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| Storm Doris 'weather bomb': 94mph winds, travel chaos and snow – live updates | Storm Doris 'weather bomb': 94mph winds, travel chaos and snow – live updates |
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| 5.24pm GMT | |
| 17:24 | |
| David Fleming, an 18-year-old from Perth, posted this video after what he said was a crash landing at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam. The airport’s official account tweeted that a Flybe flight’s landing gear had collapsed during touchdown and added that no one had been injured. Earlier the airport had warned of delays because of strong winds, but it didn’t make any explicit connection between the Flybe plane’s problems and the weather. | |
| Crash landing @Schiphol Edinburgh to Amsterdam Flight BE1284 @BBCScotlandNews @BBCBreaking @SkyNews @STVNews @flybe @airlivenet #StormDoris pic.twitter.com/U25HzBdxf3 | |
| 5.12pm GMT | |
| 17:12 | |
| Things should be getting at least a little calmer soon: as we head into Thursday evening and Storm Doris moves out into the North Sea, the winds will begin to decrease, according to Met Office meteorologist Emma Sharples. | |
| “Then the focus turns more to it turning cold, frosty and icy overnight with wintry showers around as well,” she said. | |
| 4.47pm GMT | 4.47pm GMT |
| 16:47 | 16:47 |
| Storm Doris wasn’t enough to keep one man from running naked through the streets of Sheffield today, the Derry Journal reports. No explanation has apparently been found so far to explain the man’s stunt. | Storm Doris wasn’t enough to keep one man from running naked through the streets of Sheffield today, the Derry Journal reports. No explanation has apparently been found so far to explain the man’s stunt. |
| 4.43pm GMT | 4.43pm GMT |
| 16:43 | 16:43 |
| Virgin Trains East Coast services are said to be severely disrupted by Storm Doris. Their trains across the whole East Coast are expected to be cancelled or delayed by up to 100 minutes. Commuters have been advised not to travel today and told their tickets will be valid for use on tomorrow’s trains. | Virgin Trains East Coast services are said to be severely disrupted by Storm Doris. Their trains across the whole East Coast are expected to be cancelled or delayed by up to 100 minutes. Commuters have been advised not to travel today and told their tickets will be valid for use on tomorrow’s trains. |
| Other services are having similar problems. | Other services are having similar problems. |
| ⚠️ #StormDoris - Services across the whole network may be cancelled or delayed by up to 90 mins. Disruption expected til the end of the day | ⚠️ #StormDoris - Services across the whole network may be cancelled or delayed by up to 90 mins. Disruption expected til the end of the day |
| Southeastern trains from London Blackfriars will be starting from London Victoria tonight because of disruption caused by #StormDoris pic.twitter.com/mUyGqJLj7c | Southeastern trains from London Blackfriars will be starting from London Victoria tonight because of disruption caused by #StormDoris pic.twitter.com/mUyGqJLj7c |
| 4.41pm GMT | 4.41pm GMT |
| 16:41 | 16:41 |
| ITV’s Damon Green takes on Doris. | ITV’s Damon Green takes on Doris. |
| Just go home mate. We know it's windy #stormdoris #blownaway pic.twitter.com/JM8Wla2Fio | Just go home mate. We know it's windy #stormdoris #blownaway pic.twitter.com/JM8Wla2Fio |
| 4.25pm GMT | 4.25pm GMT |
| 16:25 | 16:25 |
| Trampolines across the UK are finally escaping from the iron grip of their owners. | Trampolines across the UK are finally escaping from the iron grip of their owners. |
| Meanwhile, in Liverpool... "I'm free! Help, save me!" #StormDoris pic.twitter.com/0I4ukcBclM | Meanwhile, in Liverpool... "I'm free! Help, save me!" #StormDoris pic.twitter.com/0I4ukcBclM |
| 4.06pm GMT | 4.06pm GMT |
| 16:06 | 16:06 |
| Not the most ideal conditions to be learning to drive in. | Not the most ideal conditions to be learning to drive in. |
| This driving instructor had a VERY lucky escape from #StormDoris https://t.co/Xi8KdBCbBb pic.twitter.com/OSEUAArv31 | This driving instructor had a VERY lucky escape from #StormDoris https://t.co/Xi8KdBCbBb pic.twitter.com/OSEUAArv31 |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.07pm GMT | at 4.07pm GMT |
