We've now come to the end of our live updates here - thank you for joining us. Hope you've managed to stay safe today.

The amber wind warning for the North East and Cumbria remains in place until 21:00 but after that there are no warnings so we should hopefully see a calmer day on Saturday.

We'll continue to update our news story though this evening and you can follow that here.

There will also be further updates on your BBC local station and you can listen via BBC Sounds:

• BBC Radio Cumbria
• BBC Radio Newcastle
• BBC Radio Tees

We'll leave you with this photo taken on Roker Beach in Sunderland. Take care if you're still heading out.

Image source, Weather Watcher: Gill Helps

Image source, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Storm Éowyn has brought down trees, left homes without power and closed roads and schools across the region.

But there is another side of it, as people come together to help each other.

Four staff members at the University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton braved the winds and helped people make it safely into the building, where some entrances are closed.

Maintenance assistant Luke Ferguson, security team members Gary Pickard and Aaron Sparrow, and plumber Ste Loughran stepped away from their duties to make sure patients and visitors could get safely in and out of the site.

Pamela Tickell
BBC News, North East and Cumbria

The latest power restoration time in Cumbria has been pushed later - from Saturday night - to 18:00 GMT on Sunday, Electricity North West says.

More than 16,000 properties are without power in the county.

As of 15:30 GMT almost 35,000 homes across the North East were still off supply, Northern Powergrid said.

Here's what you should do in a power cut: How to stay safe in Storm Éowyn and what to do in a power cut

BBC Weather Watchers

Roads were closed by fallen trees and overturned vehicles as severe gale force winds battered the region.

In the North East, our Weather Watchers have captured the destruction caused by Storm Éowyn.

Image source, Weather Watcher: Mark1972

Image source, Weather Watcher: Eddiethebear

Image source, Weather Watcher: Gedfan

Naj Modak
BBC Tees

You might remember that back in December Storm Darragh lifted 25 tonnes of sand off Redcar's Majuba Beach.

Some of it ended up on nearby crazy golf course Frosty Penguins Putting Adventure, briefly transforming it into a desert, before a clean-up operation took place.

Now for the past three days Andrew Walker has been pushing the sand from the headwall back out to the seafront.

It is to reduce the potential of it blowing over onto the car park and play area.

Mr Walker said he had shifted "a few hundred tonnes" so far.

"The excavator can move a tonne in a bucket-full and you can move quite a few bucket-fulls in a day.

"Just trying to get as much done as I can for the rest of today."

One of the major effects of the high winds today has been trees being blown down.

This huge tree came down across a road at Sharperton Edge, Northumberland.

Northumberland county councillor Steven Bridgett says a number of trees are down on the Hepple to Elsdon and Harehaugh roads.

Image source, MALCOLM SNAITH

Sharon Barbour
BBC Look North

It is normally bustling with passengers pulling suitcases and running to get their trains.

But today couldn't be more different as Newcastle's Central Station is almost completely empty.

Trains have not been running north of the city since this morning, and other services have also been cancelled or delayed.

Joshua Aitken
BBC Look North

More than 16,000 properties in Cumbria have been left without power.

The Eden Valley was particularly badly affected with about 7,800.

Electricity North West said it had restored power to thousands of properties across its entire region.

It said trees, branches and debris had caused damage to the power network and the impact was predominantly in north Cumbria.

It has set up welfare support, including hot food and drinks, at a number of locations:

• Kings Arms, Stainton
• Plough Inn, Wreay
• The Commodore Inn, Grange Over Sands

• The Watermill Inn, Staveley
• The Falcon Club, Egremont
• The Pheasant Inn, Keswick

There are concerns about a tree which has fallen on to a power line in Washington.

The tree is lying across Bonemill Lane and Sunderland City Council said it was posing a potential safety risk.

The fire brigade along with the council's Arbor team is at the scene and will remove the tree when it is safe to do so. Northern Powergrid has been informed.

The council is urging people to take care and watch for flying debris and for drivers to allow extra time for their journeys.

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A very windy day as Storm Éowyn moves in - a gust of 100mph (161 km/h) has been recorded in Drumalbin in Scotland, the strongest in the UK today.

In our region, a top gust of 96mph (154 km/h) was recorded in Brizlee Wood, Northumberland, followed by 83mph (134 km/h) in St Bees, Cumbria, the Met Office says.

Children at two schools in Carlisle will be escorted across a city centre bridge to ensure they are safe, a council says.

Pupils from Trinity School and Stanwix Primary School will be given a fully stewarded route across Eden Bridge.

There have been concerns about scaffolding on the nearby Sands Centre in the high winds.

A Cumberland Council spokesperson said: "For Trinity School pupils this will avoid Zero path and will divert them under the Georgian Way underpass, lead to the Hardwicke Circus underpass into Bitts Park and then over Eden Bridge towards Stanwix.

"Stanwix School pupils students who need to walk over the bridge into the city centre will also be stewarded to follow the same route on to Eden Bridge."

The bridge is still open to traffic but closed to pedestrians and cyclists.

Another school in the region has had to close because of the high winds.

Howletch Lane Primary School, in Peterlee, asked parents to collect their children "as soon as possible".

"Due to the strength of the winds currently affecting the school building, we are closing the school," the school said.

"Please take when approaching the building as the roof is affected."

Image source, Tyne and Wear Metro

Nexus teams have been dealing with a tree leaning "dangerously" close to the overhead Metro line in the Fawdon area of Newcastle.

Metro services were suspended for nearly four hours between Regent Centre and Airport as works were taking place.

"An isolation was required to safely remove the tree to enable trains to return to service again," Tyne and Wear Metro said.

"We apologise for any inconvenience, please stay safe."

Almost 35,000 customers are without power across the North East, latest figures show.

The update from Northern Powergrid at 13:30 showed there were 34,934 without power across Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and Teesside.

Almost 13,000 customers had had their supplies restored it said.

Image source, Carlisle Cathedral

Carlisle Cathedral has also been affected by the stormy weather.

It says the building and surrounding area are "unsafe" and further danger is expected from falling trees and debris.

"Therefore, there is strictly no access to the Cathedral precinct via any of the three entrances both today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday).

"All public services for today and tomorrow are cancelled, however prayers will be said by the Clergy.

"Stay safe and warm everyone."

A fallen tree means a stretch of the A1 in Northumberland is closed.

The section between Clifton and Tranwell, which is south of Morpeth, is affected.

No injuries have been reported, Northumbria Police said.

Students and staff are being evacuated from Egglescliffe School, in Eaglescliffe, after high winds brought scaffolding down.

A message sent to parents - and seen by the BBC - says all students and staff are safe.

"Unfortunately after advice from police and fire brigade we'll have to evacuate and close the school," it said.

"School buses en route."

Cleveland Fire Brigade was called to the school at about 11:45.

It said crews were standing by at the scene, with police also in attendance to assist with a road closure.

The southbound carriageway of Redheugh Bridge, which links Newcastle and Gateshead, is closed after a vehicle overturned.

Lane two of the northbound carriageway is also shut, Northumbria Police says.

The bridge is closed to pedestrians.

No injuries have been reported.

BBC Radio Tees output may be affected on FM due to the high winds at Bilsdale Transmitter.

Owner Arqiva is investigating and will be working to fix the problem as soon as they can.

BBC Radio Tees is still broadcasting on BBC Sounds, DAB, Freeview 714 and 95FM in some areas.

As we reported earlier, the A19 is partially closed between the Herrington interchange and Seaham Grange after a lorry overturned.

Fortunately, police say no-one is believed to have been seriously injured, but have told drivers to find other routes while the lorry is moved.

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