Staff worked through the night to clear rail tracks blocked by fallen trees and debris after high winds affected roads, flights and ferries - and left thousands without power.

At midnight, a fresh yellow weather warning for wind will be introduced for the Orkney Islands. The Met Office said: “Very strong northwesterly winds, including gusts of 50 to 70 mph, in the wake of Storm Floris will ease across Orkney early on Tuesday and then slowly wane a little over Shetland during Tuesday morning.”