Storm Arwen arrives to batter UK with high winds

A man in Northern Ireland was killed by a falling tree as Storm Arwen brought high winds, rain and snow to the UK. The man died after his car was hit by the tree in Antrim, Northern Ireland, on Friday. Elsewhere, motorists in areas which fell under the Met Office’s red weather warning were told they “should not travel under any circumstances” by a senior police officer. The Met Office issued the rare warning for wind from 3pm on Friday to 2am on Saturday as Storm Arwen arrived to batter the country, with gusts forecast to be as high as 90mph and waves as high as 10 metres. The extreme weather has thrown Scotland’s public transport network into chaos as trains and ferry services have been cancelled for safety reasons. Continue reading: Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: