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Storm Hannah is blowing itself out after hitting parts of the UK with winds of more than 80mph.
A yellow wind warning remains in place for Wales and central and southern England until 15:00 BST, with traffic disruption and power cuts expected.
The Met Office has said flooding is "likely" in Northern Ireland, where a yellow rain warning has been issued.
Thousands of homes across Ireland remain without power after a storm brought down power lines.
Rain is continuing to hit Northern Ireland, with a further 10mm (0.4 in) expected on top of 20mm (0.8in) already seen.
Gusts of 60-70mph are still being recorded but the storm is now moving eastwards, the Met Office said.
Winds of 82mph (132km/h) were recorded on the Llyn Peninsula in north Wales overnight and 78mph (126km/h) at Pembrey Sands in Carmarthenshire.
A Turkish Airlines flight had to return to Birmingham Airport 30 minutes after departure because a heavy gust caused the plane's tail to strike the runway during takeoff.
The Boeing 737 took off at 10:45 BST and had to return for technical checks.
Western Power Distribution, which operates in south-west England, South Wales and the Midlands, said more than 1,700 properties on its network were left without power on Saturday morning, with the majority affected in Wales.
Almost all homes had power restored by midday, but a spokesman for the company said the network could see pockets of further disruption until the wind eased off completely.
Storm Hannah struck south-west Ireland on Friday amid a red weather warning of "violent gusts".
The highest recorded were 76mph (122km/h) at Mace Head in Galway and 74mph (119km/h) at Shannon Airport.
ESB Networks said strong winds had caused damage to the electricity network affecting approximately 32,000 homes, farms and businesses, predominantly in south-west counties of Kerry and Cork.
Irish weather service Met Éireann said conditions would ease over Ireland on Saturday but warned it will remain windy with showers of heavy rain.
There were dramatic wind gusts in Wales, as captured by Press Association photographer Ben Birchall.
Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge said: "By the evening the winds will gradually ease but it will be a pretty wet and windy day."
Sunday's London Marathon is expected to start with breezy and cloudy conditions, with sunshine later.
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Storm Hannah has hit the UK with winds of over 80mph and heavy rain after leaving at least 25,000 properties in Ireland without power overnight.
A yellow wind warning is in place for Wales and central and southern England until 15:00 BST, with traffic disruption and power cuts expected.
The Met Office has said flooding is "likely" in Northern Ireland, where a yellow rain warning has been issued.
Scotland and south-east England are expected to see better conditions.
Western Power Distribution, which operates in south-west England, South Wales and the Midlands, said more than 1,700 properties on its network have been left without power, with the majority affected in Wales.
According to the Met Office, winds of 82mph (132km/h) were recorded on the Llyn Peninsula in north Wales overnight and 78mph (126km/h) at Pembrey Sands in Carmarthenshire.
Exposed coastal areas are expected to be most affected but the forecaster warns that gusts could reach up to 50mph as the storm moves inland.
Storm Hannah struck south-west Ireland on Friday amid a red weather warning of "violent gusts".
The highest recorded were 76mph (122km/h) at Mace Head in Galway and 74mph (119km/h) at Shannon Airport.
ESB Networks said strong winds had caused damage to the electricity network affecting approximately 10,000 homes, farms and businesses, predominantly in counties Kerry and Cork.
Irish weather service Met Éireann said conditions would ease over Ireland on Saturday but warned it will remain windy with showers of heavy rain.
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Nigel Farage, the populist Brexit leader, blasted the man behind the decision not to invite President Trump to address the U.K. Parliament and said he feared he would be barred from meeting the American president during a forthcoming state visit.
John Bercow, speaker of the House of Commons — the chamber's presiding officer — effectively vetoed the idea of a formal address by Trump in Parliament soon after the president was elected.
Farage said in an interview with the Washington Examiner: “The speaker of the House of Commons is supposed to be neutral. This guy is obviously biased, acting for his own political interest and certainly not in the national interest. I think the guy is a complete disgrace.”
Buckingham Palace announced this week that Trump would make his long-awaited trip at the start of June, provoking plans for protests and a string of boycotts. The itinerary does not include an address to Parliament, an honor offered to both Trump’s immediate predecessors.
He added that he hoped Bercow's actions would not harm the "special relationship" between the two countries. The speaker's position dates back to 1377. Bercow, 56, has occupied the role since 2009. He is a Conservative member of Parliament, but by tradition, the speaker severs party ties and acts independently.
Bercow's intervention came as Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, said he would not attend a state banquet for Trump, becoming the first leader of the opposition to refuse such an invitation.
A string of political heavyweights has come out in favor of an address, including Jeremy Hunt, the British foreign secretary, and Norman Fowler, who is Bercow’s counterpart in the House of Lords, Parliament's upper chamber.
