A number of train companies including Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry have told customers not to travel on routes to Scotland and north Wales.

The Met Office has issued a red warning – the most severe – for wind covering Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland on Friday.

Schools, rail services, sporting fixtures and hospitals are all set to be affected on Friday when Storm Eowyn slams into the UK.

Thousands of schools are expected to close, with drivers also warned to stay off the roads and rail services suspended amid a rare red weather warning as Storm Eowyn gets set to batter parts of the UK ...