A 58-year-old man has died after a tree fell on to the Mercedes he was driving on the A33 on Sunday, Hampshire Police have said.

A bridge in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, has reopened after a shipping container became stuck under it as it was washed downstream.

Elland Bridge was hit by the large green container yesterday as Storm Ciara brought high winds and rain to Yorkshire.

The bridge has now reopened but Rastrick Bridge, further downstream, is to be closed to allow the container to be removed from the River Calder.

Ben Maeder
Journalist, BBC Radio Cumbria

Carlisle Cricket Club suffered serious flooding last night, with the pavilion inundated for the third time in 15 years.

Image source, Carlisle Cricket Club

This morning daylight showed the sad, full extent of the damage.

An investigation is under way after a man died following a diving accident near Oban on Sunday.

A spokesman for Oban Lifeboat said they faced "challenging conditions" during the operation in Storm Ciara.

Read more here.

Image source, Oban lifeboat

Network Rail says routes across England, Wales and Scotland have been disrupted due to Storm Ciara.

Strong winds can blow debris onto the tracks, including trees and other vegetation that delays trains while the line is cleared.

Overhead power lines can also be damaged, resulting in speed restrictions on some lines for safety reasons.

You can find the latest updates on train disruption here, external.

Rail passengers at London Euston told BBC London this morning of their frustration at cancelled and delayed train services, as Storm Ciara continues to wreak havoc across the country.

A car and a caravan have flipped over after Storm Ciara brought strong winds to Yorkshire.

Image source, South Yorkshire Police

The vehicles were driving on the A628 Woodhead Pass on Sunday as 80mph winds hit the road.

The caravan became detatched from the car, ending up on its side in a field about 80 yards away from the road.

People in the car suffered minor injuries, police said.

Image source, South Yorkshire Police

Power has been restored to the majority of the 324,000 homes and businesses that experienced electricity outages yesterday due to Storm Ciara, UK Power networks has said.

In a statement, it said it was "ready" for yesterday's extreme weather, which damaged networks across parts of the East of England and the south east.

More than 1,200 engineers worked throughout yesterday and this morning, repairing the damage.

There are currently 8,357 properties without power across the East and 4,039 across the South East, it added.

A large area of the Eden Valley, Cumbria could lose its water supplies after Storm Ciara damaged a water pipe.

Engineers have been unable to carry out repairs at the Watchgate water treatment works near Kendal.

United Utilities is setting up water stations for affected areas, and a number of schools are sending children home.

The schools are North Lakes, Lowther Endowed, Shap Endowed, Morland C of E, and Brunswick.

There are full details of the communities affected here, external.

Amanda Webster filmed the fast-flowing water behind houses in Woodlands View in Belfield on Sunday.

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A number of London's Royal Parks have re-opened after closing yesterday over safety fears caused by the storm.

The Regent's Park, Hyde Park, St James's Park, Green Park, and Richmond Park are all now open after staff conducted safety checks and cleared any debris.

The Royal Parks charity is posting updates via its Twitter account., external

The capital's eight major parks were closed on Sunday due to safety fears.

The London Winter Run 10k event, for 25,000 runners, was cancelled on Sunday after organisers said they were "not able to guarantee the safety of our runners, crew and volunteers"., external

The crew of Hastings lifeboat were called out to a surfer who had gone missing during Storm Ciara.

The lifeboat itself struggled through the waves, at one point nearly capsizing.

The surfer was later found conscious by rescuers about 15 miles away from where he entered the water.

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Communities along the Calder Valley are assessing the damage following severe flooding caused by Storm Ciara.

The area was devastated by flooding at Christmas in 2015 and millions of pounds were invested in flood defences.

However, some of the work, including a £30m scheme in Mytholmroyd, is not due to be completed until the summer.

Residents say something has to be done to stop repeat flooding. Read their story here.

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As the country has been left reeling from Storm Ciara, how has your business been affected?

So far, the storm has resulted in a month and a half's worth of rainfall within 24 hours for some parts of the UK, causing flooding and power cuts.

Flights are continuing to be affected by the storm, while flooding and debris continue to cause problems for rail passengers.

So have staff been unable to get into work? Are urgent deliveries stuck in some distant place? Has the roof been blown off your outhouses or is there a need for urgent repairs this morning?

We'd love to hear your stories of triumph or woe. Please email us at bizlivepage@bbc.co.uk

Power cuts continue in much of the southeast of England, the UK Power Network's online fault map shows., external

Engineers are working hard to fix the outages as quickly as possible, it said.

More than 20,000 homes spent the night without power.

As of 05:00 GMT on Monday, UK Power Networks reported more than 18,500 properties across the east and southeast of England were still without power while Western Power Distribution said more than 2,800 homes were in the dark.

While Storm Ciara continued to wreak havoc across the UK, two friends swam off Brighton late on Sunday.

Earlier on Sunday, in huge swell, the coastguard had to rescue a surfer who entered the water at Hastings, also on the Sussex coast.

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Parts of the West Yorkshire communities of Mytholmroyd and Hebden Bridge have been inundated - four years after record flooding devastated the area.

River levels peaked on Sunday just below the record levels of the 2015 Boxing Day floods.

They caused millions of pounds of damage to houses and businesses right along the Calder Valley.

More than £30m has been spent on flood defences in Mytholmroyd since the 2015 deluge, with part of the scheme completed in 2019 and the remainder due to be finished this summer.

Early reports from the village were that some of the new defences held but many homes were still flooded.

Flooding has hit Hebden Bridge, in west Yorkshire, with businesses and residents try to cope with Storm Ciara's extreme effects.

Flood sirens were sounded in the market town on Sunday before torrents of water swept through the streets.

Hebden Bridge previously suffered two devastating floods: on Boxing Day in 2015 and in the summer of 2012.

Volunteers have been gathering at the town hall to co-ordinate relief efforts and are appealing for help.

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More than 20,000 homes are still without power, homes are flooded and trains are disrupted as the aftermath of Storm Ciara is felt across England.

Some areas experienced a month-and-a-half's worth of rainfall on Sunday and gusts of 97mph.

More than 178 flood warnings remain in place, more than 100 of which are across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

Some rail lines are blocked by fallen trees and delays are expected at some airports and cross-Channel ferries.

Read more here.