Yellow weather warnings for wind and rain remain in place in parts of the UK as Storm Herminia continues to cause disruption.
Flooding, evacuations of homes and power cuts were seen across the country as the Met Office issued warnings for wind and rain affecting parts of the south of England, Wales, and the West Midlands.
The weather warnings are expected to come to an end on Tuesday, with wind warnings lifting at 6am, rain warnings across southern England ending at 10am, and the remaining rain warning in Wales in place until 9pm. Some 37 flood warnings and 164 flood alerts remain in place across the country.
The National Grid reported 2,380 properties without power, with 1,426 across southwest England affected as of shortly before 10pm on Monday.
This adds to the thousands already experiencing power cuts from Storm Éowyn, as Northern Ireland’s first minister called for support as more than 60,000 households are still without power following the “once-in-a-generation” storm.
Key Points
- Somerset declares major incident over flooding
- 60,000 remain without power in Northern Ireland
- Mapped: Weather warnings in place until Tuesday
- Police name 19-year-old who died during Storm Éowyn
In pictures: Council workers remove tree debris in Falmouth, Cornwall
Monday 27 January 2025 22:00
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Bryony Gooch
Gusts of 84mph and up to 60mm of rain recorded
Monday 27 January 2025 21:30
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Bryony Gooch
The Met Office recorded a gust of 84mph wind in the Isle of Wight on Monday, the strongest of Storm Herminia. Aberdaron, Wales, recorded a strong 77mph, while the Isles of Scilly recorded 74mph.
The forecaster revealed the highest rainfall recorded since the weather warning began on Sunday up until Monday at 4pm was 59.4mm in Seathwaite, Cumbria. The second highest was 56.4mm in Goren Farm, Devon.
In pictures: Storm Herminia hits France and Spain
Monday 27 January 2025 21:00
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Bryony Gooch
While the UK has faced disruption due to Storm Herminia, France and Spain have also seen their fair share of deluge.
The storm was named Herminia by the Spanish Meteorological Service, while the system did not meet the criteria to be named by the Met Office’s storm naming group, as both France and Spain can expect more “significant impacts”.
Photos show France has been ravaged with floods while Spain faced extreme weather conditions as well.
Jeremy Clarkson claims BBC’s weather coverage is part of ‘anti-Tory’ narrative
Monday 27 January 2025 20:30
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Bryony Gooch
Jeremy Clarkson has claimed that warnings about Storm Eowyn, which has been described as a “once in a generation storm” due to its 100 mph winds, is part of an “anti-Tory” narrative.
Yellow weather warnings continue across parts of the UK as Storm Herminia sweeps in hot on the toes of Storm Éowyn.
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Met Office promises “drier periods coming” after Storm Herminia
Monday 27 January 2025 20:02
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Bryony Gooch
The Met Office has announced a break from the low pressure systems that have caused Storms Eowyn and Herminia.
Meteorologist Alex Burkill forecasted a “ridge of high pressure building” on Thursday for “more settled conditions.”
He said: “Thursday’s looking like a relatively quiet day, yes there could be some frost, some fog, some freezing fog patches first thing, a bit of early rain in the south east, but that’s going to clear away and then it’s looking like a largely fine picture.”
Storm Herminia’s “blustery showers” explained
Monday 27 January 2025 19:30
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Bryony Gooch
A large area of low pressure is bringing blustery showers across the UK today, with some thunderstorms in the south ⛈️
— Met Office (@metoffice) January 27, 2025
This area of low pressure was named Storm Herminia by @AEMET_Esp for the strong winds forecast in northern Spain pic.twitter.com/DJX9Ov9c2Q
More than 100 people evacuated amid Somerset “major incident"
Monday 27 January 2025 19:00
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Bryony Gooch
Somerset Council have announced that more than 100 people were evacuated after they announced a major incident following extreme floods overnight.
Evacuations were described as a “precautionary measure” due to concerns of further floods, with rest centres set up in Somerton, Chard and Ilminster.
