Overview

• Met Office amber and yellow alerts remain in force across the UK on Saturday, with an additional wind warning holding for northern Scotland into Sunday morning.
• Tiree in the Hebrides recorded a 96mph gust and Magilligan in Co Londonderry saw a provisional 92mph reading, with forecasters warning exposed parts of western Scotland could briefly top those speeds.
• Rail lines in northern Scotland closed with wider speed restrictions, National Rail warned of disruption across Britain, and multiple CalMac ferry routes and key bridges faced closures or limits for high-sided vehicles.
• About 234,000 properties in the Republic of Ireland lost power and a man in his 40s died in a weather-related incident in Co Donegal, authorities said.
• Schools in parts of Northern Ireland shut early on Friday, agencies urged people to stay indoors and secure property, and officials expect conditions to ease later Saturday except in the far north.