At least 259,000 houses have lost their electricity connection across Britain as roofs were ripped up and trees fell, while the Government issued a 'risk-to-life' alert.
A man has died during Storm Darragh after a tree fell onto his van in Lancashire. The man, in his 40s, was driving his Citroen vehicle on the A59 at Longton, near Preston, at about 9am on Saturday. He ...