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Derbyshire road closed after storm damages building

Samantha Noble and Jack Tymon
BBC News, Derby
BBC A516 in MickeloverBBC
Road closure signs were put in place

A major road in Derbyshire has been closed after the county was battered by Storm Isha.

Derbyshire Police said the A516 was shut between Etwall and Mickleover on Sunday after high winds made a building unsafe, with diversions in place.

The storm has been causing travel disruption around the UK with tens of thousands of homes without power in other areas.

East Midlands Railway has advised passengers to allow extra time.

Damaged petrol station
Photos showed damage to the roof of a petrol station on the A516

Elsewhere in Derbyshire, Bakewell's stalls market has been cancelled due to the windy conditions but the livestock market is on.

Parts of Northern Ireland, northern England and Scotland have seen the strongest winds in 10 to 20 years, with gusts of up to 99mph (159km/h) recorded in Northumberland.

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