They were trapped in their car by a 15-tonne tree that split in half and collapsed during a storm.

SSEN says it aims to make its network as robust as possible after storms left thousands of people without power.

Sunderland housing association Gentoo has repaired 2,500 homes so far but is only half-way through.

The washout caused damage to the rail track and the supporting ballast.

Sawmills in the north east of Scotland are working at near-full capacity to process thousands of tonnes of timber.

One electricity company warns "the peak is still ahead" after 14,000 people lost power in the storm.

The Met Office is warning gusts of 80mph could hit parts of Scotland, England and Northern Ireland.

How eight million trees have already been brought down this winter, with thousands more threatened by storms.