Flights to Glasgow Airport cancelled after Storm Doris brings 90mph gusts

Doris is likely to damage buildings and send debris flying when it sets in at around 6am on Thursday, the Met Office has said.

Flights from London to Glasgow Airport have been cancelled this morning. 

Flights between Ireland and Glasgow have also been delayed or cancelled. 

Met Office meteorologist Mark Wilson said: "Winds are really starting to pick up now, mainly across western parts of the country."

Aer Lingus cancelled 12 flights between the UK and the Republic of Ireland in anticipation of the winds and Heathrow Airport warned customers to check their flights before travelling.

Network Rail warned of delays and cancellations after imposing speed restrictions for safety reasons.

Up to 15cm of snow could fall across parts of Scotland and north-east England in treacherous, blizzard-like conditions.

Weather warnings have been upgraded to amber across Scotland's central belt, the Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, Tayside and Fife.

"We have got a fairly active area of low pressure coming in from the Atlantic," said Met Office forecaster Emma Sharples.

"It is strengthening as it moves eastwards to the UK."

The Met Office's amber weather warning alerts people that "whilst the strongest winds look to be only short-lived, damage to structures, interruptions to power supplies and widespread disruption to travel networks are likely, with a danger of injury from flying debris".

Storm Doris is expected to move on quickly, with the worst of the weather gone by Thursday evening.

While further Atlantic gusts will bring more rain and wind through the weekend and into next week, they are not expected to reach the heights of Doris.

Anyone affected by power cuts during the storm is encouraged to dial 105 for further information.