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Storm Éowyn: High winds continue as nearly a million without power

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Storm Éowyn leaves nearly a million properties without power in the UK and Ireland .

Hundreds of trees have fallen, causing damage to properties, blocking roads and disrupting train lines.

625,000 homes and businesses were still without power on Friday evening in Ireland and 214,000 in Northern Ireland .

Storm is still expected to bring gusts of more than 80mph ( 128 km/h) across Scotland and Northern Ireland on Saturday .

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