Overview

• West Yorkshire Police said a man struck by a falling tree on Barnsley Road in Upper Cumberworth on 5 October died at the scene, the death is not suspicious, and a file is being prepared for the coroner.
• Local reporting named the victim as Paul Whitehead, with his son paying tribute to a devoted father and long-time community volunteer in the Upper Dearne Woodlands Conservation Group.
• In County Donegal, a man in his 40s identified locally as Tommy Connors died after a fall from a shed roof during severe conditions, and Gardaí are treating the case as weather-related pending post-mortem results.
• ESB and NIE Networks reported hundreds of thousands without power at the storm’s peak, falling to about 11,000 in the Republic and 9,000 in Northern Ireland by Saturday night, with full restoration targeted by early next week.
• The storm brought severe winds and top-tier warnings, including a Status Red in Donegal, leading to falling trees and hazardous conditions that drew extensive emergency service responses.