Storm Ashley has brought travel chaos and cut power to thousands as it pummelled parts of the UK with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain.Dozens of flights were cancelled and diverted at airports including Belfast,

FEARS of flooding, thousands left without power and strong winds battering the county- this was the result of Storm Ashley passing through Cumbria.

The Met Office issued a rare "danger to life" warning to the potentially destructive winds which could cause large coastal waves and put people at risk