Millions have received an emergency phone alert over the approaching Storm Éowyn, as schools and transport networks are due to shut and people asked to stay home in parts of the UK.

There’s a danger to life, as the whole country is under a Red wind warning this morning. Storm Eowyn is expected to bring gusts of more than 180 kilometres an hour to this county over the coming hours.

Northern Ireland is expected to be battered by the strongest winds since Boxing Day 1998 as Storm Éowyn moves across Northern Ireland, the police have warned. Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are under red weather warnings for wind for the first time ever.

A rare red weather warning for wind posing a “danger to life” has been issued for part of Scotland on Friday at the peak of Storm Eowyn. Forecasters warn gusts of up to 100mph could result in flying debris and pose a danger to life,