suffered significant damage to its roof following high winds caused by Storm Eunice. Winds caused by the adverse weather shredded parts of the white-domed roof of the venue, which is located near Greenwich, South East London.
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A train operator is 'strongly urging' people not to travel on the railways tomorrow as Storm Eunice hits the UK.
TransPennine Express has issued a statement asking customers to travel today or on Saturday instead of on Friday, when the storm is set to bring 'extremely strong winds'.
As several weather warnings are in place tomorrow, including a rare red 'danger to life' warning, the operator will be running a 'minimal train plan'.
Emergency speed restrictions will also be put in place by Network Rail.
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Train tickets already purchased for today can be used tomorrow or on Saturday, bosses at TransPennine Express said.
Customers can also apply for a full refund online if do not wish to travel.
Paul Watson, Operations Director for TransPennine Express said: "Storm Eunice will be the second storm to impact our services this week and it is likely to cause major disruption to train services, right across the North of England and into Scotland.
"The most important thing is that our customers and staff are kept safe, and we are urging customers not to travel by train on Friday 18 February.
"We are instead asking customers to make their journeys on either Thursday 17 or Saturday 19 February.
"The situation with the weather is changing all the time, and customers should continue to check our website or National Rail Enquires for the latest information."
This comes after Storm Dudley battered the UK on Wednesday, causing significant travel disruption including train cancellations and problems on the road.
The Met Office is warning of even more disruption caused by Storm Eunice tomorrow.
Winds of up to 95mph are forecast in some areas with the
suffered significant damage to its roof following high winds caused by Storm Eunice. Winds caused by the adverse weather shredded parts of the white-domed roof of the venue, which is located near Greenwich, South East London.
Dave has been forced to postpone his upcoming London shows at The O2 due to the damage the venue suffered this week at the hands of Storm Eunice.The rapper was due to perform at the venue on Monday (February 21) and Tuesday (22) as part of his ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’ UK tour.However, winds caused by the adverse weather conditions shredded parts of the white-domed roof of The O2, which is located near Greenwich in South East London.Posting on Twitter, Dave wrote: “Bad news, The O2 have told us Monday and Tuesday’s shows can’t happen. (Storm/roof) we’re doing everything we can to reschedule the shows to play as soon as possible.“Have been told it won’t be too long I’ll know more on Monday and will return with a tweet then..
Football pundit Ian Wright was involved in a car accident earlier today as he made his way to the Match Of The Day studios in Greater Manchester.
Manchester City have confirmed that Saturday's evenings fixture will go ahead amid the storm that is sweeping over the United Kingdom this weekend.
The O2 suffered significant damage to its roof following high winds.The storm caused severe disruption and damage to numerous part of the UK, with the Met Office issuing a red warning for wind – the highest level – for London, the South East and parts of the east of England.Winds caused by the adverse weather shredded parts of the white-domed roof of The O2, which is located near Greenwich in south-east London.Dome update – six panels shredded and counting ! pic.twitter.com/p2AVhf17Ly— Ben Hubbard (@BJFHubbard) February 18, 2022The O2 will remain closed for The WeekendUpdated information for The O2 and upcoming shows will be available on our website https://t.co/HR1mpE3EhpStay safe and take care— The O2 (@TheO2) February 19, 2022In a statement, the venue confirmed that the venue will remain closed this weekend while “urgent repairs” take place to the roof.“Due to adverse weather conditions, we can confirm that there has been some damage caused to the tent fabric in our roof at The O2.“The affected areas have been cleared and The O2 will remain closed tomorrow morning whilst urgent repairs take place.”An AP Dhillion show that was due to take place at indigo at The O2 has been rescheduled to February 22.
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