Weather alerts remain in place across the island of Ireland for strong winds after Storm Floris arrived overnight. In the Republic of Ireland, thousands of homes are without power. In Northern Ireland several flights have been cancelled and some public facilities closed.

Heavy wind and rain is expected, with weather warnings also in place across much of the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

Weather warnings are in force as Storm Floris begins to batter the UK and Ireland, with high winds hitting coastal areas and travel disruption expected. A yellow warning for wind for northern parts of the UK became active at 6am on Monday, lasting until 6am on Tuesday.