. we are lucky that we are alive. _ this on their house. we are lucky that we are alive. if this - this on their house. we are lucky that we are alive. if this would i that we are alive. if this would fell inside we would be buried. about 3 o'clock last night. i was just, it was the worst nightmare that you can. just, it was the worst nightmare that you can-— that you can. there was chaos in dublin, where _ that you can. there was chaos in dublin, where an _ that you can. there was chaos in dublin, where an ice _ that you can. there was chaos in dublin, where an ice rink- that you can. there was chaos in dublin, where an ice rink was . dublin, where an ice rink was flattened. the emergency services believed that lives were saved, because most people followed advice to stay at home. now that the storm has blown through, people are seeing the scale of the damage and the destruction. communities are coming together, but clearing the fallen trees, repairing the electricity network and making the roads safe could well take some time. several unwelcome records have been set today. never before has a red weather warning applied across the whole of irish republic and northern ireland. in bangor, this leisure

centre took a huge hit. houses in this area near belfast suffered damage. it has become a frequent scenario during recent storms. the tree went scenario during recent storms. tia: tree went through scenario during recent storms. the tree went through the scenario during recent storms. tt2 tree went through the conservatory a few years ago. last year substantial damage to the roof. and again this year. a recurring problem. this damage to the roof. and again this year. a recurring problem.- year. a recurring problem. no one seems to want _ year. a recurring problem. no one seems to want to _ year. a recurring problem. no one seems to want to know, _ year. a recurring problem. no one seems to want to know, or - year. a recurring problem. no one seems to want to know, or have . seems to want to know, or have anything — seems to want to know, or have anything to— seems to want to know, or have anything to do with it.— seems to want to know, or have anything to do with it. there was a sense of helplessness _ anything to do with it. there was a sense of helplessness in _ anything to do with it. there was a sense of helplessness in the - sense of helplessness in the places that experienced the worst of the winds. the dangerous, violent gales passed in a few hours. but across the island of ireland, storm eowyn has left a deep, long—lasting and costly mark. sara girvinjoins us from county down in northern ireland and nearly a quarter of a million

people have been without power there? yes, actually up to 283,000 peoples in northern ireland without electricity now. a warning that that figure could rise even higher, as the evening goes on. and it may take up the evening goes on. and it may take up to ten days for power to be restored to everyone. throughout the day, we have heard lots of reports of falling trees, blocked roads, damage to properties and to other buildings. and people across northern ireland have been mindful of the advice not to leave home. but in the last couple of hours we have seen people venturing out. because that red warning, that red weather warning, it lifted at 2pm and it has been replaced by an amber one. so possibly some more disruption to come. possibly some more poor weather, but it seems like the worst

of storm eowyn has passed in northern ireland. well, there's been widespread disruption in scotland too, where thousands of households have also been coping without power. lorna gordonjoins us from glasgow— the warning of danger to life has just been lifted, but there's still major disruption? yes, major disruption and the winds are still pretty ferocious. the weather is still appalling. there has though been extensive disruption in the areas affected and major damage to the rail network. scotrail say it won't be until noon tomorrow until trains will start running again. many roads are blocked with overturn vehicles and fallen trees. there is concerns about the heating, power, hot water, to 117,000 homes that tonight are still without electricity. that tonight are still without

electricity-— electricity. disruptive and destructive _ electricity. disruptive and destructive - _ electricity. disruptive and destructive - with - electricity. disruptive and | destructive - with daylight electricity. disruptive and - destructive - with daylight the destructive — with daylight the danger to life warning in scotland kicked in. this footage shot by an electrician helping those in need. we were driving along the coast and a wave crashed on to the side of the van and took me from the lane i was over to the kerb. i hit the kerb. i could see i had moved two spaces over. , , , ., , could see i had moved two spaces over. ,, ,., , ., over. this is the strongest storm to hit scotland — over. this is the strongest storm to hit scotland in _ over. this is the strongest storm to hit scotland in more _ over. this is the strongest storm to hit scotland in more than _ over. this is the strongest storm to hit scotland in more than a - over. this is the strongest storm to hit scotland in more than a decade | hit scotland in more than a decade and emergency services working to rescue the driver in this car hit by falling trees. rescue the driver in this car hit by falling trees-_ rescue the driver in this car hit by falling trees._ in | falling trees. that is not good. in edinburgh. _ falling trees. that is not good. in edinburgh. the — falling trees. that is not good. in edinburgh, the roof _ falling trees. that is not good. in edinburgh, the roof of this - falling trees. that is not good. in - edinburgh, the roof of this tenement ripped off. these winds are ferocious. we are in building so slightly protected, but take a step out and just for a few moments and it becomes hard to stand and you get

