People in Scotland have been urged to stay indoors after the Met Office issued a red danger to life warning for wind on Friday.

Thousands of schools are expected to close, with drivers also warned to stay off the roads and rail services suspended amid rare red weather warnings as Storm Eowyn gets set to batter parts of the UK.

Brave scientists on a 'hurricane hunting' plane that is used to study the world's most lethal tempests are preparing to fly into Storm Eowyn as it roars towards Britain.

Thousands of schools are expected to close, with drivers also warned to stay off the roads and rail services suspended amid ...