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| Sailor search resumes after gales batter UK | |
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| A search is resuming for a sailor who fell from a small cargo ship off North Lincolnshire as winds gusting up to 90mph battered parts of the UK. | |
| Attempts to find the man, who was on a ship moored on the River Trent, were called off in "very poor" conditions. | |
| Electricity was restored overnight in thousands of homes in parts of the UK. | |
| Multiple flood warnings are in place in Scotland, Wales and south-west England and an amber warning of severe gales has been issued by the Met Office. | Multiple flood warnings are in place in Scotland, Wales and south-west England and an amber warning of severe gales has been issued by the Met Office. |
| Meanwhile, snow showers are expected in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland on Thursday morning. | |
| In the afternoon, wild weather including heavy rain, hail, thunder and wet snow are expected in parts of England including the Midlands, Derbyshire, the Chilterns and the Cotswolds. | |
| 'Pulled overboard' | |
| Scottish Environment Protection Agency flood warnings, indicating "flooding is expected, immediate action required", are in force for a large part of the west and centre of the country from Dumfries and Galloway to Tayside. | Scottish Environment Protection Agency flood warnings, indicating "flooding is expected, immediate action required", are in force for a large part of the west and centre of the country from Dumfries and Galloway to Tayside. |
| There are more than 25 Environment Agency flood warnings in place, with homeowners in Wales, south-west England and north-west England urged to take action. | There are more than 25 Environment Agency flood warnings in place, with homeowners in Wales, south-west England and north-west England urged to take action. |
| A spokesman for Humber Coastguard said a 45-year-old foreign national who fell from a vessel in North Lincolnshire was thought to have become tangled in ropes. | |
| Mike Puplett from Humber Coastguard told the BBC the man had been working on the deck during the storm. | Mike Puplett from Humber Coastguard told the BBC the man had been working on the deck during the storm. |
| "We understand that he got entangled in wires and was pulled overboard into the River Trent and disappeared almost immediately from view," he said. | "We understand that he got entangled in wires and was pulled overboard into the River Trent and disappeared almost immediately from view," he said. |
| Overnight, Electricity North West said 3,500 homes in parts of Cumbria and Lancashire had been without power due to wind damage to overhead lines. | Overnight, Electricity North West said 3,500 homes in parts of Cumbria and Lancashire had been without power due to wind damage to overhead lines. |
| Roads were closed in Cumbria after roofs were blown off a property in Seaton and a hotel in Moota. | Roads were closed in Cumbria after roofs were blown off a property in Seaton and a hotel in Moota. |
| But by Thursday morning, Electricity North West said the number of homes without power was about 1,250. | But by Thursday morning, Electricity North West said the number of homes without power was about 1,250. |
| Power has been restored to almost 900 homes in Aberdulais in the Neath Valley after a main electrical cable came down. | Power has been restored to almost 900 homes in Aberdulais in the Neath Valley after a main electrical cable came down. |
| Elsewhere, a man was injured after a tree fell on his car in Warwickshire, West Midlands Ambulance Service said. | |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said the incident, on the A45 between Stretton-on-Dunsmore and Rugby, happened at about 18:00 GMT on Wednesday. | |
| A spokeswoman said: "The large tree had fallen onto a car, travelling on the A45, and had smashed the windscreen. The driver and the rear seat passenger, both men in their 40s and 50s, were said to be 'walking wounded' and had suffered minor injuries. | A spokeswoman said: "The large tree had fallen onto a car, travelling on the A45, and had smashed the windscreen. The driver and the rear seat passenger, both men in their 40s and 50s, were said to be 'walking wounded' and had suffered minor injuries. |
| "The front seat passenger, a 19-year-old man, sustained face and head injuries as well as suspected chest injuries. | "The front seat passenger, a 19-year-old man, sustained face and head injuries as well as suspected chest injuries. |
| "The man was taken to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire. The driver of the car was also taken to the same hospital as a precaution." | "The man was taken to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire. The driver of the car was also taken to the same hospital as a precaution." |
| The Championship football match between Sheffield Wednesday and Wigan at Hillsborough was abandoned early in the second-half due to a waterlogged pitch. | The Championship football match between Sheffield Wednesday and Wigan at Hillsborough was abandoned early in the second-half due to a waterlogged pitch. |
| The was also a delay in the Capital One Cup quarter-final between Stoke City and Manchester United because of a heavy hail storm. | The was also a delay in the Capital One Cup quarter-final between Stoke City and Manchester United because of a heavy hail storm. |
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