The British government is working hard to meet requests for assistance from the devolved Stormont Executive for support in the wake of Storm Éowyn, Secretary of State Hilary Benn has said. Mr Benn also said that NIE Networks is considering whether goodwill payments should be made to those whose supply has been affected.

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One of the strongest storms in decades leads to cancelled flights, suspended rail services, and closed schools.

A massive storm is battering parts of the U.K. and Ireland today, bringing devastating winds, heavy rain and snow, according to the Met Office, the United Kingdom's national weather and climate service.

Emergency crews are cleaning up after a storm bearing record-breaking winds left at least one person dead and more than a million without power across the island of Ireland and Scotland.

Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. are being urged to stay at home as hurricane-force winds disabled power networks.

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

Storm Eowyn caused havoc Friday as it battered Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland, killing one person and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes without power, flights grounded and schools shut, officials said.

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.

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It has been confirmed that at present approximately 65,000 customers remain without electricity across Northern Ireland following the devastation brought by storm Eowyn, and the subsequent yellow weather warning for today,