Storm Eowyn LIVE: 1,000 flights cancelled with Heathrow badly hit as 'once in generation' storm batters UK - ‘Sting jet’ causes devastating winds up to a record 114mph in Ireland as ‘storm of century’

Storm Eowyn has hit Britain and Ireland with “once in a generation” hurricane-force winds, cancelling more than 1,000 flights and leaving 250,000 homes without power as forecasters warn more is to come.

Winds reached 100mph as Storm Eowyn caused travel disruption and left thousands without power across the UK and Ireland. Rail services, flights and ferries have been cancelled across the country as rare red weather warnings are in place on Friday in Scotland.

Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.

Storm Eowyn moved its way across Ireland, Northern Ireland and the UK, leaving hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power.