| 4.05pm GMT | 4.05pm GMT |
| 16:05 | 16:05 |
| Earlier this afternoon, the wind toppled a double-decker bus onto its side in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire at around 1pm, an East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said. Paramedics assessed 15 people at the scene on Lynn Road but no-one involved is believed to be in a serious or life-threatening condition. | Earlier this afternoon, the wind toppled a double-decker bus onto its side in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire at around 1pm, an East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said. Paramedics assessed 15 people at the scene on Lynn Road but no-one involved is believed to be in a serious or life-threatening condition. |
| A man is thought to have been injured by a section of falling debris near Cardinal Place shopping centre in Victoria, central London. Paramedics and police were at the scene, which was close to a new entrance to London Underground on Victoria Street. | A man is thought to have been injured by a section of falling debris near Cardinal Place shopping centre in Victoria, central London. Paramedics and police were at the scene, which was close to a new entrance to London Underground on Victoria Street. |
| 4.01pm GMT | 4.01pm GMT |
| 16:01 | 16:01 |
| A Birmingham taxi driver was inches away from death after Storm Doris caused a tree to fall onto his car, Jack Butler reports. Surprisingly the 35 year-old driver managed to leave the vehicle with no serious injuries. An ambulance attended to the driver but he declined hospital treatment. A video can be viewed on the Birmingham Mail site. | A Birmingham taxi driver was inches away from death after Storm Doris caused a tree to fall onto his car, Jack Butler reports. Surprisingly the 35 year-old driver managed to leave the vehicle with no serious injuries. An ambulance attended to the driver but he declined hospital treatment. A video can be viewed on the Birmingham Mail site. |
| 3.57pm GMT | 3.57pm GMT |
| 15:57 | 15:57 |
| Alexandra Topping | Alexandra Topping |
| Do you know who likes Doris? Uber. I’m currently in an Uber back to London with three other lost souls I met at Hatfield train station, where questions about the next train into the capital were met with a shrug. | Do you know who likes Doris? Uber. I’m currently in an Uber back to London with three other lost souls I met at Hatfield train station, where questions about the next train into the capital were met with a shrug. |
| Currently it looks like a fare that would normally cost around £55-60 is going to set up back around £100 as the company implements it’s “surge” pricing to capitalise on the trains chaos. And the traffic is bad. Happy days. | Currently it looks like a fare that would normally cost around £55-60 is going to set up back around £100 as the company implements it’s “surge” pricing to capitalise on the trains chaos. And the traffic is bad. Happy days. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 3.58pm GMT | at 3.58pm GMT |
| 3.51pm GMT | 3.51pm GMT |
| 15:51 | 15:51 |
| Former footballer and pundit Robbie Savage has filmed a scene from the flight he was on from Seville. | Former footballer and pundit Robbie Savage has filmed a scene from the flight he was on from Seville. |
| Bumpy ride landing from Sevilla in #stormdoris well done to the pilot on @Monarchairline1 👍🏻👍🏻 #LCFC fans cheering at the end!!! pic.twitter.com/IhGhkcnzpM | Bumpy ride landing from Sevilla in #stormdoris well done to the pilot on @Monarchairline1 👍🏻👍🏻 #LCFC fans cheering at the end!!! pic.twitter.com/IhGhkcnzpM |
| 3.36pm GMT | 3.36pm GMT |
| 15:36 | 15:36 |
| All trains to and from Birmingham have been cancelled due to the storm. | All trains to and from Birmingham have been cancelled due to the storm. |
| Birmingham trains cancelled pic.twitter.com/mbIFa2ibHo | Birmingham trains cancelled pic.twitter.com/mbIFa2ibHo |
| 3.28pm GMT | 3.28pm GMT |
| 15:28 | 15:28 |
