A new weather warning has been issued for the East Midlands, with wind gusts of around 45mph expected to hit the region. People have been told to prepare their properties ahead of the 'very strong' winds by the Met Office.

Met Office weather warnings are in place across the UK today and will continue until Tuesday after Storm Eowyn's disruption. Thousands of homes and businesses across Ireland are without power after it saw record-breaking wind speeds yesterday.

Storm Éowyn was "probably the strongest storm" to hit the UK in at least 10 years, the Met Office has said, with wind gusts in excess of 100mph (160km/h).

Brighton, London, Leicester, and Nottingham are some of the cities that will see the strong spells starting from 10 pm today, with the warning ending at 7 am the following day (Monday 27 January). The warning set for Northern Ireland, including Belfast, is set to end at 7 pm.

Storm Éowyn is forecast to make landfall in Ireland late on Thursday before moving on to the rest of the UK on Friday according to Met Office models. The storm will bring gusts of 80mph to coastal areas and 60mph inland with potential for a danger to life caused by flying debris.

The Met Office has issued three yellow weather warnings for wind today (January 26), as Storm Herminia, named by the Spanish meteorological office, batters the UK.

Forecasters have issued a yellow alert for high winds for Middlesbrough, Stockton, Redcar and Cleveland, and Hartlepool

The Met Office has issued fresh yellow weather warnings for snow, ice and strong winds in Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland as Storm Eowyn continues to batter Britain.

A second person has died after their car was struck by a falling tree as Storm Eowyn battered the UK with hurricane-force winds.A 19-year-old died has died in hospital after a road collision at 6:45am on Friday in East Ayrshire,

Two yellow weather warnings for rain and wind are in place today in Southampton as wind gusts of up to 54mph are set to hit the south coast city.

Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Mike Silverstone said: “The strongest gusts are likely to be felt across parts of Northern Ireland, northern England, north-western Wales and western Scotland, where exposed sites could get gusts in excess of 80mph, which has the potential to cause impacts for those in these areas.