Thousands of homes without power as Storm Austen hits south-west England
<p>Dozens of schools in Cornwall also affected by conditions as another storm heads for Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England</p><p>Thousands of homes are without power and schools have been closed as the first named storm of the year hits UK shores.</p><p>Storm Austen brought severe conditions to parts of the south-west, with a gust of 76mph recorded at St Mary’s Airport on the Isles of Scilly on Friday morning. Just before 11am, more than 16,000 homes in the south-west were without power, according to National Grid.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/23/storm-austen-weather-updates-thousands-without-power-south-west-england">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Dozens of schools in Cornwall also affected by conditions as another storm heads for Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England</p><p>Thousands of homes are without power and schools have been closed as the first named storm of the year hits UK shores.</p><p>Storm Austen brought severe conditions to parts of the south-west, with a gust of 76mph recorded at St Mary’s Airport on the Isles of Scilly on Friday morning. Just before 11am, more than 16,000 homes in the south-west were without power, according to National Grid.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/23/storm-austen-weather-updates-thousands-without-power-south-west-england">Continue reading...</a>