Three men have tragically died in separate road traffic incidents this morning after Storm Bert made landfall - bringing heavy snow, aggressive winds and torrential rain to several UK towns and cities

By Muvija M LONDON/DUBLIN (Reuters) -Storm Bert battered Britain with snow, rain and strong winds on Saturday, killing one person and closing several railway lines, bridges and roads. The storm also hit Ireland,

Thousands of homes have been hit by power cuts caused by Storm Bert. Electricity North West said engineers had restored power to 6,000 properties across Cumbria after overhead lines were damaged by "flying debris and ice accumulation". About 2,000 homes in the north west of England remain without electricity, mostly in Cumbria.