Somerset in Pictures: Sunrises and a lunar eclipse
Stargazers in Somerset woke up to a rare partial lunar eclipse on Friday morning.Meanwhile, spring is springing across the county, with trees blossoming and people flocking to the beaches.Take a look at some of the best pictures across Somerset this week.
Purple sky: Somerset photographer Matt captured this beautiful night sky above the Stanton Drew Stone Circles.
Early sunrise: As spring is springing, the sun is rising earlier and turning the sky pink and orange.
Beach days: Last weekend saw people flock to the beach in Weston-super-Mare, as they enjoyed the warmer weather.
In bloom: More springtime views were captured in Blue Anchor as apple trees are starting to bloom.
Support dog: Anne Herbert, a senior law lecturer at Bath Spa University, has Ehlers Danlos syndrome, which gives her skeletal instability. Without support dog Rafa, his owner may well be facing life in a wheelchair.
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BBC News
15-03-2025
- BBC News
Somerset in Pictures: Sunrises and a lunar eclipse
Stargazers in Somerset woke up to a rare partial lunar eclipse on Friday spring is springing across the county, with trees blossoming and people flocking to the a look at some of the best pictures across Somerset this week. Purple sky: Somerset photographer Matt captured this beautiful night sky above the Stanton Drew Stone Circles. Early sunrise: As spring is springing, the sun is rising earlier and turning the sky pink and orange. Beach days: Last weekend saw people flock to the beach in Weston-super-Mare, as they enjoyed the warmer weather. In bloom: More springtime views were captured in Blue Anchor as apple trees are starting to bloom. Support dog: Anne Herbert, a senior law lecturer at Bath Spa University, has Ehlers Danlos syndrome, which gives her skeletal instability. Without support dog Rafa, his owner may well be facing life in a wheelchair.
Sky News
24-01-2025
- Sky News
Eowyn latest: 'Unprecedented' damage and 'do not travel' warning issued as record-breaking winds reported
Have you been affected by Storm Eowyn? We'd love for you to send us your pictures, videos and any information you have. You can send them to us on email at news@ or send us a message on WhatsApp. By sending us your video footage/photographs/audio you agree we can broadcast, publish and edit the material and pass it onto others for similar use in any media worldwide, without any payment being due to you. Please do not submit your contribution unless you accept this. Aquarium car park floods while animals 'safe' inside Ireland's largest native species aquarium Galway Atlantaquaria has had a member of staff on site in Galway City to monitor the welfare of the animals during Storm Eowyn. Posting footage of the extreme weather, water is seen flooding what appears to be a car park outside the aquarium, while strong winds blow trees. The aquarium said member of staff Matt, and all the animals, are okay after flooding began at around 2.30am. Writing underneath the footage it posted to social media, the aquarium wrote: "You know it's bad when a large wooden bench is seen 'walking' down the prom!" List of cancellations related to the storm Here is a list of all the cancellations related to the bad weather that we're aware of at present: Rail services Train operator Northern said many of its routes are closed because of severe weather. Some lines are blocked between Manchester Oxford Road and Warrington Central because of a fallen tree; Services on these routes are also being disrupted by severe weather: between Bradford Forster Square and Ilkley; Bradford Forster Square and Skipton; Leeds and Bradford Forster Square; Leeds and Ilkley; and Leeds and Skipton; All ScotRail services will be suspended today; The West Coast Main Line north of Preston and the East Coast Main Line north of Newcastle will also be shut throughout today, affecting Anglo-Scots services; Network Rail says "other lines across northern England, Scotland and northern Wales may also be closed at short notice"; Train services across Northern Ireland have also been suspended. Roads Police Scotland has urged drivers not to travel; RAC Breakdown has also advised motorists in areas covered by red weather warnings not to drive "unless absolutely essential"; Bus services in Northern Ireland will be suspended. Airports Dublin Airport said around 230 flights have been cancelled; Edinburgh Airport has said operations "will be limited" during the red weather warning, which is in place from 10am until 5pm. Ferries All CalMac ferry services have been cancelled; Northlink Ferries, serving the Northern Isles, has also amended its services and is keeping its sailings for Saturday under review, with "a high probability of cancellation" for morning services. Public services, spaces and other sites The V&A Dundee will be closed. It plans to reopen on Saturday; All Scottish courts within or near to the red warning zone will be closed; The Scottish Parliament will be closed all day; Some children's playgrounds in London parks, including Hyde Park, will be closed as a precaution. Sport fixtures The Scottish Women's Premier League match between Celtic and Hearts, scheduled for 7.30pm, has been postponed; Sheffield United's home game against fellow Championship side Hull City at 8pm is still scheduled to go ahead. Portrush is a ghost town - as people heed warnings to stay at home By Thomas Moore, science correspondent Portrush is a ghost town this morning as people hunker down in the storm. Schools, colleges and many businesses in Northern Ireland are closed today and people have been urged to work from home if they can. The wind is gaining strength by the hour, howling and whistling through the town centre. This is forecast to be the most intense storm to affect Northern Ireland since Boxing Day 1998. Winds are expected to peak late morning, with gusts of 95mph, as the storm centre passes off the coast. And people