Schools across central and southern Scotland are closed and people have been told not to travel ahead of Storm Éowyn.

Central, Tayside & Fife, south west Scotland, Lothian Borders (including Edinburgh) and Strathclyde (including Glasgow) are all the areas covered by the most severe red warning the Met Office can issue, which is to last until 5pm this evening.

Ferries, flights and rail services have been shut down across Scotland as a large part of the country braces for the arrival of a violent storm. Winds of up to 100mph are forecast during Storm Éowyn with a large part of Scotland's central belt and the south west under a red "danger to life" weather warning.