A yellow "plan ahead for severe weather" warning remains in force until 22:00 across most of Scotland.

In many areas conditions are improving but 25,000 homes remain without power and commuters are facing a difficult journey home. Restrictions are in force on major bridges and many roads are still closed due to falling trees or debris.

ScotRail has promised to have teams working though the night to ensure rail services are back up and running again tomorrow.

That's the end of our live page coverage of Storm Ali - thanks to all of you who have sent in pictures and updates throughout the day.

The Met Office's amber warning for wind has expired but a yellow warning remains in place throughout the evening.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has closed its Aberdeen office due to storm damage.

A statement said: "We are assessing the impacts and working with other agencies on the ground.

"Safety and wellbeing of our people is our number one concern.

"Members of the public can still contact our 24-hour contact centre on 03000 99 66 99 for general enquiries."

SP Energy Network says engineers have restored supplies to some customers - but 20,000 are still without electricity.

Since the storm began the company said 60,000 homes and businesses had lost power, but it had managed to reconnect 40,000 of them.

In the north the of the country, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks says 4,900 are still without electricity.

About 80,000 homes across Scotland lost electricity because of the storms and 25,000 remain without power.

Guy Jefferson from SP Energy Networks told BBC Scotland it had been a "particularly difficult day" because of the high winds, with gusts of 80mph.

"That has caused a number of tress to fall over and other wind-borne debris, such as branches, to come into the overhead power lines and cause extensive damage," he said.

"In some cases our engineers out on site can hardly stand up, let alone climb the wooden poles to effect the repairs - so that has delayed us from getting some of our customers back on."

SP Energy Network, which is responsible for electricity transmission in south and central Scotland, said the damage to power lines was from Stranraer to St Andrews.

"It's right across our patch," Mr Jefferson said.

"Dumfries and Galloway was hit very hard this morning but we are still seeing very high winds across Fife right now."

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She writes: “Perhaps this pot of gold will cheer those cruise passengers - stranded off Greenock due to bad weather.”

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Uber Eats has said a message asking couriers to work in severe weather conditions was sent accidentally.

The firm said the message, urging more drivers to work as it is "really busy", was sent having been scheduled a week in advance.

It added it had told couriers in Scotland not to accept further deliveries if they feel unsafe.

Gusts of more than 90mph have been recorded, with strong winds causing travel disruption and power cuts across the country.

A spokesman said: "We have daily incentives in place for couriers - which are set around a week in advance - and we regularly message couriers about them.

"This morning's messages were sent by accident.

"Our local teams are monitoring current weather conditions.

"During the severe weather in March this year when there was a 'Red' weather alert across much of Scotland we closed the app in Glasgow and other cities."

The company operates by allowing users to order food from participating restaurants on their website or with an app.

TRAINS - Most high level services in Glasgow and Edinburgh Waverley remain suspended.

PLANES - More than 40 cancellations at Glasgow Airport, some flights cancelled in Edinburgh also.

AUTOMOBILES - Tay Road Bridge closed, Forth Road Bridge open only to single deckers, no double deckers allowed on Queensferry Crossing. A9 Dornoch and Kessock Bridges closed to high-sided vehicles. Road closures in many areas due to debris and fallen trees.

POWER - More than 30,000 customers without electricity. At some stage during the day about 80,000 lost supplies but 50,000 were reconnected.

FLOODS - Nine flood warnings in force, most of them for rivers in Tayside. General flood alerts for Tayside, Ayrshire and Arran, Argyll and Bute, Dumfries and Galloway and West Central Scotland.

Trees have fallen down at the corner of University Avenue and Kelvin Way in Glasgow, near Glasgow University in the city's West End.

The road has been closed by the police after large branches fell on it.

Scotrail's managing director Alex Hynes said a 'minority' of trains were running across Scotland because of the storm conditions making the lines unsafe.

"There is major disruption across the Scottish network," he said.

"Storm Ali has blocked many lines and routes but we are working as fast as we can to reinstate rail services across the country.

"Network Rail engineers are working hard to clear the lines so it is safe to run trains again."

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks say they have restored power to 16,000 homes.

A further 4,900 are still without power.

The areas most affected are Perthshire, Aberdeenshire, Angus and "pockets of Argyll".

Earlier, SP Energy Networks, which covers the south of Scotland, said 58,000 had lost supplies earlier in the day but 30,000 have since been reconnected.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has increased the number of flood warnings to nine - most of them for rivers in Tayside.

There are also warnings of flooding between Ayr and Troon and along Strathglass in the Highlands.

The agency has also issued more general flood alerts for five areas - Tayside, Ayrshire and Arran, Argyll and Bute, Dumfries and Galloway and West Central Scotland.