seem to be heeding the warnings to stay home and stay safe. You can watch Moore and Ireland correspondent Stephen Murphy reporting from Portrush and County Clare here... It's not just Ireland and Scotland being battered by this storm By Shingi Mararike, North of England correspondent Large swathes of England are also covered by weather warnings. Those include Blackpool, where an amber warning for wind is in force until 9pm tonight. Here, wind speeds could reach 80 miles per hour. Those gusts are sending waves crashing into the shore this morning, throwing up foam and sea spray. So far people have followed the advice to stay inside, with the town's famous promenade deserted, aside from photographers trying to capture the conditions while struggling to keep their balance. In pictures: Winds destroy hot tub canopy Sky News readers have been sending over pictures from where they are as high speed winds cause havoc across the country. These images show a hot tub canopy damaged from the winds and were sent over to us from Jonathan Evans in County Mayo, which is on the west coast of Ireland. What airports are facing flight cancellations? At least 334 flights have been cancelled across Northern Ireland and Scotland, affecting around 50,000 passengers. Analysis of flight tracking website FlightRadar24 by the PA news agency shows flights from airports in Aberdeen, Belfast, Edinburgh and Glasgow have been affected. The number of cancellations for each airport is: Belfast International: 16 departures and 16 arrivals Belfast City: 23 departures and 20 arrivals Edinburgh: 74 departures and 72 arrivals Glasgow: 40 departures and 41 arrivals Aberdeen: 25 departures and 25 arrivals This breakdown includes 18 domestic flights that were scheduled to depart from one of the airports and arrive at another. Just after midnight, Belfast International Airport posted on X that there is "significant disruption" and urged passengers to check with their airline for the latest updates. Adam Wilson, chief operating officer at Edinburgh Airport, said: "The decision to limit our operations is not taken lightly but the safety of our passengers and staff is paramount, and we urge them to follow Police Scotland's advice." Glasgow residents 'bracing themselves' People in Glasgow are "bracing themselves" for the approaching winds, a spokesperson for the homeless charity Glasgow City Mission has told Sky's Wilfred Frost this morning. Jack Geddes, who is a marketing and fundraising manager for the charity, said they decided not to open today after an amber weather warning for the region was upgraded to red. "The main reason for not opening is we don't want to attract people to us which may put them in danger," he said. Asked how bad it currently was in Glasgow, he added: "We are just starting to hear and feel it now. "My wife has a colleague on the west coast and she said it's wild there. "So it's making its way to us and we're just bracing ourselves." Dublin Airport cancels around 230 flights Around 230 flights have been cancelled at Dublin Airport as Storm Eowyn batters parts of the country. With winds remaining strong, passengers intending to travel today are being advised to check the status of their flight directly with their airline before travelling to the airport. 'Unprecedented damage' leaves over 700,000 without power across Ireland More than 715,000 homes, farms and businesses are without power across Ireland, the Irish Electricity Supply Board (ESB) has said. It said damaging winds associated with Storm Eowyn have caused "unprecedented, widespread and extensive damage to the electricity network across the country". Earlier, Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) - which is part of ESB - said more than 93,000 homes and businesses are currently without power in Northern Ireland. It warned that restoration efforts will take significant time, as crews cannot begin work until it is safe to do so. "We anticipate we will begin assessing the damage to the network after 2pm once the red weather warning has been lifted," NIE said in a statement. 'We're in the eye of the storm' It comes as Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill urged people to stay at home. "We're in the eye of the storm now. We are in the period of the red alert," she told BBC Radio Ulster earlier this morning. "Please be ultra cautious, please stay at home if you can and we will see how the storm will rage, but the scale of the storm, the level of wind that we've experienced across the island, which is something that's never been seen before," she said. "The threat is real, and we only can emphasise to people, please take every precaution that you absolutely can." The top-level red warning for wind covering Northern Ireland came into force at 7am and lasts until 2pm this afternoon. Storm Eowyn 'massively developing' This is a "massively developing storm", Sky meteorologist Steff Gaulter says. She says the storm started as an "insignificant area of low pressure in the Atlantic" but it went under a jet stream. As it went under that jet stream it "explosively intensified". "It is a massively developing storm," Gaulter says. "It's now reached its peak and it is moving closer to Northern Ireland and Scotland."
The Independent
24-01-2025
- The Independent
Storm Eowyn: Heavy winds and rain lash Galway Aquarium in 'worst weather ever seen‘
A popular Irish tourist attraction has warned people to stay indoors and not venture out as it is lashed by Storm Eowyn's heavy wind and rain. Galway Atlantaquaria shared footage as the floods hit in the early hours of Friday (24 January). Staff member Matt Hawkins has been onsite all night to make sure the animals are safe. An aquarium spokesman said: 'Matt is safe but this is some of the worst we've seen. Please stay indoors and stay safe.' Rare red weather warnings have been issued for Northern Ireland as Storm Eowyn is likely to damage buildings, uproot trees and cause power cuts, the Met Office said.
