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In Pictures: Storm Arwen leaves trail of destruction

While a red weather warning expired in the early hours of Saturday, the forecaster said amber and yellow warnings for wind remained in place.

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Storm Arwen battered much of Scotland and the north of England overnight, with gusts of almost 100mph leaving damaged homes and streets.

The Met Office said speeds hit 98mph at Brizlee Wood in Northumberland.

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Huge waves crash the against the sea wall and Roker Lighthouse in Sunderland on Saturday morning (Owen Humphreys/PA)
A homeowner, who lost the roof of his house in strong winds, takes a picture in Blackhall, County Durham
A homeowner, who lost the roof of his house in strong winds, takes a picture in Blackhall, County Durham (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Train services were cancelled in many areas, with a barn blown on to the line near Falkirk one of the many incidents reported in Scotland.

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A fallen tree on a car in Wallasey Village, Wirrall (Les Cooper/PA)
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A fallen tree blocks a road in the centre of Norton village in Teesside (Owen Humphreys/PA)
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A car edges around a fallen tree on the B4378 near Brockton in Shropshire (Nick Potts/PA)
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A fallen tree in Willaston, Cheshire, in the aftermath of Storm Arwen (Adrian O’Brien/PA)
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While the red weather warning expired in the early hours of Saturday, the forecaster said amber and yellow warnings for wind remained in place (Owen Humphreys/PA)
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