A multi-agency response was set up, involving Somerset Council, Avon and Somerset Police, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue, local NHS, Environment Agency and other agencies.
The council announced that the multi-agency response to the major incident would continue until further notice as further rain is forecast throughout the week, with potentially freezing temperatures on Tuesday.
Police name 19-year-old who died during Storm Éowyn
Monday 27 January 2025 18:25
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Bryony Gooch
Police Scotland have identified Calum Carmichael as the 19-year-old man who died after his car was struck by a falling tree on Friday.
The incident happened around 6.45am on Friday, on the B743 near Mauchline involving a blue Ford Focus.
Police reported that Mr Carmichael was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow for treatment, but died on Saturday, 25 January.Sergeant Chris McColm said: “Our thoughts remain with Calum’s family and friends at this very difficult time.”
Power cuts hit thousands across the South West of England
Monday 27 January 2025 18:00
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Bryony Gooch
National Grid reported 2,633 properties without power across the South West of England as Storm Herminia continues to batter the UK with wind and rain. They reported a total of 3,680 properties without power across the regions they provide power for.
UK Govt working to support Northern Ireland amid power surge, says NI Secretary
Monday 27 January 2025 17:30
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Bryony Gooch
Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said the UK Government are working to meet requests for support from the Northern Ireland Executive following “once-in-a generation” Storm Éowyn.
Mr Benn visited Northern Ireland Electricity headquarters in Belfast as First Minister Michelle O’Neil called for the energy provider to compensate citizens that remain without power.
He said: “In these circumstances my job is to make sure that we meet those needs. The engineers that have come over through the mutual support arrangements, the helicopters that are now here, and as other requests come in we will do our darndest to meet them.
“This is showing the strength of the United Kingdom working together to look after each other in the wake of this once-in-a-generation storm.”
Thousands without power in North East of England as power grid tells people to rely on leisure centres
Monday 27 January 2025 17:00
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Bryony Gooch
Northern Powergrid reported that around 2,400 customers remained without power this morning as they worked “non-stop” to get power up and running for over 150,000 people since Storm Éowyn hit on Friday.
Steve McDonald, director of field operations for Northern Powergrid, said: “We know how hard it is to be without power, and I’m sorry that some of our customers have had to manage for three nights without it. We will not stop until everyone is back on.
“Our welfare teams will still be out in the communities most affected today and we’ll ensure there are hot food vans and additional support for those who need it most.”
The company added that those without power in Durham and Northumberland could use council leisure centres facilities to freshen up or have a hot drink.
‘Go-arounds’ and diversions begin at London Heathrow
Monday 27 January 2025 16:29
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Simon Calder
An Airbus A380 “SuperJumbo” from Doha to London Heathrow diverted to Amsterdam after aborting a planned landing at the UK’s busiest airport.
Qatar Airways flight QR3 had taken off from Doha at 4.55am GMT and flown normally to the UK, making landfall over Clacton in Essex. At 11.34am the A380 entered a holding pattern over southwest Essex.
Twenty-four minutes later, the double-deck jet with over 500 seats descended to land at London Heathrow. But at less than 2,000 feet, the pilots abandoned the landing and made a “go-around” – turning sharply to the south and climbing.
The pilots then set a course for Amsterdam Schiphol airport, where the aircraft landed without incident at 12.45pm – half-an-hour after it was due to arrive at Heathrow.
The passengers waited on the ground for a further two hours. After the aircraft refuelled, it took off and flew a normal approach to Heathrow, arriving at the gate 3h45m late.
The corresponding leg to Doha is likely to be equally behind schedule, leading to missed connections for passengers transferring to flights at the Qatar Airways hub for Asia, Africa and Australasia.
Dozens of arrivals and departures have been cancelled at Heathrow after air-traffic controllers asked for a reduction in the number of flights on Monday. Strong winds have reduced the “flow rate” of aircraft movements. British Airways has cancelled 26 flights, and other airlines a further 10.
