Heart-stopping moment Brit narrowly dodges falling slab by INCHES as millions warned ‘stay inside’ in Storm Eowyn chaos

THIS is the shocking infinitesimal a slab landed conscionable inches distant from a man's caput arsenic Brits are warned to "stay inside".

CCTV footage shows a nonmigratory spell into his garden, successful Andersontown, Belfast, to effort and unafraid his trampoline amid Storm Eowyn chaos.

In a split-second a ample tile appears to autumn from the extortion and smash conscionable successful beforehand of the young man.

He shields his look and caput with his arms successful fearfulness arsenic it comes crashing down.

The Belfast section looks up successful bewilderment and rushes backmost inside, with his hands inactive up for protection.

It comes arsenic the apical upwind gusts recorded successful the UK contiguous person been 96mph astatine Brizlee Wood successful Northumberland.

A extortion was blown disconnected successful its entirety successful Amble, Northumberland.

This is intimately followed by 93mph astatine Aberdaron successful Wales and 92mph astatine Killowen successful Northern Ireland.

Meanwhile, Mace Head successful the Republic of Ireland saw winds of 114mph.

The Met Office has issued a 3rd uncommon reddish upwind informing arsenic Storm Eowyn rages connected successful the UK today.

They screen Northern Ireland, Scotland and present the Isle of Man.

It is the archetypal reddish informing issued successful the Isle of Man for 7 years, and arsenic a effect Ronaldsway Airport says it volition stay closed.

Even the Upcoming Strictly Come Dancing unrecorded amusement successful Glasgow has been postponed owed to Storm Eowyn forcing radical to enactment indoors.

Strictly justice Revel Horwood said Friday's unrecorded show of the deed dancing amusement had been cancelled and rescheduled for Sunday evening.

Elsewhere, a tornado informing came into unit betwixt Bristol and London, according to the European Storm Forecast Experiment.

And residents successful Cornwall person already experienced a tiny twister which near location roofs torn disconnected and walls collapsed this morning.

More than a 1000 flights person besides been cancelled and millions told to "stay astatine home" portion 20,000 Scottish Power customers are without electricity.

Analysis of formation tracking website Cirium said 1,070 UK flights person been scrapped.

The latest tempest accusation tin beryllium recovered in The Sun's blog updates passim the day.

Rail and ferry services person been axed, arsenic roadworthy users are besides warned by the AA not to travel.

Around 4.5 cardinal radical successful affected areas received an exigency alert connected their phones connected Thursday from RAC Breakdown successful what has been the "largest existent beingness usage of the instrumentality to date".

All schools successful Northern Ireland person been closed, arsenic the First Minister urged everyone to "stay safe".

A afloat database of schools staying unopen today successful Scotland and Wales has besides been complied.

It comes as...

• At slightest 1,070 flights person been axed astatine airports successful Aberdeen, Belfast, Edinburgh and Glasgow due to the terrible conditions
• A apical velocity of 96mph has been recorded contiguous astatine Brizlee Wood successful Northumberland
• 93,000 homes and concern successful Northern Ireland person suffered powerfulness cuts 
• Train relation ScotRail suspended each services crossed Scotland today
• A GMB reporter was battered by Storm Eowyn gales unrecorded connected air

Calmac Ferries connected Scotland's westbound seashore and Steam Packet Ferries betwixt Heysham and the Isle of Man some announced Friday's planned sailings had been cancelled.

A fig of bid companies including Avanti West Coast, Lumo, CrossCountry and Grand Central person besides told customers not to question connected routes crossed parts of northbound Wales, Scotland and bluish England with nary services running.

Meanwhile ScotRail has said determination volition beryllium nary trains successful Scotland until astatine slightest midday connected Saturday.

Passengers and motorists successful areas covered by reddish and amber upwind warnings person been told to debar question "unless perfectly essential".

National Highways said the A66 betwixt the A1M successful North Yorkshire and M6 successful Cumbria, arsenic good arsenic the A628 Woodhead Pass successful Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, were some closed overnight owed to beardown winds.

Further south, the M48 Severn Bridge was closed owed to beardown winds, portion the Tamar Bridge connected the A38 betwixt Devon and Cornwall was closed to high-sided vehicles until 5am.

Avon and Somerset reported a fig of section roads had been blocked owed to fallen trees, advising motorists to "take attraction erstwhile travelling".

The Police Service of Northern Ireland described the tempest arsenic an "exceptional upwind event" and said it was expected to bring the strongest winds seen successful the state since 1998.

Red warnings for upwind person been issued by the Met Office successful Northern Ireland from 7am until 2pm connected Friday, and for occidental and cardinal areas of Scotland betwixt 10am and 5pm.

Gusts of 80 to 90mph are expected wide inland successful the informing areas, with speeds of up to 100mph apt on coasts, the forecaster said.

Amber upwind warnings are besides successful spot for Northern Ireland, the confederate fractional of Scotland, bluish England and northbound Wales betwixt 6am and 9pm connected Friday, and the bluish fractional of Scotland from 1pm connected Friday to 6am connected Saturday.

Winds reaching 60 to 70mph volition beryllium wide successful these informing areas.

There is simply a yellowish upwind informing covering astir of the UK for the entirety of Friday.

And smaller yellowish warnings for snowfall successful Scotland from 6am to midnight, and rainfall successful south-west England and Wales until 9am.