Weather warnings are issued across the country, with travel disruption expected on Sunday.
Increased liklihood of impacts, eg travel delays, power cutsThere have also been yellow warnings for rain issued for Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland from 15:00 GMT on Saturday, extending to include Wales and northern England from 00:00 GMT on Sunday.
Network Rail has imposed a blanket speed restriction of 50mph across the network on Sunday, warning passengers to only travel by train that day"if absolutely necessary". It said there was the potential for damage to overhead lines and tracks caused by debris or fallen trees. Avanti West Coast, London North Eastern Railway and South Western Railway were among the train companies which said customers with tickets for Sunday would also be able to use them on some services on Saturday or Monday.Elsewhere, the London Winter Run 10k event - due to be attended by 25,000 runners - was cancelled after organisers said they were"not able to guarantee the safety of our runners, crew and volunteers".
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