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| Storm Doris 'weather bomb': 94mph winds, travel chaos and snow – live updates | Storm Doris 'weather bomb': 94mph winds, travel chaos and snow – live updates |
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| 7.17pm GMT | |
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| Here’s a summary of the afternoon and early evening’s developments on Storm Doris: | |
| Train services have been severely disrupted across the country, with 22 of 26 operators affected and London stations including Euston and King’s Cross temporarily closing | |
| A woman has been killed by a piece of falling debris outside a branch of Starbucks in Wolverhampton | |
| Airports around the country were affected, with as many as 10% of Heathrow flights cancelled. Two ferries have been unable to dock in Ireland while others have been cancelled | |
| Politicians trying to get out the vote in Copeland and Stoke Central for the two vital byelections have found their efforts impeded by the weather | |
| The Met Office says that the storm should move out into the North Sea this evening, leading to a drop in wind - but a cold, icy night | |
| 6.50pm GMT | 6.50pm GMT |
| 18:50 | 18:50 |
| Author Kate Allatt tweets these pictures of a van on its side near Buxton in Derbyshire. Elsewhere, Euston station will stay open overnight for the benefit of passengers waiting to travel tomorrow, its official Twitter account says, while Warren Street, King’s Cross and Euston Square have all re-opened. | Author Kate Allatt tweets these pictures of a van on its side near Buxton in Derbyshire. Elsewhere, Euston station will stay open overnight for the benefit of passengers waiting to travel tomorrow, its official Twitter account says, while Warren Street, King’s Cross and Euston Square have all re-opened. |
| Ahh now I realise whythere was a police road block between Leek & Buxton #oops #scary #stormdoris #doris @adpku Lovely day, pic.twitter.com/c4Fuo69Afw | Ahh now I realise whythere was a police road block between Leek & Buxton #oops #scary #stormdoris #doris @adpku Lovely day, pic.twitter.com/c4Fuo69Afw |
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| at 6.51pm GMT | at 6.51pm GMT |
| 6.29pm GMT | 6.29pm GMT |
| 18:29 | 18:29 |
| West Midlands police have confirmed that a 29-year-old woman died in Wolverhampton after being struck by “wooden debris from a nearby building” earlier today. | West Midlands police have confirmed that a 29-year-old woman died in Wolverhampton after being struck by “wooden debris from a nearby building” earlier today. |
| Rebecca Davis, a 40-year-old teacher, said she saw a woman aged “between 20 and 30” receiving CPR after the incident outside Starbucks. | Rebecca Davis, a 40-year-old teacher, said she saw a woman aged “between 20 and 30” receiving CPR after the incident outside Starbucks. |
| “I think the wind broke it and caused it to fall. I don’t know if it was hit by something else or just the wind did it,” she said. “I don’t think anyone else was hurt. It was a big piece about the size of a coffee table but I think it just hit her.” | “I think the wind broke it and caused it to fall. I don’t know if it was hit by something else or just the wind did it,” she said. “I don’t think anyone else was hurt. It was a big piece about the size of a coffee table but I think it just hit her.” |
| The police added that they are working with the local council to establish exactly what happened. | The police added that they are working with the local council to establish exactly what happened. |
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| at 6.29pm GMT | at 6.29pm GMT |
| 6.23pm GMT | 6.23pm GMT |
| 18:23 | 18:23 |
| King’s Cross St Pancras underground station is closed while faulty escalators are fixed, according to an official TfL Twitter account. Meanwhile, Warren Street has been closed due to overcrowding, and Euston remains closed. Not a pleasant evening for the capital’s workers. | King’s Cross St Pancras underground station is closed while faulty escalators are fixed, according to an official TfL Twitter account. Meanwhile, Warren Street has been closed due to overcrowding, and Euston remains closed. Not a pleasant evening for the capital’s workers. |
| 5.56pm GMT | 5.56pm GMT |
| 17:56 | 17:56 |
| If you’re yet to contemplate the agony of your commute home, National Rail has a useful page to help you figure it out that includes links to information about affected journeys across the country. 22 train operating companies are affected - out of 26 in total. | If you’re yet to contemplate the agony of your commute home, National Rail has a useful page to help you figure it out that includes links to information about affected journeys across the country. 22 train operating companies are affected - out of 26 in total. |
| 5.42pm GMT | 5.42pm GMT |
| 17:42 | 17:42 |
| Photographer Simon Paul Felton posts a picture he took at Birmingham New Street station, where some trains are now running but delays continue. | Photographer Simon Paul Felton posts a picture he took at Birmingham New Street station, where some trains are now running but delays continue. |
| Not seen @NetworkRailBHM this busy since @atGrandCentral & station opened. #stormdoris travel disruption. pic.twitter.com/oJPzOmlG4K | Not seen @NetworkRailBHM this busy since @atGrandCentral & station opened. #stormdoris travel disruption. pic.twitter.com/oJPzOmlG4K |
| 5.24pm GMT | 5.24pm GMT |
| 17:24 | 17:24 |