Farage, 55, is one of Britain’s best-known politicians after spearheading the push for Brexit. His new Brexit Party is well placed to deliver a blow to more established parties in European Parliament elections on May 23.
As a populist politician who won an against-the-odds victory, he has made common cause with Trump, meeting him at Trump Tower during the transition in November 2016. “Everybody in this administration is very supportive of Brexit,” he said.
But he added that he was not welcome at events last year when Trump made a working visit to Britain.
He said the British government had told the White House that the president must not meet Farage and that he did not expect to be included this time around. “I speak to him and his family occasionally. I support many things he has done and get on well with him personally,” he said.
“But the Conservative Party has a neurosis about me, so I don’t expect any invitations. And on his last trip, one of the red lines laid down to the White House was that he shouldn’t meet me.” He said the decision was confusing when a strong relationship between the two allies was more important than ever, with the U.K. preparing to leave the European Union.
“All I would say is that I have a good relationship with this administration,” he said. “You would have thought that a British government acting in the national interest might in some ways try to use me, which I find very, very odd.”
British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said Friday that he will skip an upcoming state dinner with President Trump
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He added that maintaining a good relationship with the U.S. does not "require the pomp and ceremony of a State Visit" and expressed disappointment in May's willingness to "kowtow" to the Trump administration.
“I would welcome a meeting with President Trump to discuss all matters of interest,” Corbyn said.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Corbyn's statement.
Other prominent British politicians, including House of Commons Speaker John Bercow and Liberal Democrat party leader Sir Vince Cable, have also declined invitations to the state dinner, according to the BBC.
The White House announced Tuesday that Trump had accepted Queen Elizabeth II's invitation for a state visit in June. He is scheduled to participate in a meeting with May and attend D-Day anniversary ceremonies commemorating the Allied invasion of Europe during World War II.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Britain must get to the bottom of the leak of confidential discussions during a top-level security meeting about the role of China’s Huawei Technologies in 5G network supply chains, British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Friday.
FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is pictured outside its Huawei's factory campus in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China, March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
News that Britain’s National Security Council, attended by senior ministers and spy chiefs, had agreed on Tuesday to bar Huawei from all core parts of the country’s 5G network and restrict its access to non-core elements was leaked to a national newspaper.
The leak of secret discussions has sparked anger in parliament and amongst Britain’s intelligence community. Britain’s most senior civil servant Mark Sedwill has launched an inquiry and written to ministers who were at the meeting.
“My understanding from London (is) that an investigation has been announced into apparent leaks from the NSC meeting earlier this week,” said Hammond, speaking on the sidelines of a summit on China’s Belt and Road initiative in Beijing.
“To my knowledge there has never been a leak from a National Security Council meeting before and therefore I think it is very important that we get to the bottom of what happened here,” he told Reuters in a pooled interview.
British culture minister Jeremy Wright said on Thursday he could not rule out a criminal investigation. The majority of the ministers at the NSC meeting have said they were not involved, according to media reports.
Hammond said he was unaware of any previous leak from a meeting of the NSC.
“It’s not about the substance of what was apparently leaked. It’s not earth-shattering information. But it is important that we protect the principle that nothing that goes on in national security council meetings must ever be repeated outside the room.”
Allowing Huawei a reduced role in building its 5G network puts Britain at odds with the United States which has told allies not to use its technology at all because of fears it could be a vehicle for Chinese spying. Huawei has categorically denied this.
There have been concerns that the NSC’s conclusion, which sources confirmed to Reuters, could upset other allies in the world’s leading intelligence-sharing network - the Five Eyes alliance of the United States, Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
However, British ministers and intelligence officials have said any final decision on 5G would not put critical national infrastructure at risk. Ciaran Martin, head of the cyber center of Britain’s main eavesdropping agency, GCHQ, played down any threat of a rift in the Five Eyes alliance.
Writing by Michael Holden; Editing by Mark Heinrich
Apple has asked customers to stop using certain plug adapters because of a risk of electric shock.
It has issued a recall of two types of plug; the AC wall plug adapter shipped with Macs and some iOS devices between 2003 and 2010, and a three-pronged plug included in the World Travel Adapter kit.
The affected plugs were shipped in the UK, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Six incidents have been reported, Apple said.
In a statement, the firm said: "In very rare cases, affected Apple three-prong wall plug adapters designed primarily for use in the United Kingdom, Singapore and Hong Kong may break and create a risk of electrical shock if exposed metal parts are touched.
"Customer safety is always Apple's top priority and we have voluntarily decided to exchange affected wall plug adapters with a new adapter, free of charge."
It did not clarify how many people had received electric shocks.
Affected plugs are white, with no letters on the inside slot, unlike newer versions which are white with grey on the inside and have a dimple on the side to make them easier to unplug.
Apple USB power adapters are not affected.
The iPhone maker is in the middle of another plug recall, which affected two-pronged adapters for use in Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Argentina and Brazil. These plugs had the same issue.