| Here are some of the strongest gusts we have seen so far today from #StormDoris pic.twitter.com/SzkoRG0pH3 | Here are some of the strongest gusts we have seen so far today from #StormDoris pic.twitter.com/SzkoRG0pH3 |
| 3.26pm GMT | 3.26pm GMT |
| 15:26 | 15:26 |
| In central London, scaffolding became dislodged atop an office block in the Aldwych at Holborn, where the green light has been given for a £15 million rooftop extension. The roadway was cordoned off as a ribbon of scaffolding hung from the roof at Aldwych House, built in 1926. | In central London, scaffolding became dislodged atop an office block in the Aldwych at Holborn, where the green light has been given for a £15 million rooftop extension. The roadway was cordoned off as a ribbon of scaffolding hung from the roof at Aldwych House, built in 1926. |
| Slightly distracted this lunchtime by the wind blowing the scaffolding off the building opposite! #Aldwych #roadclosure 😨 pic.twitter.com/njdJ3KLE5p | Slightly distracted this lunchtime by the wind blowing the scaffolding off the building opposite! #Aldwych #roadclosure 😨 pic.twitter.com/njdJ3KLE5p |
| 3.17pm GMT | 3.17pm GMT |
| 15:17 | 15:17 |
| Video from Merseyside this morning shows winds blowing someone off their feet. | Video from Merseyside this morning shows winds blowing someone off their feet. |
| #StormDoris is literally blowing people off their feet in Merseyside pic.twitter.com/PElL7Hkfwc | #StormDoris is literally blowing people off their feet in Merseyside pic.twitter.com/PElL7Hkfwc |
| And here is Euston station in London. | And here is Euston station in London. |
| Scenes from #Euston after a number of cancellations due to #stormdoris pic.twitter.com/BfW2lGaGiD | Scenes from #Euston after a number of cancellations due to #stormdoris pic.twitter.com/BfW2lGaGiD |
| 3.15pm GMT | 3.15pm GMT |
| 15:15 | 15:15 |
| Another Guardian colleague, Alexandra Topping, has been trying to get back to London from St. Albans crown court. All trains in and out of St. Albans have been cancelled, she said, with commuters directed onto circuitous local buses to Hatfield. | Another Guardian colleague, Alexandra Topping, has been trying to get back to London from St. Albans crown court. All trains in and out of St. Albans have been cancelled, she said, with commuters directed onto circuitous local buses to Hatfield. |
| “At Hatfield station there are currently a handful of Great Northern rail workers, two nuns and many disgruntled and cold travellers hanging around, but no trains to London. All train companies seem to have been floored by the weather bomb. I’m rapidly losing my optimism.” | “At Hatfield station there are currently a handful of Great Northern rail workers, two nuns and many disgruntled and cold travellers hanging around, but no trains to London. All train companies seem to have been floored by the weather bomb. I’m rapidly losing my optimism.” |
| 3.12pm GMT | 3.12pm GMT |
| 15:12 | 15:12 |
| East Midlands trains have just suspended all trains from Sheffield/Nottingham to London St Pancras International, according to my colleague Jim Powell, who has been trying for most of the day to get into London. | East Midlands trains have just suspended all trains from Sheffield/Nottingham to London St Pancras International, according to my colleague Jim Powell, who has been trying for most of the day to get into London. |
| 2.59pm GMT | 2.59pm GMT |
| 14:59 | 14:59 |
| Train services from London Paddington have also been hit by storm damage. | Train services from London Paddington have also been hit by storm damage. |
| A large tree is blocking the railway between Reading and Guildford and all lines are blocked. Disruption to services is expected until 1630. pic.twitter.com/ypHXmr9Cag | A large tree is blocking the railway between Reading and Guildford and all lines are blocked. Disruption to services is expected until 1630. pic.twitter.com/ypHXmr9Cag |
| High winds and rain are affecting our services. Please check your journey before travelling: https://t.co/kSQp5pCyxo. pic.twitter.com/pC1sGp1SwL | High winds and rain are affecting our services. Please check your journey before travelling: https://t.co/kSQp5pCyxo. pic.twitter.com/pC1sGp1SwL |