More than 4.5 million people in Northern Ireland and Scotland have received a 10-second siren sound on their phones, after a rare red weather alert warned of what could be the strongest storm in generations. The Met Office said the arrival of Storm Éowyn could bring gusts of up to 100mph and “flying debris resulting in a danger to life”. The red warnings for Friday, an upgrade of existing amber warnings, covered all of Northern Ireland and parts...

The Met Office say very dangerous conditions are expected

Storm Éowyn set to sweep across the island on Friday morning, with gusts of over 80mph predicted