joining me shortly is ben schofield in manchester but first david wallace lockhart in scotland. n scotland. it lockhart in scotland. looks pretty rough where you are? it looks pretty rough where you are? , ,., ., ., are? yes, in south lanarkshire, not1 are? yes, in south lanarkshire, not 1 million — are? yes, in south lanarkshire, not1 million miles _ are? yes, in south lanarkshire, not 1 million miles from - are? yes, in south lanarkshire, not1 million miles from here, l noti million miles from here, we have had winds of over 100 mph recorded, and we are actually shielded by quite a big building where we are standing, but a few people, one got knocked over by the wind, and a hat was blown off and it went straight into the river clyde, which is more like the sea today. this particular bridge over the clyde, it has plastic sheets as part of the roofing and we have watched as some of them have actually been ripped off, so that gives you a sense of the damage and the great strength of wind we are seeing. there are no trains today across scotland and we are not actually going to have

let's head to scotland with david wallace lockhart, you bring me up—to—date in terms of what is happeningre. 50. happening where you are. so, matthew, _ happening where you are. so, matthew, that _ happening where you are. 50, matthew, that red weather warning, the most serious level of warning — warning, the most serious level of warning was due to expire at 5pm. _ of warning was due to expire at 5pm. so — of warning was due to expire at 5pm, so we've just moved out of that _ 5pm, so we've just moved out of that and — 5pm, so we've just moved out of that. and things are a bit... in terms_ that. and things are a bit... in terms of— that. and things are a bit... in terms of rain, standing beside _ in terms of rain, standing beside the river clyde, it's a little — beside the river clyde, it's a little choppy on the water there. _ little choppy on the water there, but it's wasn't very long — there, but it's wasn't very long ago— there, but it's wasn't very long ago since there was a constant. winds were knocking off my— constant. winds were knocking off my feet potentially a couple of hours

now to david wallace lockhart in glasgow. u nfortu nately unfortunately the line has glitched. 0ur correspondent ben schofield has this latest from manchester. welcome to a rather sunny but also very blustery west yorkshire. we're over the m62 here, not farfrom huddersfield. somewhere called ainley top, which is a lovely beauty spot. it's just over there to my left. as you can see, the traffic is flowing rather well in this part of the world. the m62 heads off towards manchester in that direction. it becomes the highest motorway in england as it travels west. now there are parts of the major road network that are closed today. the humber bridge and the severn crossing as well have been closed to high sided vehicles, at least, if not more traffic as well. the a66 also, which links scotch corner on the a1 with carlisle and penrith over on the m6 is closed to all traffic today, notjust high sided vehicles. that was closed from midnight overnight and you can see why — there are at least four reports of overturned lorries on the roads in the north of england today, one of which was

david wallace lockhart is in glasgow. storm eowyn due to hit there in a few hours.a few hours. how are things looking now? a few hours. how are things lookin: now? ~ ., ., , looking now? we would have been callin: it looking now? we would have been calling it the _ looking now? we would have been calling it the calm _ looking now? we would have been calling it the calm before - looking now? we would have been calling it the calm before the - calling it the calm before the storm but it does feel like it is a chilly getting slightly less calm. some pretty big gusts coming in the last 20 minutes or so. this red weather warning, the highest level of warning, the highest level of warning, is covering the whole of the central belt of scotland and beyond. that is the central part of the country, stretching from east to west, taking in the main cities of glasgow and edinburgh. it is where the majority of the scottish population lives. widespread school closures there and it goes beyond that into transport, as well, obviously. all scotrail trains, the train service in scotla

our scotland correspondentm david wallace, lockhart has been in glasgow and told us about the ongoingey are certainly not back to normal yet. the weather has really calmed down. it is quite pleasant in glasgow forjanuary this morning. the damage of those high winds that we saw on friday are still very much here. i am friday are still very much here. iam in friday are still very much here. i am in glasgow central railway station and are one of the biggest and busiest railway stations in scotland, and it would not be that busy normally on a sunday morning, but it would normally be busier than this. if we look at the departure board, we get a sense why. 20 trains are not there. the vast majority of them cancelled. three are still technically operating but they are all bus replacement services. that gives you an idea of the damage that has been done by fallen trees and debris on the tracks, that railway services are still working on. when it comes to households and power cuts, that is a picture that does seem to be continually getting better. we had an update from the scottish government

