Schools have been closed and people warned not to travel on Friday, as 100mph winds pose a danger to life in parts of the UK. Rail services and flights have been axed, with rare red weather warnings issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland as Storm Eowyn is likely to damage buildings,

Storm Eowyn has sparked travel mayhem with thousands of trains, hundreds of flights and dozens of ferries cancelled as the UK set to be battered with 100mph hurricane-force winds.