Falling trees and flying debris were blamed for knocking out power lines after fierce winds of up to 114mph battered the British Isles, with many families forced to move to warm h

Record high winds from Storm Eowyn battered Ireland and Northern Ireland on Friday, leaving one man dead and almost one-third of Irish homes and businesses without power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights.

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