Matt Taylor
BBC Weather

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If you've just joined us, here is an update on where Storm Ciarán is now, and what is coming next.

The centre of the storm is currently slow-moving over the North Sea, but as a much weaker area of low pressure, with lighter winds.

A cold front associated with Ciarán remains a potent feature though, having brought strong winds, heavy rain and Alpine snowfall across central areas of Europe.

Next to catch the eye though is the developing Storm Domingos, in the Atlantic. This was named by the Spanish Meteorological Service as its main impacts are set to be for areas around the Bay of Biscay.

While the UK and the Channel Islands will avoid the worst of this, we'll still experience a passing glance of heavy rain across England and Wales later tonight and tomorrow. Gales through the English Channel on Saturday will also hamper the clean up process in the Channel Islands.

Storm Ciarán's havoc has not been limited to the UK, with winds of 207km/h (129 mph) recorded earlier on the north-west coast of France.

In Italy, large areas of Tuscany have been hit by flooding, leaving five people dead and several others missing.

Two people were killed in Belgium by falling trees, one of them a five-year-old child.

The storm also caused deaths in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and France.

You can read more about the flooding in Italy here.

We've been sent lots of really dramatic video on Storm Ciarán, including this clip which shows the moment a huge wave smashes open the doors of a hotel in Salcombe, south Devon.

The water comes flooding into the South Sands Hotel, blowing the doors off their hinges and shifting furniture.

A balcony was also partially destroyed, and the hotel's owner said it was the worst damage he'd seen in 14 years.

Brodie Owen
BBC South West

Disruption is continuing in parts of Devon and Cornwall in the aftermath of Storm Ciarán.

At the height of the storm, thousands of homes across the two counties were without power, hundreds of trees were blown down, roads were flooded and train travel came to a standstill.

A total of 13 flood warnings remain in place for Devon, meaning flooding is expected, and 200 homes in the county are still without power.

More than 300 properties remain without power in Cornwall.

Train operator GWR says branch lines in Devon remain closed due to flooding at Exeter St Davids, but services between Penzance and London Paddington have resumed.

Clarissa Newell, Environment Agency area manager, says the saturated ground could contribute to further flooding over the weekend.

As we've been reporting, people are heading out of their homes this morning and seeing the aftermath of Storm Ciarán. In Jersey, trees litter the streets, for example at St Helier's Town Church.

Workmen clear a large uprooted tree from a residential road on the island after winds reached up to 100mph (161km/h) during the storm.

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In Debenham, Suffolk, where a flood alert is currently in place, roads are left waterlogged following the storm.

More than 70 trees fell across the island of Guernsey during the storm.

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Rail and ferry services are back on track and power has been restored to thousands of properties across south-east England as a huge clear-up gets under way.

But several flood warnings and dozens of flood alerts remain in place, and a yellow warning for more heavy rain has been issued for Saturday afternoon.

Motorists have been warned to expect delays as some roads still have fallen trees on them, and there is a backlog at Dover's ferry port.

Work was also being carried out at Pevensey Beach in East Sussex this morning to shore up sea defences.

Georgina Barnes
BBC Jersey

The massive clean-up operation in Jersey has begun after Storm Ciarán ripped across the isalnd – the roads are covered in debris and many trees block paths.

Hurricane-force winds and a tornado pulled down walls, ripped off roofs and smashed car windows in – leaving more than 80 islanders displaced.

Schools remain closed while officials inspect the buildings, and significant damage was caused to the island’s only airport, with ports hoping to reopen to flights from 14:00 GMT.

About 600 people have been left without a landline telephone, and some mobile phone coverage has also been affected by power cuts.

The Government of Jersey says it is concentrating on clearing fallen trees and debris on major roads, and has asked for islanders to drive only if necessary.

Helen Willets
BBC Weather

Flooding is the main concern today and will be over the weekend, with dozens of flood warnings still in force.

Today the remains of Storm Ciarán, now much weaker and sitting in the North Sea, will bring blustery heavy showers but with drier sunnier spells in between. However, in eastern and north-east Scotland the rain will be persistent and occasionally heavy – for which there is a Met Office yellow warning.

Then overnight and through tomorrow, more rain will push across England and Wales, possibly eastern Northern Ireland, as the wind picks up in southern parts. A Met Office yellow warning covers tomorrow's rain in parts of southern England for another 20 to 30mm.

So again, it’s the rain that is likely to cause more flooding and disruption as the ground is already saturated from the record-breaking rainfall we have already seen in some areas in October.

We’re beginning our coverage of the clean-up from Storm Ciarán, a day after the severe weather caused widespread flooding and damage.

Today, more than 70 flood warnings remain in place across the UK and rain and strong winds are forecast for parts - but the worst of the weather should be over.

Yesterday Ciarán brought wind gusts of more than 100 mph to Jersey, hail stones as big as golf balls were reported, its airport was closed and dozens of people were evacuated from their homes.

The Met Office described the Channel Islands as having endured "supercell thunderstorms", where locals faced frequent lightning, large hailstones and a possible hurricane.

In southern England - the worst-hit part of the mainland - more than 300 schools closed, thousands of homes lost power and there was disruption to travel.

Stay with us through today as communities get to grips with the aftermath of the storm.