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Severe weather leaves thousands without power | Severe weather leaves thousands without power |
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Engineers are working to reconnect power to thousands of homes cut off by violent storms which hit the UK. | Engineers are working to reconnect power to thousands of homes cut off by violent storms which hit the UK. |
Two men were killed on Tuesday as winds of more than 100mph disrupted travel and caused damage around the country. | Two men were killed on Tuesday as winds of more than 100mph disrupted travel and caused damage around the country. |
In Scotland 30,000 homes and businesses are still without electricity after power lines were damaged. | In Scotland 30,000 homes and businesses are still without electricity after power lines were damaged. |
In England, Southern Electric said around 4,000 properties were affected by power cuts across its area - from the Isle of Wight to Oxfordshire. | In England, Southern Electric said around 4,000 properties were affected by power cuts across its area - from the Isle of Wight to Oxfordshire. |
BBC forecasters said conditions would not be as severe as that seen on Tuesday but it will become increasingly windy throughout the day. | BBC forecasters said conditions would not be as severe as that seen on Tuesday but it will become increasingly windy throughout the day. |
Winds are expected to peak into the evening and the early hours of Thursday - with gusts of up to 60mph in Pennines in England and 60 or 65mph in the Bristol Channel. | Winds are expected to peak into the evening and the early hours of Thursday - with gusts of up to 60mph in Pennines in England and 60 or 65mph in the Bristol Channel. |
The Met Office has issued warnings of rain for much of Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, north-west England and Yorkshire and Humber from 09:00 GMT on Wednesday. | The Met Office has issued warnings of rain for much of Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, north-west England and Yorkshire and Humber from 09:00 GMT on Wednesday. |
There are still warnings of disruption on the rail network in Scotland, after trees and debris blocked many lines, and commuters have been asked to check their journeys before travelling. | There are still warnings of disruption on the rail network in Scotland, after trees and debris blocked many lines, and commuters have been asked to check their journeys before travelling. |
On the roads there are icy conditions in central Scotland and snow on higher stretches of the A9. | On the roads there are icy conditions in central Scotland and snow on higher stretches of the A9. |
The electricity network was damaged in all parts of Northern Ireland but there are currently fewer than 100 homes still without electricity there. | The electricity network was damaged in all parts of Northern Ireland but there are currently fewer than 100 homes still without electricity there. |
A man in his 50s was killed in Kent on Tuesday when a tree collapsed on his van, and a crewman died after being injured on board a tanker in the English Channel. | A man in his 50s was killed in Kent on Tuesday when a tree collapsed on his van, and a crewman died after being injured on board a tanker in the English Channel. |
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