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Britain is set to be battered by winds of up to 90mph from Storm Eowyn as the Met Office warned of a danger to life in parts of the country over the next few days. Very strong winds are forecast to strike the north of England, south of Scotland and North Wales.

Storm Éowyn is forecast to make landfall in Ireland late on Thursday before moving on to the rest of the UK on Friday according to Met Office models. The storm will bring gusts of 80mph to coastal areas and 60mph inland with potential for a danger to life caused by flying debris.

Further Met Office weather warnings for rain have been issued for Hertfordshire as the county is already under a wind alert for Storm Éowyn.

Severn Trent has given new advice to customers ahead of Storm Eowyn hitting the UK. The fifth named storm of the season is expected to cause disruption with strong winds and heavy rain across the Midlands.

A yellow weather warning remains in place for strong winds today in London in the wake of Storm Éowyn. A yellow warning for wind is in place across large parts of the UK, including one for London today from 5am to 3pm.

A ‘severe' tornado warning has been issued for the South of England as Storm Eowyn bears down on the UK. Storm research organisation, the European Storm Forecast Experiment (Estofex), has issued a statement today ahead of Friday’s storm – which has seen a yellow weather warning issued in Hampshire.