Damage could be seen in Belfast in Northern Ireland on Friday as a major storm continued to lash Ireland and Scotland with hurricane-force winds.

Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland are braced for one of the most intense storms in decades, with forecasters warning of extremely rare hurricane force winds and a danger to life

Ireland's national weather service says the country has seen 114 mph wind gusts, the highest ever recorded on the island.

Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland are braced for a storm spiraling in from the Atlantic, bringing gusts of up to 100 m

Ireland has called in help from England and France to restore power to hundreds of thousands of people after the most disruptive storm for years.

A rare “stay at home” warning has been issued for parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a severe storm lashes the region, bringing dangerous 100mph (160 kmh) winds and unleashing travel chaos.

The storm brought 100 mile-per-hour winds to the island and also battered Scotland and northern England. Britain’s weather office issued a red warning, its highest level of alert.

Fresh rain weather warnings for UK as thousands still without power and homes evacuated - Storm Herminia brings gusts of up to 83 miles per hour to the UK as the Met Office issues yellow weather warnings.

It comes after Storm Éowyn battered the UK with gusts of wind of over 100mph, leaving nearly a million properties without power

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