Britons across the UK will be facing severe disruption as the country prepares to be battered by 100mph winds brought by Storm Eowyn.Thousands of train journeys have been cancelled, with ScotRail suspending all of its services on Friday.

THE Met Office has named the latest storm of the season with 80mph gusts and heavy rain on the cards. Storm Éowyn is forecast to bring powerful winds to much of the UK on Friday and into Saturday,

The Met Office has issued several warnings for wind, snow and rain across the whole of the UK as Storm Éowyn is expected to cause widespread disruption on Friday and Saturday

Storm Éowyn is forecast to make landfall in Ireland late on Thursday before moving on to the rest of the UK on Friday according to Met Office models. The storm will bring gusts of 80mph to coastal areas and 60mph inland with potential for a danger to life caused by flying debris.

Weather maps show that there will be very heavy rain falling in Wales overnight and there is a warning about the wind

The Met Office said the newly-named Storm Éowyn could bring powerful gusts to exposed coasts in Northern Ireland, northern England, northwestern Wales and western Scotland.

The Met Office has issued a yellow wind warning from midnight on Friday across most of the UK, including the south-west of England, the Midlands, northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland

Huge swathes of the south east are expected to see blustery conditions over the next few days as the Met Office issued two yellow warnings for wind. A yellow warning for strong winds is in place for Kent and Sussex from 07:00 until 18:00 GMT on Thursday,

Storm Éowyn is due to hit the UK and cause disruption this weekend - here's how you can track the storm and when to expect strong wind and heavy rain.