One of the strongest storms in decades leads to cancelled flights, suspended rail services, and closed schools.

The young man, who has not been named, was driving a Ford Focus on the B743 near Mauchline, Ayrshire, when the car was struck around 6.45am on Friday morning and he has since died

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.