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| Some 61,000 homes are still without power after a storm battered Britain. | Some 61,000 homes are still without power after a storm battered Britain. |
| Engineers restored supplies to 100,000 homes overnight after heavy rainfall and winds of more than 70mph (112 km/h) hit parts of the country. | Engineers restored supplies to 100,000 homes overnight after heavy rainfall and winds of more than 70mph (112 km/h) hit parts of the country. |
| Four people are known to have have died in the storm which brought major rail and road disruption to commuters in southern Britain on Monday. | Four people are known to have have died in the storm which brought major rail and road disruption to commuters in southern Britain on Monday. |
| Most rail companies say services should be back to normal on Tuesday, but there is still disruption on some routes. | Most rail companies say services should be back to normal on Tuesday, but there is still disruption on some routes. |
| Bethany Freeman, 17, suffered fatal injuries when a tree came down on the caravan she was sleeping in in Hever, near Edenbridge, Kent, at about 07:20 GMT. | Bethany Freeman, 17, suffered fatal injuries when a tree came down on the caravan she was sleeping in in Hever, near Edenbridge, Kent, at about 07:20 GMT. |
| Donal Drohan, 51, from Harrow, was pronounced dead at the scene after a tree crushed a red Peugeot 307 at Lower High Street in Watford, Hertfordshire, at 06:50 GMT. | Donal Drohan, 51, from Harrow, was pronounced dead at the scene after a tree crushed a red Peugeot 307 at Lower High Street in Watford, Hertfordshire, at 06:50 GMT. |
| And a man and woman died in west London following a suspected gas explosion after a tree fell during high winds in Hounslow. | And a man and woman died in west London following a suspected gas explosion after a tree fell during high winds in Hounslow. |
| The Energy Networks Association said a total of more than 600,000 homes had lost supply during the storm. | The Energy Networks Association said a total of more than 600,000 homes had lost supply during the storm. |
| BBC News correspondent Duncan Kennedy, reporting from Berkshire, said engineers had had trouble reaching some of the more remote areas in southern England because of fallen trees and it could be a few days before power supplies were restored to all locations. | BBC News correspondent Duncan Kennedy, reporting from Berkshire, said engineers had had trouble reaching some of the more remote areas in southern England because of fallen trees and it could be a few days before power supplies were restored to all locations. |
| Network Rail said the damage to infrastructure had been "worse than expected", with more than 100 trees on lines. | Network Rail said the damage to infrastructure had been "worse than expected", with more than 100 trees on lines. |
| Train operators - who cancelled hundreds of services because of the bad weather - are expected to resume normal services on Tuesday but some travel disruption remains: | Train operators - who cancelled hundreds of services because of the bad weather - are expected to resume normal services on Tuesday but some travel disruption remains: |
| Ferry crossings and flights were also affected as the storm moved across the UK. | Ferry crossings and flights were also affected as the storm moved across the UK. |
| The Environment Agency had dozens of flood warnings in place on Monday - in areas of south-west England, East Anglia and the Midlands where flooding was expected - but now only five remain in place. | The Environment Agency had dozens of flood warnings in place on Monday - in areas of south-west England, East Anglia and the Midlands where flooding was expected - but now only five remain in place. |
| BBC weather forecasters said in more populous areas including Lyneham, near Swindon; Yeovilton in Somerset and Hurn, near Bournemouth, speeds of 74-75mph (119-121km/h) had been recorded. | BBC weather forecasters said in more populous areas including Lyneham, near Swindon; Yeovilton in Somerset and Hurn, near Bournemouth, speeds of 74-75mph (119-121km/h) had been recorded. |
| The strongest gust of 99mph during the storm was recorded at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight, at 05:00 GMT. | The strongest gust of 99mph during the storm was recorded at Needles Old Battery, Isle of Wight, at 05:00 GMT. |
| Wind speeds of 115mph were recorded during the so-called Great Storm of October 1987. | Wind speeds of 115mph were recorded during the so-called Great Storm of October 1987. |
| Four people died as the storm swept through France, Germany and the Netherlands after it moved out of the UK shortly after 12:00 GMT. | Four people died as the storm swept through France, Germany and the Netherlands after it moved out of the UK shortly after 12:00 GMT. |
| The search for the 14-year-old boy - who has been named as Dylan Alkins - who was swept away in Newhaven, East Sussex on Sunday is continuing. | The search for the 14-year-old boy - who has been named as Dylan Alkins - who was swept away in Newhaven, East Sussex on Sunday is continuing. |
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