Thousands of households remain without power across the North East as winds in excess of 92mph have been recorded in the UK for the second consecutive night.
A cold and blustery start to Monday follows a stormy weekend of devastating winds across the region, the strongest of which during Storm Malik was 93mph in Brizlee Wood, Northumberland, on Saturday morning.
Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said: “That is exceptionally strong for any time of the year and there is no wonder there were significant impacts such as power outages and damage to buildings."
