Flights and trains cancelled by storm winds

Airports and train services have been disrupted by strong winds sweeping through the East of England as a result of Storm Éowyn.

A yellow weather warning from the Met Office for wind speeds of up to 50mph (80km/h) was in place for between 05:00 and 15:00 GMT.

Train services between London and Norwich were disrupted by a fallen tree.

Some flights out of Stansted Airport in Essex and Norwich Airport were cancelled and a 40mph (64km/h) speed restriction was in place for the Orwell Bridge near Ipswich.

Flights departing Stansted to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, Knock and Belfast were all chalked off, and other routes were delayed.

One of Ryanair's Boeing 737s departed Stansted at 08:35, but was unable to land at the Scottish capital, so it touched down at the Essex airport two hours and 44 minutes later.

Passengers onboard the 09:33 Ryanair flight from Luton had a similar experience. The plane failed to touch down at Dublin, so it landed back at Bedfordshire roughly three hours later.

A 15:45 Loganair flight from Norwich to Aberdeen was also cancelled.

Greater Anglia services have been suspended at Shenfield, Essex, and the trainline has warned passengers not to travel.

A tree had fallen on overhead electrical wires and a Network Rail response team was sent to deal with it.

The spokesperson said: "Debris has also been blown onto the track from a wall that has blown over in a separate, but nearby incident. Network Rail response teams are en route.

"Unfortunately, we are unable to guarantee that passengers will be able to complete their journeys. Customers are advised not to travel on the affected routes."

The routes that have been affected include London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria, as well as Braintree, Colchester, Clacton-on-Sea, Ipswich and Norwich.

Friday's weather warning for wind covered the entirety of the East of England and London, as well as much of the South East, and parts of the South West and West Midlands.

The Met Office said delays to road, rail, air and ferry transport were likely, and short term loss of power was possible.

A separate yellow weather warning for heavy rain was in place from 08:00 on Sunday until 06:00 on Monday, which was due to affect most of the eastern region - parts of Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Essex.

The Met Office said it expected up to 20mm (0.7in) of rain to fall, but there could be up to 50mm (1.9in) over high ground.

People were warned the extra rainfall on top of recent downpours could lead to some surface water and river flooding.

Earlier, the Met Office issued a rare red warning for Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland.

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