In pictures: Flooding in Somerset as major incident is declared
Monday 27 January 2025 16:00
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Bryony Gooch
Yeovil MP Adam Dance shared a photo of the deluge in his constituency.
Yeovil MP calls for more support amid Somerset major incident
Monday 27 January 2025 15:40
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Bryony Gooch
Yeovil MP Adam Dance has been delivering sandbags throughout his constituency as Somerset faces flooding.
Mr Dance told Greatest Hit Radios: “What happens everytime it floods here, it’s fine and then within five minutes the water rises.”
“We’ve had the care home here in South Petherton which I’ve never known flood has flooded this time. We’ve had multiple houses which have flooded which have never flooded before.”
The MP called for towns and parishes to keep a stock of sandbags ready to go as soon as floods come, instead of keeping them in Yeovil and Taunton.
I’ve been out delivering sandbags locally to help with flooding and am in close contact with the council to ensure support reaches areas like Chard and beyond. My sympathies to everyone affected—it’s a tough time, but the community spirit has been incredible. pic.twitter.com/IyUinxNsxr
— Adam Dance MP (@Adamjamesdance) January 26, 2025
Somerset faces road closures due to flooding
Monday 27 January 2025 15:20
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Bryony Gooch
As Somerset remains in a state of ‘major incident’, 12 roads remain closed due to flooding, according to Travel Somerset.
Good afternoon - roads still closed due to flooding
— Travel Somerset (@TravelSomerset) January 27, 2025
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⛔Foghamshire Lane to Gare Hill, Trudoxhill, Frome
⛔Wellington Road, Rumwell, Taunton
⛔Wallbridge Frome, Harris Close
⛔Hollowell Hill West Chinnock
⛔Holes Lane, Mells, Frome
⛔Church Street, Yeovilton pic.twitter.com/K6UVoUJeUn
NI leaders call for compensation as 60,000 citizens remain without power
Monday 27 January 2025 15:00
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Bryony Gooch
Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly have called on Northern Ireland’s energy network provider, NIE Networks, to offer goodwill payments to those who still have no power following Storm Eowyn.
NIE Networks said on Monday that power supply had been restored to more than 215,000 customers so far, yet 60,000 homes and businesses remain without power in Northern Ireland, as some people have been told they may have to wait until February 3 til they are reconnected.
Stormont’s leaders pointed out compensation payments were available in Scotland for affected customers.
In pictures: Surfers in Cornwall brave rough seas brought on by Storm Herminia
Monday 27 January 2025 14:45
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Bryony Gooch
Mapped: Storm Herminia’s weather warnings set to continue overnight
Monday 27 January 2025 14:35
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Bryony Gooch
Why Storm Herminia?
Monday 27 January 2025 14:21
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Bryony Gooch
Those who experienced Storm Éowyn over the weekend may have been surprised to discover the next storm impacting the UK would be called Storm Herminia, seemingly breaking away from the alphabetical approach taken to naming storms.
The Met Office explained the “low-pressure system” that moved in on Sunday was named Storm Herminia by the Spanish Meteorological Service, as “more significant impacts” were expected in Spain and France.
They said: “The system did not meet the criteria to be named by the Met Office’s storm naming group, which includes Met Eireann and KNMI.”
Ted Hennessy reports on what will come after Storm Herminia:
Flood warnings in place across England and Wales
Monday 27 January 2025 14:02
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Bryony Gooch
Over 50 flood warnings and 158 flood alerts remain in place across England and Wales as Storm Herminia continues to wreak havoc. The South West of England faces the most flood warnings, although there remain a number outside of Birmingham and Warwick.
Flood warnings are defined as where flooding is “expected”, while alerts are issued when flooding is “possible”.
The Environment Agency and Met Office said: “Local flooding is probable from surface water and possible from rivers in parts of South West England” on Monday and Tuesday, adding: “Land, roads and some properties could flood and there could be travel disruption.”
The forecast continued: “Local flooding from rivers is also possible more widely in parts of the South of England and the West Midlands”, with local coastal flooding a possibility in Dorset as well on Monday and Tuesday.
