An emergency alert has been sent to millions of people in Scotland ahead of a rare red weather warning. People with compatible mobile phones living in the 22 council areas of the country expected to be worst hit by the storm received the alert at approximately 18:00.

The UK is being pummelled by the latest storm of the season, with Storm Eowyn coming in with record breaking 114mph winds. Three rare red weather warnings are in place in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Several weather warnings - ranging from yellow to red - have been issued across the country, with the worst conditions expected to hit Northern Ireland and Scotland