Storm Ashley has battered parts of the country with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain as thousands are left without power.The Environment Agency had 45 flood warnings, where flooding is expected,

Gusts of up to 82mph came after many areas were already dealing with flooding, some with their wettest months ever.

Thousands of homes and businesses in Northern Ireland have had their electricity restored after Storm Ashley caused outages across the network on Sunday. Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) restored power to more than 10,