From Tuesday onwards, they said local flooding from groundwater was possible but not expected in parts of South West England. Meanwhile, local inland flooding was possible in parts of the South of England on Wednesday and Thursday.
Watch: Storm Herminia travel warning as thousands of passengers face long delays
Monday 27 January 2025 13:45
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Holly Evans
UK to experience ‘successive spells’ of wet and windy weather
Monday 27 January 2025 13:30
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Holly Evans
Met Office meteorologist Marco Petagna said: “Things are going to stay unsettled in the next few days.
“Storm Eowyn has moved off to the north east now, but we’ve got another deep area of low pressure dominating the weather for the next few days, gradually moving across the UK from the west.”
Mr Petagna said: “What we’re seeing in this particular system isn’t that unusual (for this time of year), but it’s a combination of several events we’re getting which is adding to problems.
“We’re getting successive spells of wet and windy weather, which is obviously adding to impacts – obviously people are still recovering from Eowyn, and this wind and rain is hampering those efforts.
“Several events now of heavy rain is increasing the risk of flooding as well.
“We don’t need much more rain now to cause further flooding problems with the ground being so saturated.”
In pictures: Strong winds cause large waves along the UK coast
Monday 27 January 2025 13:10
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Holly Evans
Somerset declares major incident over flooding
Monday 27 January 2025 12:50
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Holly Evans
A major incident has been declared in Somerset after overnight flooding as rain and wind continue to batter parts of the UK.
Residents in the worst affected areas of Somerset have been evacuated from their homes, with more than 50 flood warnings in effect across England and two in force in Scotland as the UK recovers from Storm Eowyn.
A series of weather warnings – including a fresh yellow rain alert issued on Monday morning – are in place to cover the potential impacts from the less powerful Storm Herminia, a low pressure system named by meteorologists in Spain, which is expected to feel the strongest winds.
Somerset Council and police jointly declared a major incident in the region.
A council spokesman said: “Following intense rainfall across the region at the weekend, several parts of Somerset were flooded on Sunday afternoon, including roads and some homes in the centre of Chard and Ilminster.
“With further heavy rainfall expected to fall in the early hours of Monday morning, a major incident was called and a decision was made to carry out precautionary evacuations for residents living in properties in the worst affected areas, as well as a caravan site thought to be at risk.
“Rest centres were set up in Chard, Ilminster and Somerton, and all the relevant agencies will continue to work to keep residents safe.”
Jeremy Clarkson claims BBC’s weather coverage is part of ‘anti-Tory’ narrative
Monday 27 January 2025 12:50
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Holly Evans
Jeremy Clarkson has claimed that warnings about Storm Eowyn, which has unleashed 100 mph winds on the UK and Ireland and left one man dead, is part of an “anti-Tory” narrative.
Weather warnings for snow, wind and rain are issued up to Tuesday (28 January) as the inclement weather continues to batter the UK and Ireland.
Flights have been cancelled, major rail routes closed and ferry services were axed again on Saturday after winds hit parts of Britain throughout Friday. Millions were left without power due to the vicious storm.
Read the full article here:
What are Tuesday’s weather warnings?
Monday 27 January 2025 12:30
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Holly Evans
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the south-west of England until 10am on Tuesday with eavy, blustery showers and possible thunderstorms predicted to cause potential flooding.
Their website warns: “The strong winds will drive in a succession of showers, some of them heavy, through Monday and Monday night, before slowly easing during Tuesday morning.
“With the ground so wet, these are likely to produce or sustain some flooding impacts, primarily affecting road travel. Additional hazards could include further lightning strikes, and hail making road conditions dangerous.”
In pictures: Rain and windy weather hits central London
Monday 27 January 2025 12:10
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Holly Evans
People shelter from the rain as they walk across London Bridge in central London. Stormy weather is bringing the threat of flooding and more disruption to transport across large parts of England and Wales.
Scale of dealing with power cuts in Scotland has been ‘utterly colossal’
Monday 27 January 2025 11:54
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Holly Evans
Tens of thousands of homes were left without power in Scotland after the storm hit on Friday with almost 8,000 homes still cut off on Monday morning.
