7 d. ago Porepunkah shooting: police hunt ‘dangerous’ suspect who fled into bush after allegedly killing two officers ‘in cold blood’

Victoria police believe alleged offender is heavily armed and urge local residents to stay indoorsVictoria police shooting live updatesWhat we know so far about the shooting in rural AustraliaA manhunt is under way after two Victorian police officers were “murdered in cold blood” and another wounded in a shooting at a rural property in the high country town of Porepunkah.The Victorian police commissioner, Mike Bush, said the suspect – believed to be “heavily armed” – was still at large. Bush urged the wider community to stay indoors and said a “full deployment” was under way on Tuesday evening to find the suspect, who he described as “obviously a very dangerous person”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Last of 72,000 homes in Scotland which lost power in Storm Floris reconnected

SSEN said record wind speeds and widespread storm-force gusts caused ‘considerable network damage’.

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3 w. ago Fewer than 1,000 Scottish homes still without power after Storm Floris

Engineers are expected to return on Thursday morning to carry out the remaining work.

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3 w. ago Most homes that lost power during Storm Floris reconnected – Justice Secretary

Angela Constance said 98% of the 71,000 homes that lost power in Scotland have since been restored.

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3 w. ago Storm Floris aftermath leaves thousands without power for second night

The brutal weather system brought winds of up to 90mph, leaving tens of thousands of homes in the dark and causing chaos across the power network.

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3 w. ago Thousands spend second night without power after Storm Floris

The storm swept in on Monday bringing disruption to roads, railways and power networks.

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4 w. ago Crews in Scotland ‘working tirelessly’ to rectify storm damage to railway lines

Ross Moran, rail director for Network Rail in Scotland, said lines have experienced a ‘devastating’ impact due to the high winds and debris.

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4 w. ago Storm Floris map: Thousands left without power after UK battered by 100mph winds

Winds of over 100mph were recorded on Monday as Storm Floris swept across the country

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4 w. ago Storm Floris: All the rail, sea and air disruption as dozens of services cancelled

No trains are expected to run to or from Inverness station until Tuesday afternoon at the earliest, while the first Aberdeen-Heathrow flight was cancelled

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4 w. ago Work to restore power to thousands as Storm Floris moves on from Scotland

Trees are also being cleared from railway lines which were blocked by the storm.

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4 w. ago Storm Floris: Storm Floris disruption continues as Met Office predicts more stormy weather for Scotland

Travel disruption is likely to continue while communities in the North are still dealing with outages

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4 w. ago Storm Floris: Disruption continues after huge summer storm brings 134mph gust

Rail services in Scotland could be suspended until around 4pm on Tuesday, ScotRail has warned

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4 w. ago Storm Floris disruption continues as services delayed on several ScotRail routes

Suspended routes will need to be checked before they can be reopened, ScotRail says, after Caledonian Sleeper Services were cancelled on Monday night following Storm Floris

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4 w. ago Storm Floris: Scottish government holds emergency meeting amid warnings of more UK travel disruption

Scotland says there have been 119 incidents on the rail network caused by Storm Floris, including 75 tree-related onesThe Scottish government has held emergency meetings in response to the “significant disruption” caused by Storm Floris across the country, with warnings of further travel chaos on Tuesday as poor weather continues.On Monday night, the Scottish government’s Resilience Room held a meeting to help decide an appropriate response to the storm, which has included power outages and almost 120 rail incidents. Representatives from the Met Office, Police Scotland, Transport Scotland and transport and utilities companies were in attendance. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Scottish Government holds emergency meeting over Storm Floris disruption

Justice secretary Angela Constance said updates would be issued throughout Tuesday.

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4 w. ago Moment herd of cows go on the run in a Scotland housing estate after 124mph winds from Storm Floris blows down fence

Footage posted on Facebook by a resident shows neighbours watching on in shock as around 20 cattle gathered on a street in the village of Carfin in North Lanarkshire this afternoon.

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4 w. ago Storm Floris to cause disruption into Tuesday in Scotland, Network Rail says

The railway operator said it would work ‘tirelessly’ to remove debris from train tracks.

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4 w. ago Storm Floris: Wind gusts of 122mph recorded as storm causes widespread damage, disruption across Scotland

Warning that travel disruption could extend into Tuesday

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4 w. ago Storm Floris Kingston Bridge damage sparks traffic chaos as commuters head home

Drivers have been warned that the M8 is restricted due to the incident.

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4 w. ago Storm Floris forces shutdown at Donald Trump's course in Aberdeen

Preparations for Nexo Championship hit by high winds sweeping across Scotland

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