Emergency crews are cleaning up after a storm bearing record-breaking winds left at least one person dead and more than a million without power across the island of Ireland and Scotland

Scotland, United Kingdom - January 24, 2025 Storm Éowyn battered parts of the UK and Ireland on Friday, 24 January, with winds exceeding 100 MPH. The storm prompted rare red warnings in both countries,

The Scottish Premiership fixture between Celtic and Dundee United has been postponed due to the damage inflicted on Celtic Park by Storm Éowyn.

Travel chaos continued on Saturday morning, with flights, trains and ferries cancelled, after winds reaching 100mph caused widespread disruption and widespread damage to rail networks. At least 1,070 flights were axed and 150,000 air passengers affected.

Flights have been delayed, roads closed and ferry services cancelled as 100mph winds pose a danger to life in parts of the UK on Friday morning. Rail services and flights have been axed, with rare red weather warnings issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland as Storm Eowyn is likely to damage buildings,

With Storm Éowyn battering Britain, several social media users reacted to warnings issued by the Met Office, with comments ranging from fairly sane to absolutely nuts.