Gusts hit 100mph north of the border as high winds caused claimed one life and caused widespread damage, disrupting travel and damaging property.
Addressing the power cuts, John Swinney said: “The scale of the challenge has been colossal, utterly colossal.”
He added: “Although there are 7,897 people off supply, the number that have been reconnected is in excess of 180,000 since Friday evening.”
Mr Swinney said: “I have been engaged with the resilience community and the power companies all weekend and I’m satisfied that there has been a huge mobilisation of resource to try to address this issue.”
He said the situation is now is more “diffuse” than over the weekend, with those without power living in more rural areas.
In pictures: Electricity engineers tackle fallen trees
Monday 27 January 2025 11:28
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Holly Evans
Storm Eowyn is a climate change warning, says Scottish minister
Monday 27 January 2025 11:21
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Holly Evans
The impact of Storm Eowyn is a “warning that climate change is with us”, Scotland’s First Minister has said.
Gusts hit 100mph north of the border as high winds caused damage across the country, disrupting travel and damaging property.
Speaking at an event in Edinburgh, John Swinney said: “It’s a warning to us that climate change is with us and the ferocity (of it).
“If you look at the rail map of what lines are still affected, you can see west-central Scotland is severely, badly effected because of the ferocity of the storms.”
Train operator ScotRail reported it had received reports of 500 incidents across its network and more than 120 trees having fallen onto tracks.
‘Everything being done’ to restore power supplies to Irish homes, say ministers
Monday 27 January 2025 10:58
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Holly Evans
Ministers have insisted that every effort is being made to restore power supplies that were cut during Storm Eowyn, amid concerns some communities could be left in the dark until next week.
Homes and infrastructure across Ireland were damaged during the nationwide red-level weather event, which brought record-breaking wind speeds and cut power to more than a million customers on the island of Ireland.
A young man was killed after a tree fell on his car in Co Donegal during the storm.
Technicians from England and France were helping restore power to homes and businesses as around 278,000 remained cut off in Ireland and 65,000 in Northern Ireland.
Around 109,000 were without water and 94,000 homes and businesses were without broadband as of Sunday.
Irish deputy premier and foreign affairs minister Simon Harris said that “everything that can be done is being done” to restore supplies.
What is the five day weather forecast?
Monday 27 January 2025 10:30
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Holly Evans
Today:
Showers or longer spells of rain across most areas. Showers turning heavy at times in the south with a chance of thunder, plus hill snow in the north. Strong, gale-force winds continuing in the south, and temperatures around average.
Tonight:
Showers and longer spells of rain continue overnight. Gales in the southwest slowly easing, but winds picking up in the far north. A patchy frost forming in the northwest.
Tuesday:
Further heavy showers in the south with a risk of thunder. Longer spells of rain in the northwest, but easing later. Strong winds at first, and temperatures around average.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Remaining wet and windy in the south on Wednesday. Becoming more settled for all on Thursday and Friday. Temperatures near the seasonal average, but chilly at night.
Fresh travel chaos for Heathrow passengers and morning commuters as Storm Herminia sweeps in
Monday 27 January 2025 10:15
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Holly Evans
Severe weather continues to make travel in January a lottery. At London Heathrow, 36 arrivals and departures have been cancelled after air-traffic controllers asked for a reduction in the number of flights on Monday. Strong winds are predicted to reduce the “flow rate” of aircraft movements at Europe’s busiest airport.
British Airways has so far cancelled 26 flights to and from London Heathrow, including domestic links to and from Belfast City and Edinburgh. European flights serving Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Zurich are also grounded.
British Airways has more than half the slots at Heathrow and is always impacted most heavily by air-traffic control restrictions. But other airlines including Aer Lingus, Iberia, KLM and Lufthansa have cancelled flights to and from their hubs. An estimated 5,000 passengers are affected.
