4 d. 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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6 d. 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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6 d. 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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6 d. 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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6 d. 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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7 d. 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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8 d. 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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8 d. 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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8 d. ago Storm Floris: Fire breaks out on overhead lines at Glasgow train station

A fire has been reported at Kings Park station in Glasgow.

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8 d. ago Storm Floris to bring 85mph winds as Scots urged to stay indoors

Much of Scotland will be battered by heavy rain and winds of up to 85mph, the Met Office warned as it upgraded warnings to amber.

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9 d. ago Storm Floris LIVE as 90mph winds to hit Scotland as weather warning upgraded to Amber

Trains and ferries have already been cancelled, with Network Rail set to close a number of routes at 12pm on Monday.

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9 d. ago Storm Floris LIVE as Scotland to be battered by high winds amid amber warning

Trains and ferries have already been cancelled, with Network Rail set to close a number of routes at 12pm on Monday.

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9 d. ago Storm Floris upgraded to amber warning as 90mph wind gusts to batter Scotland

Storm Floris, the sixth named storm of the year, is set to hammer huge swathes of the UK in the coming days

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