Thousands without power after Storm Malik and Storm Corrie cause back-to-back disruption

ITV News Northern Report Sangita Lal reports on the devastation caused in northern England and Scotland

Around 7,500 customers are still without power, after a weekend of devastating storms saw strong winds batter parts of the UK.

On Saturday two people killed by falling trees as Storm Malik swept in.

The following day Storm Corrie arrived, bringing more wintry showers, snow and ice with its grip expected to last into Monday morning.

Winds of 92mph were recorded in Stornoway, on the Western Isles, as Storm Corrie began to hit.

The strongest gust during Storm Malik was 93mph in Brizlee Wood, Northumberland, on Saturday morning but there were also winds that hit 80mph over wide areas of Scotland, and 70mph in the north of England throughout the day.

The Met Office issued an amber and yellow weather warning for wind across northern parts of Scotland from Sunday into Monday morning.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the impact of Storm Corrie is “likely to be significant”.

She tweeted on Sunday: “Work to repair the damage from Storm Malik continues. Tens of thousands have had power reconnected already – however, many will remain off supply again tonight and some, especially in north east, could be off into Tuesday. Welfare arrangements are in place.

“Special arrangements remain in place for vulnerable customers and local resilience partnerships continue to work with councils to provide welfare support.”

Hospitality worker Clare Stirling-Turnbull, 47, of Powburn, Northumberland, has been without heating and electricity since 9am on Saturday.

To make matters worse, one of the children in her family of six has Covid and is currently isolating.

She said: “So we can’t go to relatives’ houses… we have no electric, no heating or hot water – we do have a wood burner so can heat one room.”

The family were “well prepared” thanks to a gas barbeque, candle and hot water bottles, she said.

The Met Office warned on Sunday that “flying debris is likely and could lead to injuries or danger to life” while there may be some damage to trees and buildings, which could include tiles that have blown from roofs.

Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said: “That is exceptionally strong for any time of the year and there is no wonder there were significant impacts such as power outages and damage to buildings. It is very unfortunate that things were worse than that for some people.”

Mr Burkill said: “It is not just the case of strong winds causing problems – there is also the ice risk across parts of Scotland through to the early part of Monday morning.

“There will be some wintry showers. Emergency services are trying to get out, utility companies are trying to make repairs and so the icy conditions are not going to make that easier for them.”

Storm Corrie will likely cause some travel disruption and generate some “large and dangerous waves around the coasts”, the forecasters added.

A nine-year-old boy was killed in Northern England and a 60-year-old woman was killed by a falling tree in Aberdeen., as Storm Malik battered northern parts of the UK on Saturday.

Police, firefighters and the local council evacuated people from their homes in Glasgow on Saturday evening over fears high wind may damage a historic building.

An “exclusion zone” was set up around Old Trinity College, in the Park Circus area of the city, and the surrounding area over worries that existing structural issues could be exacerbated by Storm Malik, which brought winds of more than 100mph reported in parts of Scotland.

A spokesman for Glasgow City Council told the PA news agency residents were expected to be out of their homes for “considerably longer than 24 hours."