a sense of how powerful this storm is. a a sense of how powerful this storm is. filth! a trail of damage left in is. 0h! a trail of damage left in its wake. _ is. 0h! a trail of damage left in its wake, the _ is. oh! a trail of damage left in its wake, the winds destroying buildings — one of dangers falling debris. more than three million people urged to stay inside and power lost to thousands of homes. there is a series of steps got to be put in place to make sure that we are able to recover as quickly as possible from this incident. but the degree of damage that has been done will take some time to recover from, but the government will work with the power companies to make sure that we are as... that work is undertaken as quickly as possible. this one of few flights landing while the red zone was in force. buses and trains cancelled too. bridges closed to high—sided vehicles. many drivers heeding the advice to stay at home. the emergency services, doctors, among the few who had to venture out. t

the few who had to venture out. i have been driving about visiting patients. it is carnage. there is fences down all over the place, and debris and you know it is a proper storm. ., ., , , debris and you know it is a proper storm. ., , , ., storm. scotland is used to bad weather. _ storm. scotland is used to bad weather, but _ storm. scotland is used to bad weather, but this _ storm. scotland is used to bad weather, but this storm - storm. scotland is used to bad weather, but this storm was i weather, but this storm was exceptional and vicious. its impact and its cost could take days to become clear. danny savage is in penrith in the north of england. what's it been like there, danny? well, i think it is important to point out that it was an amber warning in place across northern england, still in place. not as severe as what we had in scotland and northern ireland. by early afternoon in cumbria, the m6 was littered with lorries and vans which had been blown over by strong cross winds over a stretch from carlisle

down to teabay. we had tiles blown off rooves. we were in penrith and several streets were closed, because of dangerous debris. a lot of disruption in the north, the a66 was shut from last night. the west coast and east coast east coast main lines still closed. there is hope they should get back to normal tomorrow. thank you. let's get more on the situation in wales now with tomos morgan who's in bangor. how have people been affected? yes, a thousand people _ how have people been affected? 123 a thousand people are without how have people been affected? 12: a thousand people are without power still. mostly in north wales. you can feel and hear maybe the wind picking up. it is coming in waves today, the strongest waves were this morning around 90mph. there has been some disruption, rural roads have been blocked due to fallen trees and

schools have been shut and the ferry between wales and ireland was disrupted. it looks like it is back on track. but compared to the darragh and bert before christmas, wales hasn't been as badly affected. this amber warning will be in place until 9pm. 0verthe this amber warning will be in place until 9pm. over the weekend there are other warnings as well. ice tomorrow and more wind and rain on sunday. tomorrow and more wind and rain on sunda . ., 1' tomorrow and more wind and rain on sunda . ., ,, i. today's exceptional winds are being driven by a phenomenon known as a "sting jet". 0ur weather presenter chris fawkes is here to explain what's happening. well storm eowyn was and still an exceptionally ding rows system. ly dangerous system. the full—scale of it has worked into the coast. the

strong test wind was in the republic of ireland. the strongest wind gust recorded there. in kil0wen the gust here was 90mph, the strongest for over a quarter of a century. what has caused this is a phenomenon called a sting jet. here is storm eowyn, this conveyor belt of moisture rising up, produced this area of cloud and rain. now some of the rain in this cloud tip here started to fall into some exceptionamly dry air, five kilometres up and that caused the rain to evaporate. that cools the atmosphere, makes the air dense and that air rushes down. this is known as the sting jet and brought the 140mph gusts to west of ireland. after the 140 was recorded, the

sensor that recorded that went off line. we don't know what happened to it. we have seen the system working across northern ireland and scotland, bringing ferocious winds. sting jets were discovered after the storm in 1987. storm eowyn was powered by a very strong jet stream. the jet stream is becoming stronger because of climate change, so every one degree of warming of global average temperatures, the jet stream has increased by about 2%. it doesn't sound like much, but it's increasing. and the jet stream is the thing that is driving these weather systems. so, a strongerjet stream will mean more intense storms. storm eowyn has been an exceptionally dangerous storm and in the last hour we continue to see

gusts up to 87mph in the last ho