Storm Ciaran: Dozens of flood warnings remain after rain and wind batters parts of UK
The threat of flooding remains after Storm Ciaran battered the south coast of England and the Channel Islands with gusts of up to 100mph on Thursday.
A total of 90 flood warnings are in place as of Friday morning as the UK deals with the storm’s after-effects, with downpours and strong winds expected in Scotland and parts of northern England.
About 11,300 properties still had no electricity by 4pm on Thursday and almost 150,000 homes were left without power over the course of the day.
The Energy Networks Association said 135,700 homes have been reconnected, with power restored for 92% of customers affected by the storm.
“While difficult conditions remain, with violent winds forecast until the end of the day, teams from across the country are working together to continue to reconnect customers where it is safe to do so,” a spokesperson added.
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Floods minister Rebecca Pow said potential flooding risks remained across the UK with river levels still high, saturated ground and large waves at the coast.
Flood warnings mostly cover the south coast, but parts of East Anglia, the midlands and the northeast are also affected.
Residents in Jersey are urged to stay at home on Friday, with all schools still closed. The airport also remains shut – with only emergency flights allowed.
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Swans feeding next to submerged benches at Canoe Lake, Southsea, Portsmouth
All schools in Guernsey and Alderney are open except for the College of Further Education, which suffered significant water damage.
Meanwhile, the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for eastern Scotland, warning of difficult driving conditions, delays or cancellations to train and bus services and a small chance of fast-flowing water or deep floods.
Damage in Jersey forced some residents to evacuate to a hotel, with one woman reporting hailstones “bigger than a golf ball” breaking her windows.
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A man holds large pieces of ice which fell in a hail storm in St Helier, Jersey
The Channel Islands endured “supercell thunderstorms”, where locals faced large hailstones, frequent lightning and a possible hurricane, the Met Office said.
Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: “Hopefully the worst of it is now easing as it moves away.
“Ciaran is moving into the North Sea. It’s weakening. It is filling but it’s still bringing quite a blustery wind to many places.”
Showers over weekend
Longer spells of rain will continue across northeast Scotland and parts of the Pennines later on Friday, but it will be quieter further south, Mr McGivern added.
The northwest will see showers over the weekend, as will northeast Scotland.
For Saturday afternoon and evening, a Met Office yellow warning covers southeast England, including Portsmouth and Brighton, with rain and gusty winds expected to cause travel disruption.
The AA, which had a large number of callouts in southern England, said on Thursday it had “rescued 84 customers stuck in flood so far today, with thousands more impacted by the weather”.
Liverpool have won the Premier League title after a 5-1 victory over Tottenham at Anfield.
Arne Slot’s men did it in impressive style, turning over Spurs in a convincing win.
It was a rocky start for the Reds after Dominic Solanke put the north London side ahead.
However, fortunes quickly changed in the first half as Liverpool scored three times without a response.
Captain Virgil van Dijk (centre) celebrates. Pic: Reuters
Salah on his knees in celebration after the final whistle. Pic: AP
Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott (below) and Jarell Quansah celebrate after full-time. Pic: PA
Slot cheers after the full-time whistle. Pic: AP
In the second half, it took until the 63rd minute for Mohamed Salah to make it 4-1 before a fifth followed.
The Reds have won the title in manager Arne Slot’s first season in charge, and move level with fierce rivals Manchester United on 20 league championships.
But it makes them arguably the most successful English club ever as they have won more European Cup or Champions League titles.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk told Sky Sports after the final whistle: “It’s special and it’s something that we don’t take for granted. It’s amazing.
“A lot of emotions before the game, during the whole week, but we got the job done and we (are) truly deserved champions of England. (Liverpool is) the most beautiful club in the world and I think we deserve all of this. Let’s enjoy the next couple of weeks and let it sink in.”
Liverpool’s Kostas Tsimikas poses with a Premier League trophy cut out. Pic: Reuters
Manager Arne Slot and his team after the final whistle. Pic: AP
Slot took over last summer from Jurgen Klopp, who guided them to their previous and maiden Premier League title triumph in 2020, when the COVID-19 lockdown saw matches played behind closed doors.
He is the first Dutch manager to win the Premier League and the fifth man to do so in a debut campaign after Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, Manuel Pellegrini, and Antonio Conte.
Speaking to Sky Sports he said: “They [the players] did an outstanding job today. The main job was to win. Everyone said we had got it already. But we had to make sure and we got over the line.”
Several players, including Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, and Mohamed Salah, played leading roles in both the 2025 and 2020 campaigns.
Van Dijk and Salah recently signed new contracts extending their careers at the club.
Mohamed Salah takes a selfie with fans after scouring the fourth Liverpool goal. Pic: AP
Fans at Anfield during the game. Pic: AP
Fans in the stands at Anfield before full-time. Pic: Reuters
Liverpool will have to wait until the final game of the season – at home to Crystal Palace on 25 May – to be presented with the Premier League trophy.
It will be the first time the club’s fans will have seen their side lift the top-flight title in person since 1990.
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Two pro-Palestinian demonstrators have thrown red powder on Tower Bridge – just moments before leading runners in the London Marathon went past.
The protesters were arrested on suspicion of causing a public nuisance and remain in custody, said the Metropolitan Police.
A video shared by Youth Demand, which is calling for a trade embargo on Israel, shows two people jumping over a barrier that separates spectators from the race course.
The pair, wearing t-shirts that say “Youth Demand: Stop Arming Israel”, are then seen standing in the middle of the road on the bridge.
Pic: LNP
They throw red powder in the air as an official marathon car goes past displaying the race time.
A motorbike with a cameraman on board continues along the route, while a second motorbike stops and one of the riders gets off and pushes the pair out of the way, just before the men’s elite runners pass.
Several police officers then jump over the barrier and detain the pair, the footage shows.
There appeared to be no impact on the marathon.
More than 56,000 participants were expected to take part in the 26.2-mile race through the capital.
Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the men’s elite race in a time of two hours, two minutes and 27 seconds, while Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa shattered the women’s-only world record in two hours, 15 minutes and 50 seconds.
Assefa beat the previous best of two hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds set last year in London by Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir.
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Pic: LNP
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: “At around 10.38am, two protesters from Youth Demand jumped over barriers at Tower Bridge and threw red paint on to the road.
“Marathon event staff intervened to remove the protesters from the path of the men’s elite race which was able to pass unobstructed.”
The force added that they were “quickly supported by police officers who arrested the protesters on suspicion of causing a public nuisance”.
The Met said the paint “appeared to be chalk-based” and was not expected to “present a hazard to runners yet to pass this point”.
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