Race to restore power to homes hit by Storm Arwen before latest bad weather on Tuesday and Wednesday

There are warnings of dangerous coastal waves, atrocious driving conditions, travel delays, flooding and potential damage to buildings as Storm Barra sweeps across Ireland and the UK.

Engineers were engaged in a race against time to restore power to about 1,600 homes in north-east England still cut off after the havoc wreaked by Storm Arwen 10 days ago.

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