Region battered by wind

A man who died after being struck by a falling tree has been named as John Arthur White.

The 83-year-old man was riding his mobility scooter through King’s Park in Retford, when the tree fell.

Police were called to the scene at about 1.50pm on Thursday 5 December.

An ambulance attended but Mr White was pronounced dead at the scene.

The park has been closed until further notice.

High winds in Rotherham caused damage to homes and property, including this garden shed.

Credit: Gill Hudson

Grace Melody Gardner reports on the damage caused by stormy conditions across the region.

Leeds Bradford Airport have confirmed that the airport is back to normal after today's stormy conditions wreaked travel chaos.

An improvement in the weather means that the flights are arriving and departing the airport as normal, but bosses are saying that due to the backlog created today, some services may still be delayed.

As ever, customers are advised to check our website to check departure and arrival times.”

A man has died in Nottinghamshire after a tree fell on him.

Police were called to King's Park in Retford at around 2pm. A tree had fallen on the man as he rode his mobility through the park.

An ambulance went to the scene but the man was pronounced dead. The park has been closed until further notice.

A building in Hull has partially collapsed, crushing cars, after gale-force winds. No one was hurt when the wall of Nu-Stock on Clough Road fell down.

Barry Smith runs the business and says it's just lucky no one was inside the cars.

The roof of Hayfield School in Auckley, Doncaster has blown off in high winds.