As it happened: Hurricane-force winds batter UK

Key Points

• Wind gusts of over 100mph were recorded, transport disrupted and power to thousands of homes cut off
• A man in his 70s was killed in a suspected electrocution while trying to remove a tree that brought down a power line
• The Met Office issued its most severe red warning - for wind posing a "risk to life" - for much of Wednesday
• Fourteen severe flood warnings were in place in Berkshire and Surrey, and two remained in place in Somerset
• Sporting fixtures were affected, with Man City v Sunderland and Everton v Crystal Palace both off
• In the Commons, David Cameron unveiled a package of measures to help flood-hit homeowners, businesses and farmers