david wallace lockhart is in glasgow. how is it there at the moment?s right in the middle of this red warning that is covering the central belt of scotland, and beyond. an area of the country where the majority of people in scotland live. we are currently shielded by a big live. we are currently shielded bya big building live. we are currently shielded by a big building and live. we are currently shielded bya big building and if live. we are currently shielded by a big building and if i was to walk out over the towards the river clyde which is looking more like the sea at the moment, i was there early and i cannot stand there, it was pushing me to the side. so when we talk about the wind strength we are seeing, up to around 90 mph in scotland, that is what we are talking about, where you struggle to stay standing and trees falling on roads, and where anything that is not tied down and is lightweight enough and moving at the moment, and that is why the official advice is so serious at the moment and it is telling people to stay—at—home and onlyjourney i

the red weather alert for parts of scotland has now come into effect — david wallace lockhart is in glasgowe 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 isla

david wallace lockhart is in glasgow for us and told us about the impact there.year old man has died after his car was struck by a falling tree in east ayrshire last friday. shortly before that red warning came into force. and the disruption is still being felt here in scotland. i'm in glasgow central train station, one of the main train stations in scotland. very quiet for this time of day and if you look at the departures board behind me, you can see why. around 20 trains on that and the vast, vast majority of the scheduled trains cancelled, including trains going down to london and manchester. around 20,000 homes in scotland without power currently. a slightly worse picture on that front in northern ireland. 75,000 homes without power. and the storms continue to come, because we're expecting heavy rains and strong gales coming into the southwest of england and wales. that's storm herminia — not as strong as the storm we'vejust experienced, but more bad weather still to come. the majority of the rail network in scotland remains closed with network rail dealing

take care, david wallace - well be more to come. take| care, david wallace lockhartbe more to come. take i care, david wallace lockhart in glasgow for us. let's speak to ross macleod, rnli water safety manager. explain what it is like when you are. you are at the other end of the country in dorset. i am here in paul in dorset at the rnli's support centre and the rnli's support centre and the majority of the bad weather happened in the early hours. the conditions are really quite severe at the moment so we are asking people to take real care and avoid taking unnecessary risks particularly around the coasts over the next few hours and couple of days. our volunteer lifeboat crew will be ready to respond to anybody in trouble in and around the coast but we would very much prefer that people stay home, stay warm and stay safe.- that people stay home, stay warm and stay safe. how is that affectin: warm and stay safe. how is that affecting those _ warm and stay safe. how is that affecting those who _ warm and stay safe. how is that affecting those who have - warm and stay s

. fix, more from david wallace lockhart— more from david wallace lockhart. ~ , ., ., , lockhart. a couple of hours away from that _ lockhart. a couple of hours away from that red - lockhart. a couple of hours away from that red level i away from that red level warning official in scotland. you can hear the wind picking appear. the red warning will cover vast swathes of the country, the entirety of the central belt, which crosses from the west to the east of scotland, takes in the cities of glasgow and edinburgh. it is where the majority of people in scotland live and we can feel it starting to pick up now. we are right next to the river clyde and you can see the water starting to get quite a bit chow. starting to get quite a bit choppy, the occasional gust of spray going across the surface, and the trees on the other side starting to sway more and more as the morning goes on and storm eowyn approaches. widespread disruption already, schools closed, trains not running across the entirety of the country stop ferries to the scottish islands are not running, either. airports telling

.— maybe re-evaluating the situation. ., ~ ., ., david wallace lockhart is in glasgow.scotland, but tell us, how is the weather there?— the weather there? that's ri . ht, the weather there? that's right. we _ the weather there? that's right, we are _ the weather there? that's right, we are a _ the weather there? that's right, we are a couple - the weather there? that's right, we are a couple of i the weather there? that's - right, we are a couple of hours off the red warning officially taking effect in scotland but you can feel the wind picking up you can feel the wind picking up here. that red level warning will cover vast swathes of the country, the entirety of the central belt, which crosses from the west to the east of scotland, takes in the cities of glasgow and edinburgh. it is where the majority of people in scotland live and we can feel it starting to pick up now. we are right next to the river clyde in glasgow and you can see the water starting to get quite a bit choppy. the occasional gust of spray going across the surface and the trees on the other side start

let speak to davis wallace lockhart in glasgow, chris page in westport. davidnditions 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 countr