| David Fleming, an 18-year-old from Perth, posted this video after what he said was a crash landing at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam. The airport’s official account tweeted that a Flybe flight’s landing gear had collapsed during touchdown and added that no one had been injured. Earlier the airport had warned of delays because of strong winds, but it didn’t make any explicit connection between the Flybe plane’s problems and the weather. | David Fleming, an 18-year-old from Perth, posted this video after what he said was a crash landing at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam. The airport’s official account tweeted that a Flybe flight’s landing gear had collapsed during touchdown and added that no one had been injured. Earlier the airport had warned of delays because of strong winds, but it didn’t make any explicit connection between the Flybe plane’s problems and the weather. |
| Crash landing @Schiphol Edinburgh to Amsterdam Flight BE1284 @BBCScotlandNews @BBCBreaking @SkyNews @STVNews @flybe @airlivenet #StormDoris pic.twitter.com/U25HzBdxf3 | Crash landing @Schiphol Edinburgh to Amsterdam Flight BE1284 @BBCScotlandNews @BBCBreaking @SkyNews @STVNews @flybe @airlivenet #StormDoris pic.twitter.com/U25HzBdxf3 |
| 5.12pm GMT | 5.12pm GMT |
| 17:12 | 17:12 |
| Things should be getting at least a little calmer soon: as we head into Thursday evening and Storm Doris moves out into the North Sea, the winds will begin to decrease, according to Met Office meteorologist Emma Sharples. | Things should be getting at least a little calmer soon: as we head into Thursday evening and Storm Doris moves out into the North Sea, the winds will begin to decrease, according to Met Office meteorologist Emma Sharples. |
| “Then the focus turns more to it turning cold, frosty and icy overnight with wintry showers around as well,” she said. | “Then the focus turns more to it turning cold, frosty and icy overnight with wintry showers around as well,” she said. |
| 4.47pm GMT | 4.47pm GMT |
| 16:47 | 16:47 |
| Storm Doris wasn’t enough to keep one man from running naked through the streets of Sheffield today, the Derry Journal reports. No explanation has apparently been found so far to explain the man’s stunt. | Storm Doris wasn’t enough to keep one man from running naked through the streets of Sheffield today, the Derry Journal reports. No explanation has apparently been found so far to explain the man’s stunt. |
| 4.43pm GMT | 4.43pm GMT |
| 16:43 | 16:43 |
| Virgin Trains East Coast services are said to be severely disrupted by Storm Doris. Their trains across the whole East Coast are expected to be cancelled or delayed by up to 100 minutes. Commuters have been advised not to travel today and told their tickets will be valid for use on tomorrow’s trains. | Virgin Trains East Coast services are said to be severely disrupted by Storm Doris. Their trains across the whole East Coast are expected to be cancelled or delayed by up to 100 minutes. Commuters have been advised not to travel today and told their tickets will be valid for use on tomorrow’s trains. |
| Other services are having similar problems. | Other services are having similar problems. |
| ⚠️ #StormDoris - Services across the whole network may be cancelled or delayed by up to 90 mins. Disruption expected til the end of the day | ⚠️ #StormDoris - Services across the whole network may be cancelled or delayed by up to 90 mins. Disruption expected til the end of the day |
| Southeastern trains from London Blackfriars will be starting from London Victoria tonight because of disruption caused by #StormDoris pic.twitter.com/mUyGqJLj7c | Southeastern trains from London Blackfriars will be starting from London Victoria tonight because of disruption caused by #StormDoris pic.twitter.com/mUyGqJLj7c |
| 4.41pm GMT | 4.41pm GMT |
| 16:41 | 16:41 |
| ITV’s Damon Green takes on Doris. | ITV’s Damon Green takes on Doris. |
| Just go home mate. We know it's windy #stormdoris #blownaway pic.twitter.com/JM8Wla2Fio | Just go home mate. We know it's windy #stormdoris #blownaway pic.twitter.com/JM8Wla2Fio |
| 4.25pm GMT | 4.25pm GMT |
| 16:25 | 16:25 |
| Trampolines across the UK are finally escaping from the iron grip of their owners. | Trampolines across the UK are finally escaping from the iron grip of their owners. |
| Meanwhile, in Liverpool... "I'm free! Help, save me!" #StormDoris pic.twitter.com/0I4ukcBclM | Meanwhile, in Liverpool... "I'm free! Help, save me!" #StormDoris pic.twitter.com/0I4ukcBclM |
| 4.06pm GMT | 4.06pm GMT |
| 16:06 | 16:06 |
| Not the most ideal conditions to be learning to drive in. | Not the most ideal conditions to be learning to drive in. |
| This driving instructor had a VERY lucky escape from #StormDoris https://t.co/Xi8KdBCbBb pic.twitter.com/OSEUAArv31 | This driving instructor had a VERY lucky escape from #StormDoris https://t.co/Xi8KdBCbBb pic.twitter.com/OSEUAArv31 |
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| at 4.07pm GMT | at 4.07pm GMT |
| 4.05pm GMT | 4.05pm GMT |
| 16:05 | 16:05 |
| Earlier this afternoon, the wind toppled a double-decker bus onto its side in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire at around 1pm, an East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said. Paramedics assessed 15 people at the scene on Lynn Road but no-one involved is believed to be in a serious or life-threatening condition. | Earlier this afternoon, the wind toppled a double-decker bus onto its side in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire at around 1pm, an East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said. Paramedics assessed 15 people at the scene on Lynn Road but no-one involved is believed to be in a serious or life-threatening condition. |
| A man is thought to have been injured by a section of falling debris near Cardinal Place shopping centre in Victoria, central London. Paramedics and police were at the scene, which was close to a new entrance to London Underground on Victoria Street. | A man is thought to have been injured by a section of falling debris near Cardinal Place shopping centre in Victoria, central London. Paramedics and police were at the scene, which was close to a new entrance to London Underground on Victoria Street. |