Read the full article here:
Tuesday’s weather warning to last until 10am
Monday 27 January 2025 09:55
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Holly Evans
The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning for Tuesday, warning of wind and blustery showers across the south-wes of England up until 10am.
More than 120 trees fall on Scottish rail lines
Monday 27 January 2025 09:41
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Holly Evans
Scotland was worst hit of the UK nations by extreme weather. David Ross, communications director for ScotRail, told BBC Radio Scotland more than 120 trees had fallen onto Scottish rail lines since Storm Eowyn began. In addition, debris such as trampolines had blocked tracks.
He said: “The vast majority of our routes are up and running.
“There are some parts of the country where it won’t be a quick fix and it will take a few days.”
Replacement buses will run on a number of routes west and southwest of Glasgow, but Mr Ross said it had not proved possible to procure road transport on all disrupted routes.
“There are some parts of the country where it won’t be a quick fix and it will take a few days.”
Replacement buses will run on a number of routes west and southwest of Glasgow, but Mr Ross said it had not proved possible to procure road transport on all disrupted routes.
65,000 homes and businesses without power in Northern Ireland
Monday 27 January 2025 09:30
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Holly Evans
Around 65,000 homes and businesses remain without power in Northern Ireland following Storm Eowyn, NIE Networks has said.
The network provider said supply had been restored to 220,000 customers so far.
Ten schools in Northern Ireland remain closed on Monday due to storm damage, with around 80 schools still without power.
Trains to Scotland resume despite delays and cancellations
Monday 27 January 2025 09:18
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Simon Calder
Elsewhere in northern Britain, rail services are gradually returning to normal. At London King’s Cross, the first train to Edinburgh since Thursday departed on schedule at 5.48am. All Anglo-Scottish trains were cancelled on Friday because of Storm Eowyn, and planned rail engineering work closed the East Coast main line between Peterborough and London all weekend.
Some trains that did run from further north in England made it to Scotland – but one Lumo train from Newcastle to Edinburgh arrived in the Scottish capital five hours behind schedule.
The West Coast main line, London Euston with southern Scotland, reopened earlier than expected on Sunday evening. Most trains are likely to be cancelled next Sunday when strikes by Avanti West Coast train managers resume.
Trains to Scotland resume despite delays and cancellations
Monday 27 January 2025 09:17
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Simon Calder
Elsewhere in northern Britain, rail services are gradually returning to normal. At London King’s Cross, the first train to Edinburgh since Thursday departed on schedule at 5.48am. All Anglo-Scottish trains were cancelled on Friday because of Storm Eowyn, and planned rail engineering work closed the East Coast main line between Peterborough and London all weekend.
Some trains that did run from further north in England made it to Scotland – but one Lumo train from Newcastle to Edinburgh arrived in the Scottish capital five hours behind schedule.
The West Coast main line, London Euston with southern Scotland, reopened earlier than expected on Sunday evening. Most trains are likely to be cancelled next Sunday when strikes by Avanti West Coast train managers resume.
What comes after Storm Herminia? Future storm names for 2025 revealed
Monday 27 January 2025 08:59
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Holly Evans
The Met Office has already confirmed the storm names to be used across 2024 and 2025 - as the UK hit by Storm Herminia.
The new storms list – first launched in 2015 – for each year generally runs from early September until late August the following year, coinciding with the beginning of autumn.
James, Lewis and Mavis are all included in the new list in honour of figures from the Met Office’s 170-year history.
Read the full article here:
Rail: disruption continues with fallen trees blocking multiple lines
Monday 27 January 2025 08:45
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Simon Calder
Rail passengers face another day of disruption. Transport for Wales has issued a “Do Not Travel” warning for the Heart of Wales line between Swansea and Crewe.
In England, fallen trees have halted rush-hour trains south of Guildford in Surrey and north of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Plymouth is flooded between Reading and Taunton. National Rail warns: “Trains may be delayed by up to 20 minutes, cancelled or diverted. Disruption is expected until 11.30am.”
No trains are running between Manchester Victoria and Blackburn due to flooding at Darwen.