The storm has brought widespread disruption with flights and trains cancelled, roads and bridges closed and homes plunged into darkness

Tender floated for Pachamalai Tourism Development Project to enhance infrastructure and promote sustainable tourism in the region.

ESB crews are working to restore power to the affected premises, although further power outages are expected over the weekend

The Laos government has said it was "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists in Vang Vieng, with the toll from a suspected methanol poisoning incident now at six.

It follows a death early on Saturday morning as the storm began

Elsewhere, a man died when a car he was driving hit a wall in early hours icy conditions

Winds of up to 70mph are set to batter coastal areas and, as temperatures rise on Saturday, melting snow and heavy rain are causing flooding

The worst of the storm is yet to come

The building was closed to new passengers for more than four hours on Friday as Sussex Police deployed its "explosive ordnance disposal" (EOD) team because of "the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage"