About 117,000 homes in Scotland are without power due to the disruption caused by Storm Éowyn - descibed as a "once in a generation" storm
Wind speeds of 102mph on the Tay Road Bridge and 101mph at Drumalbin in South Lanarkshire have been recorded
A rare red weather warning had been in place from 10:00 until 17:00, covering most of the central belt and parts of southern Scotland
An amber warning now covers large parts of the country, including Glasgow, Dundee and Dumfries and Galloway, until 06:00 on Saturday
All ScotRail trains were cancelled on Friday, as were all CalMac ferries and many flights - with travel disruption expected to continue into Saturday
Two drivers were injured in crashes in Mauchline, East Ayrshire, and Glasgow's Balmore Road
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DPD Parcel Delivery , externalis following Scottish government advice and suspending its services in Central Scotland throughout today.
Some parcels due for delivery in Inverness, Aberdeen and Dundee are also likely to incur a 24-hour delay.
Any deliveries not attempted today will, weather-permitting, be attempted for delivery over the weekend where it is safe to do so, the company said.
Just one school in Aberdeenshire was open to pupils today amid the Amber warning covering the north east of the country.
Port Erroll School in Cruden Bay remained open despite more than 160 others in the region closing.
All schools in Aberdeen were shut today, while all primaries in Moray closed at lunchtime.
Most schools across the rest of the country were closed as a red warning was issued for central and southern Scotland.
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Storm Éowyn continues to batter Scotland and the winds are strengthening.
There has been a gust of 89mph at Port Ellen on the isle of Islay, 86mph at Machrihanish on the Kintyre peninsula, 83mph at Drumalbin in South Lanarkshire and 82mph at Prestwick in South Ayrshire.
Earlier we reported a gust of 86mph recorded at Dundrennan in Dumfries and Galloway.
Scottish Power Energy Networks says the number of homes without power in central and southern Scotland has risen to about 20,000.
That number has doubled since earlier this morning, as Storm Eowyn really starts to hammer the country.
The energy provider covers the south of the country and central Scotland to around Perth.
Dumfries & Galloway alone is estimated make up around half of the 20,000 affected homes.
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Catriona Renton
BBC Scotland reporter
Buchanan Street bus station in Glasgow, one of the city’s main transport hubs, is deserted.
There is one lonely Citylink bus parked up but it is going nowhere due to the extreme winds.
The only sounds you can hear are howling winds and alarms.
On the roads nearby there are a few black taxis but no-one on the streets to flag them down.
Meanwhile, the only shops that I have seen open are pharmacies - and a butcher’s in the Gorbals.
Andrew Kerr
BBC Scotland political correspondent
The Scottish government's "resilience room" will host another meeting this lunchtime (13:30) - where ministers will be updated on the impact of Storm Éowyn as it batters Scotland.
Emergency services, health care providers and the power companies will be among those giving the latest information so ministers and officials understand the scale of the impact.
The Met Office also provide forecasts to look ahead to what happens next.
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has told the BBC that people should follow the Police Scotland advice and not travel to or in the red zone areas.
Joy Dunlop
BBC Scotland Weather
An Amber Warning for wind covers the whole of Scotland with western areas and the central belt being covered by the Red Warning
Much focus will be on the Red Weather warning, but it is important to note that Amber Warnings are still severe.
While central and southern spots will feel the brunt of the wind today, more northern areas will continue to be impacted towards this evening and overnight.
People living on the periphery of the Red Warning are especially urged to realise the severity of the conditions, with wind gusts nearing 100mph predicted for the likes of the Isle of Mull, Tiree and the Lorn area of Argyll. Travel here should only be taken if necessary.
The greatest impact of Storm Éowyn will be felt today, but high winds will still blow overnight in northern Scotland and throughout tomorrow in the Northern Isles.
An additional snow and ice warning has been issued from midnight until 11:00 tomorrow across a large swathe of the country, so care should be taken if you’re travelling tomorrow morning.
All primary schools in Moray are now to close early, it has been announced.
The local authority said that having monitored and taken into consideration the latest Met Office updates, and local circumstances, it planned to close all primary schools - and nurseries - at 13:30.
Power outages are hitting Scotland's energy networks across the country.
Early this morning Scottish Power reported around 10,000 homes in their network were already without power - the company is expected to provide updated figures shortly.
The Scottish Power network covers central and southern Scotland, which have some of the most affected regions, and a spokesperson said conditions were "horrendous" for engineers.
Police Scotland reported that about 11,000 homes in Dumfries and Galloway alone were now without power.
Further north, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Distribution (SSEN) reported thousands of outages had occurred, with Argyll and the West Highlands the most-affected areas.
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Police Scotland said the number of properties without power in Dumfries and Galloway has now reached about 11,000.
The region was one of the first in Scotland on the route of Storm Éowyn as it tracks across the country.
The A75 which runs across the area from Gretna to Stranraer has also been closed and the public has been advised not to travel during the red warning which runs until 17:00.
The storm has also caused significant structural damage with buildings throughout the area affected.
As we reported earlier, Ryanair flight RK596 from Stansted airport in Essex to Edinburgh, reached the skies above the Scottish capital but was unable to land.
After circling over the Borders it returned to Stansted.
The Boeing 737 jet departed Stansted at 8.35am and touched down at the same airport two hours and 44 minutes later, at 11.19am.
Ryanair has cancelled its 1.55pm departure from Stansted to Edinburgh.
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David Wallace Lockhart
I’ve been out reporting in Glasgow since 6am this morning, but the wind is really starting to pick up now.
It’s the kind of gusts you need to lean into if you want to stay standing up straight.
Combine it and with icy, sideways rain and it’s pretty brutal conditions.
We’re no strangers to wind in the west of Scotland, but this is getting intense. There were a lot of warnings in advance of this storm, and it’s now becoming clear why that was the case.
Following the extension of the red warning in Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway police say "conditions are treacherous."
The whole area is now included in the warning zone.
In a post on X, the police force adds that they are "dealing with a high volume of calls relating to weather.
"DO NOT TRAVEL. Please stay indoors."
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) currently has 10 flood alerts and three flood warnings in place across the country.
But, as yet, no serious flood warnings - which mean a danger to life - have been issued.
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Storm Éowyn has caused damaged in Dumfries as the red warning for high winds was extended to cover Dumfries and Galloway.
Brickwork has come off a number of buildings and the town centre was taped off due to the risk of falling masonry.
Academy Street and Queensberry Street have been closed due to a partial building collapse and people have been advised not to travel by police.
The Tay Road Bridge is now closed to all traffic, with the pedestrian walkway also closed, due to high winds.