Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. have heeded the advice of authorities to stay at home.

Ireland has been hit with record wind gusts of 114 miles (183 kilometers) an hour as a winter storm batters the country and northern parts of the U.K. Schools have been closed, trains halted and hundreds of flights canceled in the Republic of Ireland,

Nicola Sturgeon declared last week that independence was "off the radar", a claim swiftly and unsurprisingly rejected by her former deputy and right hand man First Minister John Swinney.

A previous red warning covering Northern Ireland has been downgraded to amber ... Scotland to close on Friday as First Minister John Swinney warned people not to travel. A driver was seriously ...

Rail services, flights and ferries have been axed, and rare red weather warnings are in place on Friday in Scotland and Northern Ireland ... as First Minister John Swinney warned people not ...

Rail services, flights and ferries have been axed, with rare red weather warnings in place on Friday in Scotland and Northern Ireland as ... as First Minister John Swinney warned residents not ...

The worst disruption is due to hit Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland ... First Minister John Swinney announced in the Scottish Parliament people should not travel in areas covered by the ...

John Swinney has been urged to sack his embattled ... last month - the former director of public prosecutions in the Republic of Ireland Claire Loftus, former Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary ...

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Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. were urged to stay at home Friday as hurricane-force winds disabled power networks and brought widespread travel disruptions.Forecasters issued a rare "red" weather warning,

Scottish First Minister John Swinney told the country’s Parliament ... Education Authority had advised all schools in Northern Ireland to close on Friday. The warning is in place in Northern ...